Subject terms assigned to databases along with a brief description of each term
African Studies:
Research, literature, and other works about and from Africa and the African diaspora
American & Canadian Studies:
Country-specific publications and other works from and about America and Canada, and their peoples. Does not include Mexico
Anthropology & archaeology:
Human societies, cultures, and development
Aquatic & fishery sciences:
Marine, freshwater and brackish water environments, and fisheries
Art:
Creative works, research/content about creative works. Does not include cinema, drama, dance, or music
Asian Studies:
Research, literature, and other works about and from any area of Asia
Biology:
Biological Sciences
Built environments:
Architecture, urban planning, real estate
Cinema studies:
Films, motion pictures, and research about
Classics:
Ancient Greek and Roman civilizations, including Greek and Latin languages and literatures, philosophy, rhetoric, political theory, art, archaeology and history.
Communication:
Human communication and mass media
Computer science:
Computers, information technology
Criminal justice:
Criminal justice systems, institutions, and individuals involved. For criminal law, see Law
Dance:
Performances, research, and other content on dance
Dentistry:
Resources on oral health
Disability studies:
Historical, cultural, political, and legal dimensions of disability
Drama:
Performances, scripts, and other information on theater
Earth & Space Science:
Geosciences
East Asian studies:
China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan
Economics:
Economics research and data
Education:
All levels of education and specialties from pre-K through lifelong learning.
Engineering:
All branches of engineering including civil, electrical, mechanical, aerospace, environmental...
English:
Study of English language literature in various forms, including composition and language arts/grammar. Linguistics is separate.
Environmental Science:
Interdisciplinary, global; environmental problems and human impacts on the environment.
Ethnic & Multicultural studies:
Defined human groups and cultures
European studies:
All of Europe, including Central and Eastern, Western, Southern, and Northern.
Gender, Women & Sexuality studies:
Scholarship that foregrounds gender or sexuality.
Genealogy:
Family history, tracing lineage
Geography:
Physical and human geography
Grants & Nonprofits:
Nonprofit resources and funding
History:
U.S. and world history.
Human Rights:
Human rights in the US and abroad
Indigenous studies:
Indigenous cultures and people, past and present
Information studies:
Includes library and information science. For museum studies, see MUSEOLOGY
International studies:
Political, social, economic and policy information about countries and world regions.
Latin American & Caribbean studies:
Latin America, including South America, Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean
Law:
Legislation, policies, court decisions, federal law, state law, international law, foreign law
Linguistics:
Linguistics, language structure and language social contexts. See research guides for resources on specific languages such as French, Spanish, Chinese, Hindi, etc.
Literature:
Literature, Literary Criticism, Literary Theory