The UMass Amherst Libraries now have the Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and Rome online. Edited by Michael Gagarin, this encyclopedia provides an overview of Greek, Hellenistic and Roman cultures from the Bronze Age to the 5th Century CE, as well as their legacies.
If you would like assistance using this resource, contact a reference librarian.
SimplyMap allows you to create maps which illustrate economic and demographic variables using data from the 1980, 1990 and 2000 census as well as business and marketing reports. You can look at data on state, county or city level maps, and export both the image and the data.
You must create a personal account to use this resource. For assistance with this resource, contact Mike Davis, Business Reference Librarian, at 413.545.6822.
LexisNexis Congressional, an important new addition to our database holdings, covers committee rosters and general information for the current Congress; committee schedules since 1996; committee hearings since 1824; committee prints since 1830; Congressional Record since 1985; Congresssional Research Service Reports since 1916; laws, bills and legislative histories since 1789; Regulations since 1980; and much more.
If you have questions, or would like assistance using this comprehensive resource, contact Barbara Morgan, librarian for legal studies, political sciece and public policy, at 413-545-6850.
The Encyclopedia of Associations: regional, state and local organizations, 22nd edition is a directory of organizations which function at different levels of society across the United States. Entries include mailing address, phone number, email address, web site, contact name, subject, affiliation, regional section and source information.
If you would like assistance using this reference source, contact a reference librarian at 413-545-0150.
Sax’s Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials provides name, hazard rating, molecular formula, line structural formula, descriptions, toxicology data and unique codes for approximately 26,000 substances.
If you’d like assistance using this reference source, contact Paulina Borrego, Chemistry Liaison, at 413-545-7891.
Scholarships, Fellowships and Loans is a guide to non-governmental educational aid. If you’d like assistance using this reference, contact a Reference Librarian at 413-545-6741.
Statistics Sources provides citations for sources of statistical information. If you’d like assistance using this reference, contact a Reference Librarian at 413-545-6741.
The following online reference works have been added to the collections:
If you’d like assistance using these sources, contact Barbara Morgan, Law Librarian and Political Science Liaison, at 413-545-6850.
Hispanic American Religious Cultures covers many topics related to Hispanic American religious practices within the context of American society. You can do a keyword search within the publication or browse through the table of contents.
For assistance using this reference source, contact a librarian.
The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Homes through World History covers the history of homes from ancient times to the present. You can do a keyword search within the publication or browse through the table of contents.
For assistance using this reference source, contact a librarian.