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Provides full text for over 7,000 journals covering the social sciences, humanities, general science, multi-cultural studies, education and much more.  Coverage varies by publication.  Some full-text PDFs from 1985 to present.

Searchable and browsable collection of authoritative references, including the latest article database from the print Encyclopædia Britannica, articles specially written for Britannica Online, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, the Britannica Book of the Year, and links to other World Wide Web sites selected by Britannica editors.  1997 edition.

Search across all of the EBSCO databases.  Coverage varies by database and journal.

Full-text back files of nearly 400 of the most important journals in Business, Ecology, Economics, Finance, Management, History, Mathematics, Political Science, Population Studies, Language, Literature and Science.  Entire text of each journal is searchable.  VPN required for off-campus access.

Features a rich variety of full text sources providing up-to-date information on current events, business, law, and medicine.  It includes regional, national, and international newspapers; magazines; wire services; business publications (trade journals, corporate annual reports, tax sources); legal resources (law reviews, court cases, briefs, federal and state codes); government documents; medical information (medical journals); and reference sources (directories, biographical information).  Coverage varies by title; very good coverage from the early 1990s to present, with some coverage as early as the mid-1970s.

New software interface for Lexis Nexis Academic. Currently in Beta version, but should be totally functional, and will become the new interface by the end of Dec. 2009. Easier to search than current Lexis Nexis Academic version.

Features a rich variety of full text sources providing up-to-date information on current events, business, law, and medicine.  It includes regional, national, and international newspapers; magazines; wire services; business publications (trade journals, corporate annual reports, tax sources); legal resources (law reviews, court cases, briefs, federal and state codes); government documents; medical information (medical journals); and reference sources (directories, biographical information).  Coverage varies by title; very good coverage from the early 1990s to present, with some coverage as early as the mid-1970s.

Multidisciplinary database with 11,000+ titles, with over 8,000 titles in full-text.  It serves as the central resource for researchers at all levels in all markets.  Over 160 subjects areas are covered extensively including business and economics, health and medical, news and world affairs, technology, social sciences and more.

Indexing, abstracts and selected full text or full images of articles in a wide range of magazines and journals.  It includes general interest and news publications as well as selected scholarly journals.  Includes bibliographic citations and abstracts of periodical articles; some full text and full image articles.  Coverage varies by title with good coverage for late 1980's to present, some earlier coverage.

WorldCat is the OCLC Online Union Catalog, containing more than 35 million records describing items owned by U.S. libraries and libraries around the world; each record contains library holdings.  It is produced by the OCLC Online Computer Library Center and includes catalog records for books, manuscripts, computer data files maps, computer programs, musical scores, films and slides, newspapers, journals, sound recordings, magazines, videotapes.  WorldCat does not include book chapters or individual articles, or articles in journals, magazines, newspapers.

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Index to nineteenth century periodical articles, information about books, newspaper articles, and government publications.  The core sources of this database are Poole's Index to Periodical Literature (1802-1906) and Stead's Index to Periodicals (1890-1902).  The Index to the New York Daily Tribune 1875-1906 is also available. Patent and government document indices include subject matter index of patents issued by the U.S. (1790-1873); descriptive catalog of the government publications of the U.S. (1774-1881); compilation of the message and papers of the presidents (1789-1897); Hansard's Index to debates, House of Commons only (1803-1830); and Cobett's Parliamentary history of England (1066-1803).  Dates of coverage varies but primarily 1802-1906.

This resource is available to all residents of Milwaukee, including Marquette students who reside on or near campus.  You must have a valid Milwaukee Public Library card and personal identification number (PIN) to gain free access to this subscription database.

Provides historical coverage for over 2,000 newspaper titles.  Fully searchable are tens of millions of newspaper pages (in PDF) from the U.S., Canada, Denmark, Ireland, Jamaica, Japan, Germany, South Africa and the United Kingdom.  There are over 700 Wisconsin newspapers represented. Access NewspaperARCHIVE is a subset of NewspaperArchive.com. Coverage varies by title, however, some go back to the 1700’s.  Many of the titles cover the 1800’s and 1900’s.  Access to this database is funded by the State of Wisconsin and it is available only in Wisconsin.

AccessScience is the online version of the latest edition of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology with access to all the articles, fully illustrated.  In addition, it includes new trends and developments in science and technology from the McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science and Technology volumes, and definitions from the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms.  AccessScience also includes biographies of scientists, Nobel Prize winners in all fields for all years, headlines from the journal Science News, and links to related web sites.

Categorized registry of Web resources that list or provide access to the full title of journal abbreviations or other types of abbreviated publication titles (e.g., conference proceedings titles).

Database of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the alternative and independent press.  This interdisciplinary resource contains over 170 titles providing a source of viewpoints and perspectives to complement and challenge the coverage of the mainstream media.  1995 to present.

Comprehensive biographical dictionary focused on American history offering portraits of more than 17,400 men and women whose lives have shaped the nation.  Covering the diversity of American social political, cultural, religious, economic, scientific, and popular life the online edition is updated quarterly, with hundreds of new entries each year and revisions of previously published entries to enhance their accuracy and currency.  The ANB Online features thousands of illustrations, more than 80,000 hyperlinked cross-references, and links to selected web sites.

American periodicals from 1700 to 1900.  Coverage varies by title.

This resource is available to all residents of Milwaukee, including Marquette students who reside on or near campus.  You must have a valid Milwaukee Public Library card and personal identification number (PIN) to gain free access to this subscription database.

This resource is available to all residents of Milwaukee, including Marquette students who reside on or near campus.  You must have a valid Milwaukee Public Library card and personal identification number (PIN) to gain free access to this subscription database.

Provides indexing, abstracts and some full text articles for more than 390 periodicals.  Includes aeronautics and space sciences; atmospheric sciences; chemistry; computer technology and applications; construction industry; energy; engineering; food and food industry; geology; mathematics; metallurgy; meteorology; mineralogy; oceanography; physics; textiles; transportation; and other industrial and mechanical arts.  Indexing 1983 to present; abstracts beginning in March 1993; some full text beginning in 1997.

Web of Science combines Science Citation Index, Social Science Citation Index, and Arts and Humanities Citation Index in one source.  Indexes can be searched individually or combined.  Search by words in author, title, keyword, abstract, journal title and author affiliation fields.  A unique Cited Reference Search feature allows ‘forward’ searching by locating articles that have cited an older document.  1980 to present.

This resource is available to all residents of Milwaukee, including Marquette students who reside on or near campus.  You must have a valid Milwaukee Public Library card and personal identification number (PIN) to gain free access to this subscription database.

BadgerCat is a project of Wisconsin Library Services (WiLS) and was created and funded by a subset of Wisconsin libraries.  Only authorized users from these libraries can search the database.  Marquette University is a particpant in this project.  BadgerCat contains the holdings of 500+ Wisconsin libraries and is a subset of the WorldCat database.

BadgerLink is a state government project that provides access to databases from several vendors.  Links to individual databases are provided within the Libraries’ listings.  A new BadgerLink feature allows searching across multiple databases in a single search.  Use the Advanced Search mode and check the databases to include.  Results will show the number of hits for each database and may be re-sorted by title, author, and date.

Thumbnail biographies of everyone who has served in the House or Senate from 1774-1989.  Post 1989 only lists are provided.  Sketches include name, state represented, birth/death information, education, public service positions held, etc.

Contains citations for over 5,000,000 reviews published in academic and popular journals from 1965 to the present in thousands of academic and popular journals.  The academic publications are mainly in the humanities and social sciences.  One can search for reviews by book title, journal, date, and author of either the book or the review.  1965 to present.

Lists in-print, and forthcoming books published or distributed in the U.S. which are available to the general public or trade.  The database contains over 1.2 million bibliographic citations with prices and ISBN's.  Current edition only.

Summary File 1 contains population and housing unit data based on Census 2000 questions asked of all people and about every housing unit. A total of 286 data tables are included in this file.  Population items include: sex, age, race, Hispanic or Latino origin, household relationship, and household and family characteristics. Housing items include occupancy status and tenure (whether the unit is owner- or renter-occupied). For most subjects, data for census block groups and census blocks are also shown. (Description from www.census.gov)

Complete 1990 US census data down to census block group, projections of demographics and consumer spending, complete map boundaries for all block groups, and county statistics from 1790 to 1996.  Allows user to select, report, and map data.

The Chicago Manual of Style, "the bible of the publishing and research community," was first published in 1906, and now presented online in its revised 15th edition.  The complete site contents are browsable, indexed, and fully searchable.  15th edition (2003) plus current, updated Q&As.

Contains full text articles on controversial current events and social, political, economic, and international issues.  Each issue includes topic summaries, historical perspectives, recent developments, opposing viewpoints, and sources for additional research.  This resource is an EXCELLENT starting point for research on contemporary topics.  1960 to present.  VPN required for off-campus access.

Database of primary sources dating between 1450 and 1910 copied largely from research libraries in Great Britain.  Primarily "advice literature," the sources address such themes as household management, education, leisure, shopping, sexuality, consumption, and sports.  The material is arranged thematically, along with essays by leading scholars.  The database is in five segments.  Defining Gender includes indexing that directs researchers to larger holdings of similar literature available on microform.  VPN required for off-campus access.

The New Dictionary of the History of Ideas brings fresh intelligence and a global perspective to bear on timeless questions about the individual and society.

This database contains records for more than 2 million doctoral dissertations and master's theses.  Also included is the full text content for nearly 900,000 dissertations.  Includes extensive coverage of North American graduate schools, with coverage of some European universities beginning in 1989.  Includes bibliographic record of dissertations written in the United Kingdom and Ireland from as far back as 1716, with full abstracts, for titles available from 1986 in 'ProQuest Dissertations and Theses.  A separate database contains the subset of Marquette University doctoral dissertations in full text.

The Center for Research Libraries in Chicago has the largest collection of dissertations from foreign universities in North America.  These dissertations are readily available through Interlibrary Loan.  The Web site linked here takes you to CRL's online catalog of the dissertations.  Be sure to read the introductory information on the site, because there are special search features and because their cataloging is ongoing.  Thus all their holdings are not accessible here, though you can use other means to locate uncatalogued material.

The full text of all, but the very earliest Marquette dissertations.

Provides in-depth information on a variety of topics relating to animals.  The database consists of indexing, abstracts, and full text records describing the nature and habitat of familiar animals.

Access is provided via Business and Company Resource Center.  This resource combines three print titles: Encyclopedia of Associations:  International Organizations, Encyclopedia of Associations:  National Organizations of the U.S., and Encyclopedia of Associations:  Regional, State, and Local Organizations.  Each entry includes contact information (Association name, address, phone and fax), web site URL if available, awards given, meetings held, committees, as well as a brief description of the association or organization.  Current information only.

Indexes and provides full text articles from newspapers and magazines published for ethnic communities in the U.S. Some material is in Spanish. Includes publications for African Americans, European Americans, Hispanic and Latino Americans, Native Americans, Asian Americans, Jewish Americans, and Arab Americans.  1991 to present.

Multi-disciplinary database produced in France which indexes over 4,200 journals in the humanities and social sciences since 1984.  The subject descriptors and the abstracts are in both English and French.  It is particularly strong in religion, art history, literature, psychology, philosophy, education, linguistics, archeology, information science, and sociology.  Included are bibliographic citations to books as well as book chapters, journal articles, conference papers, exhibition catalogs, reports, legislation, teaching materials, and french dissertations.  1984 to present.

Collection of scholarly journals from renowned Latin American and Spanish publishers.  This database offers full text content to many academic areas including business & economics, medical sciences, political science, law, computer science, library & information sciences, literature, linguistics, history, philosophy and theology.  This database provides full text (including PDF) for more than 200 scholarly Spanish language journals.  Coverage varies by publication.  Most are 1995 to present.

Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries.  Searchable by subject or keywords within the entry.

Full text database composed primarily of the many ongoing periodicals that focus on women and women's issues, including academic and scholarly journals, regional publications, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, booklets and reports.  GenderWatch contains a significant body of archival material, in some cases as far back as 1974.

This resource is available to all residents of Milwaukee, including Marquette students who reside on or near campus.  You must have a valid Milwaukee Public Library card and personal identification number (PIN) to gain free access to this subscription database.

Statistical tables cover a variety of topics providing a wealth of information downloadable in Excel or CSV format.  Groups of tables can be downloaded in .zip format.  Individual tables can be customized and downloaded.

Reviewing each year’s major events since 1972, Historic Documents reproduces official public statements; noteworthy court decisions; reports by governmental agencies, including some from the United Nations; special studies by public and private groups; and speeches by prominent figures.  The documents have introductions providing background, a summary, and indication of subsequent events.  The online version can be searched by keyword, title, and topic.  There is also a cumulative index.

Covers popular magazine and scholarly journal articles on a wide range of arts and humanities topics including literature, history, fine arts, performing arts, philosophy, religion, communications, and linguistics.  1986 to present.

Provides full text content for over 1,000 journals related to literary, scholarly and creative thought.

Search and browse current article information from over 25,000 publications.   The database provides brief descriptive information for over 11 million articles.  You may search the database by topic and find a list of article citations or browse tables-of-contents of journals.  Ingenta offers the opportunity to order and pay for fax copies of articles.   While full-text articles are not available via Ingenta they may be available via subscriptions through other vendors.  Check the journal title in MARQCAT.

Abstracts, longitudinal studies, project overviews, data collection instruments, and descriptions of variables found in the dataset.  Most datasets and documentation can be downloaded, from on campus computers, for research and personal use.  ICPSR holds a wealth of data from a number of sources.  Among them:

National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging
National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
Health and Medical Care Archive
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data Archive
International Archive of Education Data
2000 Census Data
Collaborative Psychiatric Epidemiology Surveys
Crimestat
Data Preservation Allicance for the Social Sciences
Data Sharing for Demographic Research
General Social Survey Data and Retrieval Information Systems
Homicide Research Working Group
Human Subject Protection and Disclosure Risk Analysis
Mexican American Trajectories: Family, Geography, and Intermarriage Across a Century
Minority Data Resource Center
Population and Environment in the U.S. Great Plains
Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods
Terrorism & Preparedness Data Resource Center

Before retrieving data users will be asked to create a "MyData" account and to provide information verifying their Marquette status.  Tutorials on downloading and reading data into SAS, SPSS, and STATA are avaialble in the Data User Help Center.  Instructors - check out the Online Learning Center (OLC) for tips on incorporating data analysis into your curriculum.

IntraText Digital Library includes books, periodicals, complete works and archives.  Religious, philosophical, literary, and scientific texts are available in more than 30 languages.

This full-text database contains in-depth and balanced articles dealing with contemporary issues and controversies.  Keyword and subject searching is available as well as being able to browse by topic.  A list of current hot topics is provided.  This resource (in addition to CQ Researcher) is an EXCELLENT starting point for research on contemporary topics.  September 25, 1995 to present.

This unique multidisciplinary resource presents quantifiable statistical data that provides a systematic way to determine the relative importance of journals within their subject categories, including highest impact journals, most frequently used journals, ‘hottest’ journals, and largest journals. The "Science" portion covers about 5,000 leading international science journals from ISI database and the "Social Science" portion covers 1700 leading journals from Social Science Citation Index.  Basic information about each journal is also included, e.g. publisher, frequency, title changes, subject categories assigned, etc.  Covers 2004 to 2006.  VPN recommended for off-campus access.

Indexing and abstracting service to a wide variety of statistical information from the U.S. government, state governments and private sources.  Statistics cover such topics as: demographics, crime, economics, health, education, international trade, labor, environment, energy, etc.  Includes some links to full-text statistical tables.  Also, provides links to related statistical web resources.  For statistics from U.S. government 1973 to present for indexing/abstracting and 1994 to present for full-text of some items.  For statistics from state governments and private sources: 1980 to present for indexing/abstracting of statistical data and 1998 to present for full-text of some items.

LitFINDER incorporates: Poem Finder, Story Finder, and Essay/Speech/Play Finder.  Each resource provides a search interface to thousands of full-text documents, literary excerpts and citations.  Access to this database is being funded by the State of Wisconsin.  Only computers within Wisconsin can access this resource.

Provides full text for over 1,810 periodicals covering nearly all subjects including general reference, business, health, and much more.

Full text newspaper articles from the Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel.  1990 to 1999

Full text newspaper articles from the Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel.  1997 to present.

Provides educators, researchers and students with data resources that can be used in the analysis of issues affecting racial and ethnic minority populations in the United States.  Data available for secondary analysis through MDRC span a variety of topics including housing, health, education, crime, income and wealth, youth behavior, and politics.  Ethnic and racial oversampling, as well as large sample sizes permit opportunities to analyze and learn about issues that affect race and ethnic minority populations.

Bibliography of scholarship in literature, language, linguistics, and folklore.  Journal articles compose approximately 75% of the database.  Monographs(books), book chapters, conference proceedings, working papers, abstracts of dissertations and book series are included; book reviews are not.  Print, oral, and audiovisual sources are indexed.  Some full text included.  MLAIB is a component database of Literature Online (LION).  1920 to present (plus JSTOR journals dating as far back as the 1880s)

This interactive site allows users to print or order existing maps or customize and print maps with features chosen by the user.  Physical, topographical, aerial, and satelite maps are available.  Includes Printable maps (PDF) for states, counties, state capitals, rivers and lakes.  Using Map Maker maps can be customized to include cities & towns, agricultural features (crops, farms, land, livestock, etc.), biology (amphibian distribution, bat range, breeding birds), boundaries (congressional districts, federal lands, indian lands, time zones, etc.), climate (annual precepitation, tornadoes, etc.), environment (air releases, toxic waste, water discharge permits, etc.), geology (coal fields, earthquakes, geological features, magnetic fields, mineral operations, etc.), history (electoral votes, popular votes, territorial acquisitions), people (crime, economy, health, etc.), transportation (airports, Amtrak stations, parkways & scenic rivers, etc.), water (dams, streams & waterbodies, water usage,).

Searchable collection of full-text electronic books.  The NetLibrary collection consists of scholarly, reference, and professional ebooks from leading university presses and commercial publishers.  Ebooks can be viewed or checked-out online.  Most books in the Marquette NetLibrary collection were published from the mid 1990's forward, but there are selected earlier works; the public collection includes older books in the public domain.

Coverage for nearly 400 newspapers.  The collection includes newspapers from the U.S., Canada and the U.K.  Specific newspapers covered in the collection include: The New York Times, The Washington Post, The London Times, The Atlanta Constitution, Indianapolis Star, Newport Daily News, The Bridgeport Post, and the Times (London).  Coverage varies by title.  Earliest coverage begins mid-1700s.  Database Coverage List

Coverage of 300 + National and International news sources including the following:  Chicago Sun Times, Chicago Tribune, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, New York Times, Star Tribune, Times of London, Wall Street Journal, Wisconsin State Journal.

Literary review of current books and issues in American life, politics, culture, and the arts, including music, theater, dance, and film.  The electronic edition of this important publication includes complete text and archives back to its 1963 founding, which may be searched by date or author; keyword; or by specific fields (title of article, author of article, reviewed author, reviewed work, and type of article).  1963 to present.

Index and full text with images of newspaper articles.

Index and full text with images of newspaper articles.

An online version of the 60 volume print edition containing 50,000 biographies of individuals affecting all aspects of British history.  The biographical entries contain bibliographies, and there are over 10,000 images.  One can search in the full text as well as by place, date, and fields of interest.  A guide for citing the biographies is included (four formats - Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Chicago [notes], Chicago [bibliography], and MLA).  Covers the 4th century through 2000.

A descriptive and historical dictionary of the English language.  Presents a record of the history and development of the language since its early origins before the Norman Conquest.

Contains over 175 dictionaries, encyclopedias, and language references published by Oxford University Press.  A whole shelf of reference tools at your fingertips.

Indexes every paper in the published congresses, symposia, conferences, expositions, workshops and meetings received by The British Library Document Supply Center from 1993 to date.

Contains the full text content of 350 periodicals journals in the humanities and social sciences, from their first issues (some dating back 200 years) to 1995.

Index of thousands of journals in the humanities and social sciences.  It indexes every issue of over 4700 journals from their inception to 1995, across 37 subject areas and 44 languages and dialects.

Indexes every published congress, symposium, conference, exposition, workshop and meeting received by The British Library Document Supply Center from 1993 to date.

Full-text access to journals published by the Johns Hopkins University.  Project Muse contains the full text of over 300 journals with emphasis on the humanities including literary theory, history and cultural studies.  Other disciplines included are political science, film, theatre, and performing arts.  List of Project Muse titles.  Coverage varies by title.

This resource is available to all residents of Milwaukee, including Marquette students who reside on or near campus.  You must have a valid Milwaukee Public Library card and personal identification number (PIN) to gain free access to this subscription database.

Online resource for compiling bibliographies and citations.  Requires a RefWorks account created on a campus computer.  Bibliographies can be printed, exported, and/or changed to another format (MLA, APA, etc.)  Many database vendors (ProQuest, Ovid, etc.) allow for the exporting of citations directly to an established RefWorks account.

SAGE Full-Text Collections brings together journals from the following subject areas: Communication Studies, Crimology, Education, Health Sciences, Management & Organization Studies, Politics and International Relations, Psychology, Sociology, and Urban Studies & Planning.  Coverage varies by title but most journals are 1982 to present.

Science.gov is an interagency cooperative providing a unified search of the government’s scientific and technical information.  30 databases and over 1,700 web sites are included.  Material is selected by the following agencies: Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health & Human Services, Interior as well as the Environmental Protection Agency, NASA, National Science Foundation, and the U.S. Government Printing Office.  Science.gov mainly provides citiations and in some cases abstracts.

Covers popular magazine and scholarly journal articles on a wide range of science topics including agriculture, biology, chemistry, computing, engineering, physics and telecommunications.  Includes bibliographic citations, abstracts and selected full text articles.  1986 to present.

Indexes articles in The Times of London through Palmer's Index to the Times 1790-1905.  Indexing is continued via Official Index to The Times, 1906-1980.  The library owns a back file of The Times from March 18, 1788 to present and the Sunday Times, 1993-present on microfilm (Microfilm S-101).  Current issues are available in Raynor Library Periodicals

The complete digital edition of The Times (London) from 1785 to 1985.  Includes full facsimile images of either a specific article or a complete page.  The entire newspaper is captured, with all articles, advertisements and illustrations/photos divided into categories to facilitate searching.

The Times Literary Supplement online archive contains the complete text (in image format) of this primary source of twentieth-century British cultural and literary history.  Search features include author, book title, reviewer, subject, and date.  Covers 1902 to 1990.

An international directory of periodicals from over 80,000 U.S. and foreign serials publishers with information regarding their cost, where they are indexed, where they are published, etc.  Discontinued titles from 1974 onward are included.

Combines Science Citation Index, Social Science Citation Index, and Arts and Humanities Citation Index in one source.  Indexes can be searched individually or combined.  Search by words in author, title, keyword, abstract, journal title and author affiliation fields.  A unique Cited Reference Search feature allows ‘forward’ searching by locating articles that have cited an older document.  1980 to present.  VPN recommnded for off-campus access.

Indexes articles from 45 monthly and quarterly periodicals on a wide range of topics including literature, religion, politics, social science, political economy, archaeology, science and the arts.  Includes bibliographic citations to periodical articles from sources such as Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, The Cornhill Magazine, The Dublin Review, The Fortnightly Review, The Nineteenth Century, The Quarterly Review, The Westminster Review.

This resource is available to all residents of Milwaukee, including Marquette students who reside on or near campus.  You must have a valid Milwaukee Public Library card and personal identification number (PIN) to gain free access to this subscription database.

WISCAT is the statewide bibliographic database for Wisconsin.  It contains over 6.1 million bibliographic records with local holdings statements for 1255 libraries of all types throughout Wisconsin.

This resource is available to all residents of Milwaukee, including Marquette students who reside on or near campus.  You must have a valid Milwaukee Public Library card and personal identification number (PIN) to gain free access to this subscription database.

A Foreign News Service from the U.S. Government.  Provides full-text English language articles regarding current world affairs (i.e. military, political, environmental, scientific, technical, and socioeconomic issues and events, etc.)  Articles are searchable by keyword, region or topic.  Recent major headlines from various regions of the world can be browsed.  1994 to present.

Covers U.S. and international news including daily news feeds from Reuters, top stories of the year, chronologies, background information, photographs, and maps.  Includes the entire text of Facts on File World News Digest, selected editorials from Editorials on File, and additional content such as historic documents, biographies of world leaders, and country profiles.  1940 to present.