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PAIS (Public Affairs) 1972 - present Public Affairs Information Service indexes more than 900 journals; books; government documents; statistical compilations; committee reports; directories; serials; reports of public, intergovernment... Access Database PAIS (Public Affairs)

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Academic Search 1975 - present Academic Search Premier is a multidisciplinary database that provides full text for more than 4,600 journals, including approximately 3,900 peer-reviewed titles. A total of 8,500 journals are index... Access Database Academic Search
Border and Migration Studies Online 19th - 21st centuries This collection of primary source documents, archives, films, and ephemera relate to significant border areas and events from the 19th to 21st centuries. It offers researchers historical context an... Access Database Border and Migration Studies Online
CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online) 1991 - present Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) is a comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. It publishes a wide range of scholarship from 1991 onward that includes work... Access Database CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online)
Human Rights Studies Online 20th - 21st centuries This collection of primary and secondary source materials offers access to comparative documentation, analysis, and interpretation of major human rights violations and atrocity crimes worldwide, fr... Access Database Human Rights Studies Online
International Bibliography of the Social Sciences 1981 - present The IBSS indexes the information contained in over 2,600 social sciences journals and 6,000 books each year. Coverage includes both core and specialized material from over 100 countries in more tha... Access Database International Bibliography of the Social Sciences
Nexis Uni Dates vary Nexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis Academic) offers access to more than 17,000 news, legal and business sources, including print and online journals; television and radio broadcasts; newswires and blog... Access Database Nexis Uni
PAIS (Public Affairs) 1972 - present Public Affairs Information Service indexes more than 900 journals; books; government documents; statistical compilations; committee reports; directories; serials; reports of public, intergovernment... Access Database PAIS (Public Affairs)
Web of Science Arts & Humanities, 1975 to present; Science, 1900 to present; 1965 - for Science; Social Sciences, 1900 to present; Conferences, 1990 to present The Web of Science is a combination of three databases: Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index, Arts & Humanities Citation Index and Conference Proceedings Citation Index (... Access Database Web of Science
World Bank E-Library The World Bank e-library is an online, fully cross-searchable portal of over 5,000 World Bank documents. The collection consists of over 2,000 World Bank publications and over 3,200 Policy Research... Access Database World Bank E-Library
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts 1975 - present Worldwide Political Science Abstracts is a combination and continuation of two older databases, Political Science Abstracts (1975-2000) and ABC POL SCI (1984-2000). The new resource provides citati... Access Database Worldwide Political Science Abstracts

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Canadian Major Dailies 1985 - present This is the core of Canadian Newsstand. Included are national and leading regional papers such as National Post, Calgary Herald, Edmonton Journal, Montreal Gazette, Ottawa Citizen, Regina Leader Po... Access Database Canadian Major Dailies
International Newsstream 1980 - present International Newsstream provides the most recent news content outside of the US and Canada, with archives which stretch back decades featuring newspapers, newswires, and news sites in active full-... Access Database International Newsstream

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Air University Library Index to Military Periodicals 1988 - present The Air University Index to Military Periodicals is a subject index to significant articles, news items and editorials appearing in 76 English language military and aeronautical periodicals. (Updat... Access Database Air University Library Index to Military Periodicals
America : History and Life 1910 - present America : History and Life indexes and abstracts more than 1700 social science and humanities journals in the field of United States and Canadian history. (See Historical Abstracts for non-North Am... Access Database America : History and Life
American Proxy Wars: Korea and Vietnam: Global Perspectives, 1946-1975 1946 - 1975 Translated and English-language radio and television broadcasts, newspapers, periodicals, government documents, and books covering the Korean and Vietnamese conflicts. This collection of primary so... Access Database American Proxy Wars: Korea and Vietnam: Global Perspectives, 1946-1975
Apartheid: Global Perspectives, 1946-1996 1946 - 1996 Fully searchable, digitized collection of television and radio broadcasts, periodicals, newspapers, and government documents translated into English, originally written by the people who experience... Access Database Apartheid: Global Perspectives, 1946-1996
Atla Religion Database with AtlaSerials 1908 - present The Atla Religion Database indexes more than 600 of the leading journals in the field of religion and theology. The index also includes essays from multi-author works and book reviews. Atlas (= Atl... Access Database Atla Religion Database with AtlaSerials
Cairn (French) This journal database covers subjects in the humanities and social sciences, representing primarily French and Francophone scholarly publications. Since February 2006, the National Library of Franc... Access Database Cairn (French)
Cold War: Global Perspectives on East-West Tensions, 1945-1991 1945 - 1991 Digital archive of reports, publications, and news broadcasts offering firsthand analysis, descriptions, and viewpoints of every facet of the Cold War, with a particular focus on the news outlets l... Access Database Cold War: Global Perspectives on East-West Tensions, 1945-1991
Confidential Print: Africa, 1834-1966 1834-1966 The Confidential Print: Africa, 1834-1966 is Official British government correspondence concerning Africa from the Foreign Office and the Colonial Office. It was issued by the British Government. I... Access Database Confidential Print: Africa, 1834-1966
Confidential Print: Latin America 1833-1969 The Confidential Print series, issued by the British Government between c. 1820 and 1970, is a fundamental building block for political, social and economic research. The series originated out of a... Access Database Confidential Print: Latin America
Correspondence from German Concentration Camps and Prisons, 1936-1945 1936-1945 This collection consists of items originating from prisoners held in German concentration camps, internment and transit camps, Gestapo prisons, and POW camps, during and just prior to World War II.... Access Database Correspondence from German Concentration Camps and Prisons, 1936-1945
Country Studies/Area Handbooks Dates Vary This source includes in depth analyses of countries prepared by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program sponsored by the Department ... Access Database Country Studies/Area Handbooks
CountryWatch 1993 - present CountryWatch is a combination of textual and statistical sources on more than 190 countries. Lengthy Country Reviews give a complete historical, political, economic, investment, social, and environ... Access Database CountryWatch
Digital National Security Archive 1945 - present The DNSA includes over 100,000 declassified primary documents relating to US foreign policy. It is separated into 42 collections consisting of over compiled and organized by top scholars and expert... Access Database Digital National Security Archive
Dreyfus Affair in the Making of Modern France (1894-1908) 1894-1908 In 1894, Alfred Dreyfus, a French officer of Jewish descent, was convicted of treason and sentenced to life imprisonment. This collection concerning the Dreyfus affair represents the largest outsid... Access Database Dreyfus Affair in the Making of Modern France (1894-1908)
Empire Online 1492 to 1969 Empire Online spans five centuries, charting the rise and fall of empires around the world. It provides exploration of colonial history, politics, culture, and society. Key features include: tens o... Access Database Empire Online
Encyclopaedia of Islam ~600 CE - present The Encyclopaedia of Islam includes more than 15,000 articles on the current state of the Islamic world, from religion and history to politics and culture. Articles cover distinguished Muslims, tri... Access Database Encyclopaedia of Islam
European Colonialism in the Early 20th Century: Italian Colonies in North Africa and Aggression in East Africa, 1930-1939 1930-1939 Italian colonial aspirations and policies mimicked those of other European countries during the modern period. Italian colonial policy during the period 1930-1939 was shaped more by Fascism. Fascis... Access Database European Colonialism in the Early 20th Century: Italian Colonies in North Africa and Aggression in East Africa, 1930-1939
European Sources Online (ESO) 1990s - present European Sources Online (ESO) is an online database which provides access to information on the institutions and activities of the European Union, the countries, regions and other international org... Access Database European Sources Online (ESO)
European Union Documents and Publications Current European Union documents and other publications, including the Official Journal of the European Union, legal texts, treaties, statistics, historical records, and the latest EU-wide surveys and opin... Access Database European Union Documents and Publications
Filmakers Library Online 1970s to 2011 (approximately) Interdisciplinary resource of over 1,000 issue-based documentaries and independent films from the U.S. and other countries. Topics include: race and gender studies, human rights, globalization and ... Access Database Filmakers Library Online
Financial Times Historical Archive (1888-2016) 1888 - 2016 The Financial Times Historical Archive delivers the complete run of the London edition of this daily paper, from its first issue through 2016. Every article, advertisement and market listing is inc... Access Database Financial Times Historical Archive (1888-2016)
First World War 1910-1925 The First World War Portal consists of three modules each representing different presentations of the First World War, using a vast array of primary source materials drawn from several archives and... Access Database First World War
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports 1941 - 1996 Electronic version of the FBIS (Foreign Broadcast Information Service) Daily Reports. In February 1941, the Roosevelt administration authorized the creation of the Foreign Broadcast Monitoring Serv... Access Database Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports
GenderWatch 1970 - present GenderWatch is a gender, women, and gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) issues database with thousands of English-language full-text articles from over 200 magazines, academic journals, ... Access Database GenderWatch
Google Scholar Dates Vary Google Scholar enables you to search specifically for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from all broad areas of researc... Access Database Google Scholar
Historical Abstracts 1955 - present Historical Abstracts indexes and abstracts information in world history and the related social sciences and humanities, excluding the U.S. and Canada. (See America: History and Life for U.S. and Ca... Access Database Historical Abstracts
IBZ: Internationale Bibliographie der Zeitschriftenliteratur (Intnl Bibliography of Periodic Lit) 1983 - present The IBZ is produced in Germany and indexes more than 11,000 academic journals in 40 languages from around the world. It is particularly strong in European humanities and social sciences. The databa... Access Database IBZ: Internationale Bibliographie der Zeitschriftenliteratur (Intnl Bibliography of Periodic Lit)
Index Islamicus 1906 - present The Index Islamicus database indexes literature on Islam, the Middle East and the Muslim world. Records included in the database cover almost a hundred years of publications on the world of Islam. ... Access Database Index Islamicus
Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals (HeinOnline) 1985 - present The Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals (IFLP) is an index to articles appearing in approximately 450 legal journals published worldwide. The legal systems and practices of all countries are include... Access Database Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals (HeinOnline)
Inter-American Dialogue The Inter-American Dialogue is a leading U.S. center for policy analysis, exchange, and communication on issues in Western Hemisphere affairs. The Dialogue brings together public and private leader... Access Database Inter-American Dialogue
International African Bibliography Online 1971 - present The International African Bibliography (IAB) is an essential resource for all those working in the field of African studies, providing a current awareness service of the latest books, articles and ... Access Database International African Bibliography Online
Making of the Modern World: Parts I, II, III and IV, The 1450 - 1914 This wide-ranging collection looks at history through the lens of wealth and trade with a focus on economics, political science, history, philosophy, sociology, and special collections on banking, ... Access Database Making of the Modern World: Parts I, II, III and IV, The
Military & Government Collection 1961 - present The Military & Government Collection provides current news pertaining to all branches of the military. The database contains indexing and abstracts for nearly 400 journals and periodicals and cover... Access Database Military & Government Collection
North China Herald (1850-1926) 1850-1926 The English North China Herald is the prime English-language source for the history of the foreign presence in China from around 1850 to the 1940s. It was published in Shanghai. As the official jou... Access Database North China Herald (1850-1926)
OECD iLibrary 1998 - present NOTE: This resource was cancelled on 9/1/2019, after which access will be limited to content published prior to 9/1/2019, and will not include any updates to content made after that date. OECD iLib... Access Database OECD iLibrary
Periodicals Archive Online 1802 - 2000 An online archive of digitized, full-image journal articles, Periodicals Archive Online provides access to hundreds of scholarly journals. Coverage is international and includes a wide range of sch... Access Database Periodicals Archive Online
PIO: Periodicals Index Online Late 18th Century - 1996 The PIO database contains citations for more than 3,500 social science and humanities journals published in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, and Germany. There are occasional abs... Access Database PIO: Periodicals Index Online
Pravda Archive, 1959-1996 1959 - 1996 Archive of articles published by Pravda, the official newspaper of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, between 1959 to 1996. The articles were collected and translated into English by the Fore... Access Database Pravda Archive, 1959-1996
Propaganda and the Chinese Press Global Perspectives, 1946-1996 1946 - 1996 Archive of articles published by Xinhua, or New China News Agency, from 1946 to 1996. As the official organ of China’s Communist Party, the archive provides a view of the country’s perspective on i... Access Database Propaganda and the Chinese Press Global Perspectives, 1946-1996
ProQuest Statistical Insight 1973 - present NOTE: This database will be cancelled effective, July 1, 2020. Statistical Insight contains abstracting and indexing data for more than 5,000 federal statistical publications per year from 1973 to ... Access Database ProQuest Statistical Insight
Security Studies on JSTOR Collection of journals, ebooks, and research reports in the field of security studies. The content offers a broad view of security studies, encompassing research on international security and peace... Access Database Security Studies on JSTOR
Shen Bao (China, 1872-1949) 1872 - 1949 (full run) Shanghai-based Shen Bao (formerly transliterated as Shun Pao) was the longest-lasting and probably most influential newspaper in modern China. Its history is enmeshed in the major Chinese political... Access Database Shen Bao (China, 1872-1949)
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Trade Policy Review 1995 - present The World Trade Organization (WTO) monitors the trade policies and practices of its member nations and resolves trade disputes. This CD-ROM includes reviews of the 28 member countries made by the W... Access Database Trade Policy Review
U.S. Declassified Documents Online 1945 - 1970s The US Declassified Documents includes documents made available through the Freedom of Information Act from the period immediately after World War II through the 1970's. Nearly every major foreign ... Access Database U.S. Declassified Documents Online
United Nations Treaty Collection 1920 - current The UN Treaty Collection incorporates full text of several UN publications available in paper, among them Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary-General (updated almost daily), the Unit... Access Database United Nations Treaty Collection
Women's Studies International 1972 - present Women's Studies International indexes women's studies, women's issues, and gender-focused books, book chapters, journal and magazine articles, dissertations, and reports from throughout the world, ... Access Database Women's Studies International
World Factbook Current The World Factbook contains overviews of each country in the world, including brief data on geography, people, government, economy, membership in international organizations, communications, and de... Access Database World Factbook
World News Connection November 1, 1995-December 31, 2013 World News Connection consists of English-language transcriptions generated from government monitoring of selected non-U.S. broadcasts, web postings, newspapers, wire services, and other news sourc... Access Database World News Connection
World News Digest 1940 - present Facts on File includes 75,000 full-text news articles, weekly updates from the Facts On File World News Digest, and regular wire-service updates from Reuters. In addition, Facts on File contains se... Access Database World News Digest
World Protest and Reform Movements Global Perspectives, 1945-1996 1945 - 1996 Digitized collection of translated and English-language radio and television broadcasts, newspapers, periodicals, government documents, and books covering global reaction to major protest and refor... Access Database World Protest and Reform Movements Global Perspectives, 1945-1996
Yearbook of International Organizations Online 1948 - present The Yearbook is a database of detailed profiles of more than 60,000 international organizations in all disciplines. Active, inactive, and dormant organizations are included, as well as both non-gov... Access Database Yearbook of International Organizations Online

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