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Library Databases by Letter: G
| Database/Description | Guide |
|---|---|
| Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America (2d ed. 2000) Contains 8,000 to 12,000 word essays on specific culture groups in the United States, emphasizing religions, holidays, customs, and languages in addition to providing information on historical background and settlement patterns. Also covers ethnoreligious groups such as Jews, Chaldeans, and Amish. Each essay lists organizations and research centers; name, address, and contact information for periodicals, radio, and television stations; and a further readings section. |  |
| Gale Virtual Reference Library A database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. | |
| Gartner Research Services Thanks to the generosity of Pepperdine's IT Department, we now have access to Gartner Research Services. Gartner is a leading information technology research and advisory company, delivering technology-related insight. Gartner Research reports cover analysis of computer hardware and software, information technology services, communications and networks, and semiconductor design and devices. The list of topic areas is very extensive and includes both current and emerging technologies and services used in major industry sectors such as banking, education, energy & utilities, government, healthcare providers, insurance, investment services, manufacturing, media, and retail. Some of the industry and markets data is not included in Pepperdine's subscription and will not be accessible. | |
| General Science Search 555 periodicals on science subjects such as agriculture, biology, chemistry, computers, engineering, physics, and more | |
| Geography Compass Geography Compass is an online-only journal publishing original, peer-reviewed surveys of current research from across the entire discipline. Geography Compass publishes state-of-the-art reviews, supported by a comprehensive bibliography and accessible to an international readership. Geography Compass is aimed at senior undergraduates, postgraduates and academics, and will provide a unique reference tool for researching essays, preparing lectures, writing a research proposal, or just keeping up with new developments in a specific area of interest. Fields covered by Geography Compass include: Economic Geography, Social Geography, Cultural Geography, Political Geography, Urban Geography, Development, Biogeography, Environment and Society, GIS, Climatology, Earth Observations, Geomorphology, Hydrology & Water Resources. | |
| Global Market Information Database Offers integrated access to statistics, market reports, company profiles and information sources. 205 countries are researched, with extended coverage of 52; includes 4500 market research reports and 3,000 company profiles. | |
| Google Book Search Search for books with content that contains a match for your search terms. If the book is out of copyright, or the publisher has given permission, you'll be able to see a preview or snippet of the book, and in some cases the entire text. "Buy this book" and "Borrow this book" links show where you can buy or borrow the book. | |
| Google Scholar Search for relevant scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations. | |
| GreenFile GreenFILE offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 384,000 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 4,700 records. | |
| Grove Art Online Covers all aspects of the visual arts worldwide from prehistory to the present day. All 45,050 articles from the print edition are accessible by keyword search and include over 40,000 links to important art images in galleries and museums around the world. | |
| Grove Music Online Includes the full text of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz with links to thousands of images, digital sound and related sites. | |
