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Research on American and Canadian history and culture.  Includes bibliographic citations and abstracts of periodical articles, book and media reviews, and dissertations.   1964 to present. 

Covers historical writings on all areas of the world except the United States and Canada.  1972 to present.

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.

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.

Multi-media full-text database covering all of American history from the first settlements to the present by reproducing speeches, Supreme Court Decisions, legislation, treaties, letters, and essays.  These primary historical documents are enhanced by introductions setting each in their context, as well as by audio and video clips, illustrations, photographs, and biographies.

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.

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Containing 1270 titles and almost 1 million pages this collection represents the largest and most comprehensive collection of early English news media.  The Topic Guide contains more information about this collection.

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.

Covers North American scholarship on Eastern Europe, Russia, and the former Soviet Union and includes bibliographic records for journal articles, books, book chapters, book reviews, dissertations, and selected government publications.  1956 to present.

Guide to networked open access data relevant to the study and public presentation of the Ancient Near East and the Ancient Mediterranean world.

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.

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.

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.

Mobilization for war and how wars themselves have altered the fabric of everyday life.  The encyclopedia places major American conflicts -- from the Colonial Wars through the War on Terrorism -- in the context of cultural and social events and conditions on the homefront.  Articles include biographies and topics such as civil liberties, media, politics, popular culture, religion, memory and national identity, civic celebrations and monumental art, literature, the roles of women and minorities, veterans, science and technology, humor, and music.

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.

Searchable American newspapers enable exploration of America's past. Available here: Early American Newspapers, Series 1, 1690-1876 and Series 3, 1829-1922.

Useful for locating the unpublished papers of individuals and organizations in the archives of libraries, museums, and historical societies.  It searches over a million collection descriptions from over 2,500 repositories around the world and then provides detailed information about the holdings of each pertinent to your search.  You may also find out how to contact a particular archive, arrange a visit, or order a copy.

The Art Museum Image Gallery is a digital resource of over 155,000 art images and related multimedia from distinguished museums around the world.  The images are rights-cleared for educational use.  It covers fine and decorative art: painting sculpture, drawings, prints, photographs, textiles, costumes, jewelry, ceramics, furniture, glass, books and manuscripts, archaeological finds and more.  Art from Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas spanning time from 3000 B.C. to the present is included.  The gallery can be searched alone or simultaneously with Art Abstracts, Art Index Retrospective and Biography Reference Bank.

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.

Covers the research literature of religion in over 30 languages from 1,400 international journals.  Full text access is available for 100+ journals.  Topics include: Biblical studies, world religions, Church history, and religious perspectives on social issues.  1949 to present.

Covers the history, life and culture of native North Americans.  Compiled by Human Relations Area Files, it contains citations to works published from the sixteenth century to the present, including monographs, essays, journal articles, US and Canadian government documents and other publications.  Contains over 70,000 records.  1500's to present.

Index to the Black Literature microfiche collection.  This index allows users to search over 70,000 bibliographic citations for fiction, poetry and literary reviews published in 110 black periodicals and newspapers between 1827-1940.

The Black Studies Center is comprised of several databases including the Schomburg Studies on the Black Experience, International Index to Black Periodicals, the full text of the Chicago Defender 1910-1975 an influential black newspaper, and Black Literature Index.  Ultimately, Black Studies Center will also include ProQuest Dissertations for Black Studies.

Der neue Pauly and its English edition, Brill’s New Pauly, are offered together online.  New Pauly, as the electronic version is called, covers the ancient world from the prehistory of the Aegean to Late Antiquity and represents the most complete database on the subject.  It includes the entire texts of Metzler’s Der neue Pauly, which was published 1996-2003 in 18 volumes (13 on Antiquity; 5 on the Classical Tradition; 1 index volume) and all volumes of Brill’s New Pauly currently in print (as of Summer 2007, vols. 1-10 [A-Phe] Antiquity and vols. I & II [A-Ius] Classical Tradition).  Features: more than 27,000 entries; fully searchable; fully cross-referenced; allows for Basic and Advanced searches; browsable alphabetical index in both German and English; includes maps and illustrations; Greek text searches.

Index to Roman Catholic periodicals as well as papal documents, church promulgations, and books about the Catholic faith, authored by Catholics or produced by Catholic publishers.  Covers 1981 to present.

Online full text of the daily newspaper from 1849-1986.  Also available online are daily issues from 1963 to the present.  Microfilm covering 1864 to 1872 is available on the lower level of Raynor.

Comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs.  It contains a wide range of scholarship including working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, books, journals and policy briefs.  CIAO also contains teaching materials including original case studies written by leading international affairs experts, course packs of background readings for history and political science classes, and special features like the analysis of a bin Laden recruitment tape with video.  1991 to present.

Searchable full-text of seven primary sources on the history of the American Civil War: The War of the Rebellion:  A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies.  Contains 127 books of the official government records of Army operations.  Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion.  Contains 30 books of the official government records of Navy operations.  Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies.  Includes huge color maps covering various battles and theaters of operation, with a searchable index.  The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion.  Contains six massive books of the official government medical records, including over 1,500 illustrations.  The Southern Historical Society Papers.  Includes 52 books containing the collected publications of the Southern Historical Society, focusing on the Confederacy.  Campaigns of the Civil War.  Contains 19 books covering various major campaigns.  Confederate Generals Speak.  Includes 7 biographical and autobiographical books, covering Robert E. Lee, Jubal Early, J.E.B. Stuart, John B. Gordon, James Longstreet, G. Moxley Sorrel, and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson.

Congressional Masterfile 1 indexes five major categories of U.S. congressional publications: congressional reports, published and unpublished hearings, documents, committee prints, and Senate executive reports and documents.  Covers 1789-1969.

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.

Brief information on the cultures in 181 countries.  Includes 25 categories such as Land & Climate, People, Customs & Courtesies, Lifestyle, Society, History, Religion, Family, and Economy.  Also has multimedia content such as typical greetings and the national anthem.  Current information only.

This resource publishes declassified documents from a host of U.S. government agencies as they are released. It has become a key tool for scholars researching the U. S. after World War II in disciplines such as International Relations, Political Science, History, and Economics. Its over 78,000 documents contain records of the Cabinet, National Security Council, CIA, State Department, and Joint Chiefs of Staff, among others.

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 9-volume set of the Dictionary of American History is presented in a searchable e-book format.  Also included are maps and primary source documents related to specific periods in American history.  Current edition only.

A reference work that is an essential tool to make the often complex history of "what we think" accessible.  A distinguished team of international scholars explore new thinking in areas previously covered (communism, linguistics, physics) and present cross-cultural perspectives on more recent topics such as postmodernism, deconstruction and post-colonialism.  Current edition only.

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.

Also known as the "Evans Bibliography". Full text database of publications from colonial America and the early republic (1639-1800).  Users can do a field searches—author, title, genre, place of publication, publisher —as well as keyword queries in the full text.  They can also take advantage of a sophisticated subject category system.

Digital facsimile page images of virtually every work printed in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and British North America, and works in English printed elsewhere from 1473 - 1700.  The collection contains over 100,000 titles listed in Pollard & Redgrave's Short-Title Catalogue (1475-1640) and Wing's Short-Title Catalogue (1641-1700), as well as the Thomason Tracts (1640-1661).  A wealth of subject areas includes English literature, history, philosophy, linguistics, theology, music, fine arts, education, mathematics, and science.  The Basic search mode allows searching using a combination of the following fields: keywords, author, title, subject, bibliographic number (from the short-title catalogues), or date.  More about EEBO.

ECCO is the electronic edition of The Eighteenth Century, the world’s largest collection of microfilmed printed books.  The collection contains works and literature in seven broad categories: history and geography; social sciences and fine arts; medicine, science, and technology; literature and language; religion and philosophy; reference works; and law.  Covers more than 180,000 English and foreign-language works published in the U.K., along with thousands of important works from the Americas.  With works from both major and minor authors of the period, this digitized collection of books, broadsides, sermons, pamphlets, bibles, and other rare materials offers researchers access to over 33 millions pages of text from the British Library and 1,500 libraries worldwide.  Included in this resource are the complete works of 28 prominent eighteenth-century authors, such as Benjamin Franklin, Samuel Johnson, Thomas Paine, Alexander Pope, Adam Smith, Jonathan Swift, and John Wesley.  The database features full text searching, plus search and browsing capabilities via keyword, general subject area, title, author, language, date, and more.

A portal to eighteenth century newspapers and periodicals.  Consists of 165 journals published between 1685 and 1815.  List of titles.  These holdings supplement but do not duplicate what can be found in Early English Books Online (EEBO), Early English Newspapers and Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO).  The range of topics includes the writings of Sir Isaac Newton; the French Revolution; reviews of literature and fashion throughout Europe; political debates; coffee house gossip and discussion, literature, the theatre, origins and rise of romanticism, politics, revolution and rebellion, social issues, gender, society life, religion and the influence of the press.  VPN required for off-campus access.

Covers the history of the British Empire over five centuries by reproducing digital copies of primary documents.  Documents are organized under five themes—Cultural Contacts, c. 1492-1969; Empire Writing & the Literature of Empire; the Visible Empire; Religion & Empire; and Race, Class & Colonialism, c. 1783-1969.  VPN required for off-campus access.

Electronic version of the original 9 volume (plus 2 updates) set. Represents over 10 million words and thousands of articles dealing with the ancient, medieval, and modern peiods of Islamic studies.  Searches are possible in both Arabic transcription and English.  The search engine allows for wildcard, Boolean, and proximity searches.  Includes many hyperlinks for easy cross-referencing.

Comprehensive survey of African American history covering the trauma, tragedy, hope, and accomplishments of black culture and life since 1896.  Entries include both topical and biographical subjects.  Related entries are indicated along with bibliographic sources.

Essays treating concepts and doctrines, policymaking, commerce and science, human rights and arms control, with specific articles on topics ranging from anti-imperialism to environmental diplomacy, from refugee policies to terrorism and countermeasures.  Current edition only.

Covers all aspects of archaeology worldwide.

Covers all aspects of human rights theory, practice, law, and history. Includes major figures, organizations and institutions, human rights events and crises, and human rights norms. Topics include: right to health and health care, Amnesty International, Balkan wars, the Internet, intellectual property rights, American Civil Rights Movement, globalization and many more.

Spans prehistoric times to the present, and treats both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland in detail.  Current edition only.

Covers discussion of the people, politics, economics, religion, culture, and social systems of Russia from the earliest beginnings of the Russian nation (among the ancient Eastern Slavic tribes) to the end of czarist Russia and on through the rise and fall of the Soviet Union.  Current edition only.

Tendencies and developments of European culture from the 1670s to the early nineteenth century (including in the American outposts of that culture).

Covers the modern history of the Middle East and North Africa, with major sections on Colonialism and Imperialism, the World Wars, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the United Nations' involvement in the region.  Each country in the region is reviewed, detailing its population, economy, and government.  Current edition only.

The English Short Title Catalogue (ESTC) describes works printed in any language in England or its dependencies from the beginning of printing through the end of the eighteenth century, as well as works printed in English anywhere else in the world during that period.  Appended to each record is a list of libraries which have reported holding a copy of the item described.  Covers 1473 to 1800.

Provides information on all 1,300 medieval bishoprics, archidoceses and patriarchates of the early, patristic and medieval Church.  It also has prosopographical information on 18,507 bishops, archbishops, and patriarchs for the period 1198-1503.  Although based on two standard print resources by C. Eubel and P. B. Gams, it will be enhanced to include information on members of individual religious orders and members of universities.

Contains over 650 primary digital documents.  The collection of periodicals, broadsides, books, and pamphlets encapsulates more than a century of social, cultural and historical documentation of American life.  Topics addressed include 19th and early 20th century political, social and gender issues, religion, race, education, employment, marriage, sexuality, home and family life, health and pastimes.  The collection is especially rich in conduct of life and domestic management literature.  In addition to primary materials, the database features an interactive event timeline, contextual essays, and a bibliography.  VPN required for off-campus access.

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.

Books, pamphlets and periodicals reflecting the study of women's history throughout the world.

Contains the full-text of the 1963-64 hearings before the Presidential Commission on the AssAssassination of President John F. Kennedy. Also, included is the Commission's final report (commonly known as the Warren Report or Warren Commission Report.)  The full-text of the hearings and report are searchable by keyword(s.)  In addition to the hearings and report, also includes is Walt Brown's Index to the Warren Commission which contains an index to commission documents and exhibits.  NOTE:  facsimilies of Commission exhibits are NOT included in this database; please refer to the 26 volume print work held at the Raynor Reserve Desk, Investigation of the assAssassination of President John F. Kennedy; hearings before the President's Commission on the AssAssassination of President Kennedy (call number:  Raynor Reserves E842.9 .A54)  For facsimilies of Warren Commission Documents, please refer to the 5 CD set of the Warren Commission Documents (call number:  Raynor Library E842.9 .W373 2000)

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.

Includes bibliographical references, maps and an index related to the Holocaust.

Index to articles appearing from 1851 to 1922.  For recent coverage of the New York Times, try Lexis Nexis Academic or Newspapers in ProQuest.

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.

Covering all aspects of history this resource offers full text access to 2,500 reference books, 170 journals, plus biographies and many historical documents, photos, maps, and videos.

HCCP includes the full text of all the papers issued by the British House of Commons between 1801 and 1945.  Keyword searching of the full text is possible, as is queries limited to standard fields in the bibliographic entries.  Hyperlinks lead searchers to related documents.

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.

This work is a supplement to the Lexikon des Mittelalters, the standard encyclopedia in medieval studies.  It offers newly written, peer-reviewed articles as well as notes to the original articles in the Lexikon.  Its chronological range is from 300 to 1500 CE, and it will cover all of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.  It also provides live links to the International Medieval Bibliography.  See also Lexikon des Mittelalters Online

Contains over 300,000 full bibliographical entries of articles, review articles, scholarly notes notes and similar literature on all aspects of medieval studies (1967-2003).  Using familiar, multilingual terminology defined by professional medievalists for medievalists, this database employs 120,000 index terms classified into six types (subjects, persons, texts, places, manuscripts, etc.).  Covers publications in over 30 languages.  Relevant to Classics, English language and literature, History and archaeology, Theology, Philosophy, Medieval European languages and literatures, Arabic and Islamic studies, Art history, etc..  Coverage begins in 1967.

Contains the full-text of the 1978-1979 hearings conducted by the Select Committee on AssAssassination of the U.S. House of Representatives regarding the 1963 assAssassination of President John F. Kennedy.  The final report is included as well as index to the entire work.  Full-text of report and hearings is searchable by keyword(s).

A bibliography of scholarly materials on the Renaissance (1300-1700) and the Middle Ages (400-1500) published in over 300 journals since the 1840s.

This resource digitizes an annual bibliography of German historical writing beginning with its volume for 1984 and running up to the present.  The bibliography—Jahresberichte fuer deutsche Geschichte—includes historical works on all periods of history and about all regions of the globe.  The database is updated daily and can be searched in numerous ways, including by author, title, keyword, subject heading, journal, publisher, and date of publication.

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.

This work is the standard encyclopedia in medieval studies, covering the period from 300 to 1500 CE for the whole of Europe and parts of Western Asia and North Africa.  It addresses not only Western civilization but also the Byzantine, Arabic/Islamic, and Jewish civilizations as well.  The information in the print edition has been enriched with English headwords, inbuilt translation aids, and a live link to a Cumulative Bibliography.  See also the International Encyclopedia for the Middle Ages

Includes text and status of Congressional bills; information about members of Congress and their districts, text of prepared statements before Congressional hearings, text of National Journal articles, and text of Congressional Record and Federal Register.  Analysis of appropriate bills gives information about relevant public policies. Click on "Publications" button to get online version of CIS/Index.  Index coverage is 1970 to present.  Full text coverage varies.

The Making of Modern Law is the result of digitizing Nineteenth Century Legal Treatises and Twentieth Century Legal Treatises collections.  It includes nearly 10 million pages of legal history from America and Britain in more than 21,000 works from casebooks, local practice manuals, form books, works for lay readers, pamphlets, letters, speeches and more - separated into 99 subject areas.  Individual titles are linked in MARQCAT.

The Mary Ferrell Foundation hosts the largest electronic archive of information covering the assAssassination of President John F. Kennedy, subsequent investigations, and the historical context of the time period.  Contains over 10,000 entries for names and organizations relevant to researchers of the JFK assAssassination.  Also included are documents, essays, photographs, audio and video clips.  Coverage dates range from the early 1960's to the present.

Includes full text (pdf) of books in their series, Manchester Medieval Sources.  Topics include the Normans, the Black Death, Catholic England and other theological subjects, women, Merovingian France, the reign of Richard II, and the annals of St-Bertin and Fulda.  Covers medieval studies from medieval studies from c. 600s to 1600.

Index of research, policy and scholarly discourse on the countries and peoples of the Middle East, Central Asia and North Africa covering 1900 and earlier to the present.

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.

Index and full text with images of newspaper articles.

Index and full text with images of newspaper articles.

Published weekly between 1811 and 1849, Niles' National Register was arguably America's first national news magazine.  This electronic index provides access to its wealth of information.  Memorial Library has the journal on microfilm.  Consult the description of the journal in American Periodicals 1741-1900: An Index to the Microfilm Collections to link the index entries to specific microfilm reels.

Indexes articles in the Times of London.  Indexing for previous issues can be found via Palmer's Index to the Times 1790-1905.  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.

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.

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.

Over 3,000 references, chapters from scholarly and introductory works, Qur'anic materials, primary sources, images, and timelines.  Includes material from several reference works including: Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World, The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World, The Islamic World: Past and Present, The Oxford Dictionary of Islam, The Oxford History of Islam, and What Everyone Needs to Know About Islam.

Index to articles appearing in The Times of London.  Indexing continues via the 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 to present on microfilm (Microfilm S-101).  Current issues are available in Raynor Library Periodicals.

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.

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.

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.

Covers articles in Christian (mainly Protestant), Jewish, and Muslim journals.  Includes bibliographic citations and abstracts of journal articles.  1958 to present.

Works about the Americas published throughout the world from 1500 to the early 1900's.  Included are books, pamphlets, serials and other documents providing original accounts of exploration, trade, colonialism, slavery and abolition, the western movement, Native Americans, military actions and more.

Full text of the following reference works: Dictionary of American history (7 vols., 1976), Dictionary of American history (2 vols., 1996), The Presidents : a reference history, 2nd ed. (1 vol., 1996), Encyclopedia of American social history (3 vols., 1993 with updates through 1997), and Dictionary of American biography, Supplements Nine (1 vol., 1994) and Ten (1 vol.,1995).  Also includes "Key events time line" and more than 600 photographs and more than 50 primary source documents to illumine the text.

Included in Web of Science which 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.  VPN recommended for off-campus access.

Covers popular magazine and scholarly journal articles on a wide range of social science topics including history, social policy, law, defense and military issues, psychology, anthropology, culture, criminology, political science, social welfare and urban development.  Includes bibliographic citations, abstracts and selected full text articles.  1986 to present.

Through funding from the National Science Foundation, ICPSR has created a Social Science Variables Database (SSVD) that enables searching across studies at the variable level.  List of studies in the SSVD.  How the SSVD was constructed

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.

Information on the most varied aspects of medieval society: church institutions, the clergy, the Papal States, politics, the legal system, taxation, government and finance, secular society, the religious life, intellectual and artistic life, the economy, wars, law and order, the environment and natural disasters, and daily life.  Includes the complete collection of papal letters from the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.  The database contains approximately 12 million words and is devoted to the papacies of John XXII, Benedict XII and Urban V.  Ut per litteras apostolicas provides an electronic version of the renowned Registres et lettres des Papes du XIIIe siècle (32 vols.; Rome, 1883- ) and Registres et lettres des Papes du XIVe siècle (48 vols.; Rome, 1899- ).

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.

The World Newspaper Archive will ultimately offer online full-text access to major newspapers from Africa, Latin America, Asia, and Central and Eastern Europe.  It opens with part of its collection from Latin America, including papers from Chile, Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico.  When complete it will offer 35 papers with long publishing histories from the 19th and 20th centuries.

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.