The University of St. Thomas
Libraries: Databases and Indexes : A to Z

Databases and Indexes - D through D

Dictionary of National Biography

55,000 biographies of people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond, from the earliest times to the year 2003.
 
Dictionary Of The Social Sciences

Collecting anthropology, sociology, political science, economics, human geography, cultural studies, and Marxism in one volume, the Dictionary presents definitions of more than 1,500 important terms. Entries are true definitions, not extended essays or summaries.
 
Directory of American Firms Operating In Foreign Countries

No username or password required. Simply click SEARCH at the top of the page. Directory of American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries: This directory lists American companies that have a substantial investment in overseas (over 190 countries) operations, whether wholly or partially owned subsidiary, affiliate, or branch location. Multiple search options available, including country, region, U.S. state, company name, zip code, NAICS code, or revenue. Includes view, print, download to Excel options.
 
Directory Of Foreign Firms Operating In The United States

No username or password required. Simply click SEARCH at the top of the page. Directory of Foreign Firms Operating in the United States: This directory lists foreign (over 85 countries) companies that have a substantial investment in U.S. operations, whether wholly or partially owned subsidiary, affiliate, or branch location. Multiple search options available, including country, region, U.S. state, company name, zip code, NAICS code, foreign postal code, or revenue. Includes view, print, download to Excel options.
 
Discovering Collection

K-12 Resource Covering the core curriculum areas, this database has a selection of reference and primary sources, creative works, and multimedia including video/audio clips. Users can search by national or state curriculum standards for content correlated to the standards. Target audience: grades 8-12.
 
 
Dissertations And Theses

This database provides citations for 2.3 million dissertations and master’s theses from over 1000 schools and universities around the world. Citations for dissertations published after 1980 have a 350 word abstract written by the author; theses written after 1988 have 150 word abstracts. Prior to these dates, users may find only a citation and no abstract. If the dissertation was written by a University of St. Thomas student, there should be free access to the full text. Dissertations from other schools may be purchased, or borrowed on interlibrary loan through ILLiad.
 
Doing Business Database

Provides objective measures of business regulations and their enforcement. The Doing Business indicators are comparable across 155 economies. Developed by the World Bank.