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Accounting

  • Accounting and Tax Index
    Combines abstracts of articles published in nearly 300 accounting and tax publications with official releases from the AICPA and FASB and selective indexing of tax-related information in thousands of business journals. Coverage: 1971 – present.

Arts & Literature

  • Academic Search Premier
    Provides full text for over 4,600 publications covering academic areas of study including social sciences, humanities, education, and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies. Over 8,200 titles are abstracted and indexed, of which approximately 3,600 are peer-reviewed. Coverage: 1975 – present.
  • HarpWeek: Harper's Weekly, 1857-1912
    Provides electronic access to all issues of Harper's Weekly (including all illustrations and advertisements) published between 1857 (first issue) and 1912, with the capacity to browse or search by date, by literary genre, and by a person's occupation or role in society. Provides four topical indexes: subject (including personal names), illustrations, literature & publishing, and advertising. Covers the Civil War era through the first part of the Gilded Age.
  • JSTOR
    This database includes the full text of the articles from 340 scholarly paper journals, most beginning with the first volume. Coverage excludes articles from the most recent 3 to 5 years. PDF format. Searching is available across all bibliographic fields and in the full text.

Business

  • ABI/Inform - Business Periodicals
    Provides abstracts and some full-text articles from over 2,800 business and management publications, with varying coverage dating back to 1918. Includes many titles from outside the U.S. Also contains complete articles for more than 600 of the more important sources. Covers finance, management, marketing, accounting, business conditions and other business topics. For general publications, use ProQuest, below. Coverage: 1918 (varying) - present.
  • Accounting and Tax Index
    Combines abstracts of articles published in nearly 300 accounting and tax publications with official releases from the AICPA and FASB and selective indexing of tax-related information in thousands of business journals. Coverage: 1971 – present.
  • Asian Business
    Covers Asian business and financial information from more than 75 key international publications including Far Eastern Economic Review, Asiaweek and many more. Coverage: 1971 – present.
  • CCH Business and Finance Internet Research NetWork
    Online version of the CCH business publications such as the Federal Securities Law Reporter, the Trade Regulations Reporter and many other looseleaf services, treatises, guides and newsletters on Banking, Securities, Government Contracts and other business-related legal materials. Also includes the latest CCH news reports. Search full-text or retrieve documents by citation.
  • Contemporary Corporation Forms
  • Corporation Service (CCH)
  • European Business
    Includes articles from over 150 sources with European business contents, including The Economist, Fortune, European Business Journal. Over 90% of these sources are available in full text. Coverage varies by source
  • LIVEDGAR
    This database of U.S. securities filings is useful in securties and business research. Contains PDF versions of filings with the SEC, primarily from 1992 forward when the EDGAR filing system began. Sophisticated, functional search methods available. Also includes SEC materials such as no action letters and staff reviews.
  • NetAdvantage
    This database contains financial reports on companies and financial instruments prepared by Standard and Poor's, the prominent equity analysis firm and credit rating agency. Content is primarily on U.S. companies and issuances. Also provides company financial information and economic analysis by S&P.

Economics

  • B. E. Journals in Economic Analysis & Policy
    Includes all economic and legal titles from Berkeley Electronic Press. Articles employ microeconomics to analyze issues in business, consumer behavior, and public policy.
  • B. E. Journals in Macroeconomics
    Includes all economic and legal titles from Berkeley Electronic Press. Articles have an emphasis on both theoretical and applied macroeconomics, including business cycle research, economic growth, and monetary economics, as well as topics drawn from the substantial areas of overlap between macroeconomics and international economics, labor economics, finance, development economics, political economy, public economics, and econometric theory.
  • B. E. Journals in Theoretical Economics
    Includes all economic and legal titles from Berkeley Electronic Press. Articles relate to all areas of economic theory, both applied theory and “pure” theory, including game theory, decision theory, theory of economic mechanisms, contract theory, industrial organization, law and economics and public finance.
  • CountryWatch
    Provides up-to-date information and recent news articles on most countries with a focus on business, economic and political topics such as investment, taxation, stock market administration, government organization and environmental issues.
  • EconLit
    EconLit is a comprehensive, indexed bibliography with selected abstracts of the world's economic literature, produced by the American Economic Association. It includes coverage of over 400 major journals as well as articles in collective volumes (essays, proceedings, etc.), books, book reviews, dissertations, and working papers licensed from the CambridgeUniversity Press Abstracts of Working Papers in Economics. 1969 - present.
  • EIU: Economist Intelligence Unit
    EIU provides analysis and forecasts of the political, economic and business environment in more than 180 countries. Includes reports on industries, country data (including economic indicators and forecasts) and daily country analysis. 1996 - present.
  • Financial Economics Network
    FEN issues a series of electronic "journals" of abstracts -- of working papers as well as articles accepted for publication -- in various areas of finance and economics. These abstracts are distributed principally via email, over the Internet, along with weekly announcements. In addition, working papers are posted on the FEN website for downloading in Adobe Acrobat format. GULC faculty, staff and students can register to receive email from FEN by using this form.
  • JSTOR
    This database includes the full text of the articles from 340 scholarly paper journals, most beginning with the first volume. Coverage excludes articles from the most recent 3 to 5 years. PDF format. Searching is available across all bibliographic fields and in the full text.

Environment

  • Chemical Regulation Daily (BNA)
  • Chemical Regulation Report (BNA)
  • Daily Environment Report (BNA)
    A daily current awareness source for news on environmental laws, regulations, and policies. This database contains all issues published since September 20, 1994.
  • Environment & Energy Daily
    Environment and Energy Daily tracks environmental and energy issues in Congress. E&E Daily is published daily except during extended congressional recesses. In addition to original reporting on daily legislative activity, E&E Daily’s coverage includes hearings, schedules, appropriations, legislative status and other related documents. With its sister publications, Land Letter and Greenwire, E&E Daily provides comprehensive coverage of the day’s environmental news. January 2004 - present.
  • Environment & Safety Library (BNA)
    Georgetown Law Library’s subscription includes access to up-to-date federal environmental statutes, regulations; other agency documents, executive orders; as well as selected environmental law cases since 1984. This database also provides access to BNA’s environment and safety newsletter collection.
  • Environment Reporter (BNA)
    A weekly newsletter covering new developments and trends in environmental law. This database contains all issues published since January 26, 1996.
  • Environmental Law Reporter (ELR)
  • Greenwire
    Greenwire is a daily news service published by Environment and Energy Publishing, LLC that reports on the latest environmental and energy politics and policy at state, national and international levels. Greenwire collects and summarizes environmental coverage from various print, broadcast and online sources; provides summaries of U.S. environmental laws; and provides a searchable database of all Greenwire articles published since 1996. With its sister publications, Environment and Energy Daily and Land Letter, Greenwire provides comprehensive coverage of the day’s environmental news.
  • International Environment Daily (BNA)
    Database provides content from the daily publication (coverage begins January 2, 2001). Covers developments in environmental, natural resource, and chemicals issues, in all major industrialized and developing nations and in international governmental and nongovernmental organizations. Includes "green" legislation worldwide; EU, UN, IMO, and OECD directives; international legislatures, regulatory agencies, and organizations; political, economic, and technological factors affecting environmental programs in the U.S. and around the world; institutional framework for environmental programs in other countries; crucial developments in international law, such as climate change, POPs, the Basel Treaty, and sustainable development.
  • International Environment Reporter ( BNA)
    Electronic version of the biweekly publication (coverage begins February 7, 1996). Covers international environmental law and policy in the major industrialized and developing nations. Includes global "green" legislation from proposal to enactment to enforcement; EU, UN, IMO, and OECD directives; international legislatures, regulatory agencies, and organizations;
  • Land Letter
    Land Letter is a weekly newsletter published by Environment and Energy Publishing, LLC that provides in-depth coverage of the latest developments in natural resources regulation, litigation, and legislation. With its sister publications, Environment and Energy Daily and Greenwire, Land Letter provides comprehensive coverage of the day’s environmental news.

Financial Institutions

  • International Business & Finance Daily (BNA)
    Database provides content from the daily publication (coverage begins January 2, 2001). Covers business news and financial reporting from reliable sources in the United States and around the world; key policy and regulatory developments in the U.S. and abroad; actions and initiatives of government agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and other standard setting and regulatory bodies worldwide.

Gender Studies

  • Contemporary Women's Issues
    More than 1500 sources published by over 200 organizations around the world. Coverage begins with sources from 1992 and expands through the present with more than 150 periodicals in addition to non-periodical source publications. Sources provide information dealing with women's issues in over 190 nations. Access is provided on an annual subscription basis.
  • GenderWatch
    Full text database of diverse publications (including scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, government and NGO reports, etc.) that focus on the impact of gender across a broad spectrum of subject areas. 1970-present.

Government Documents/Government Publications

  • Declassified Documents Reference System - U.S.
    Full text searchable access to a selection of over 75,000 previously classified U.S. government documents. Post World War II documents include correspondence and memoranda, minutes of cabinet meetings, technical studies, national security policy statements, and intelligence reports.
  • Digital National Security Archive
    Contains more than 35,000 declassified primary documents that led to policy decisions. Covers such areas as Afghanistan, Berlin Crisis 1958-1962, Cuban Missile Crisis, El Salvador, Iran-Contra Affair, etc.
  • HeinOnline
    Legal database that contains the full text of legal documents in pdf format, in several collections. The Law Journal Library contains articles from most major law reviews and law journals. Approximately 650 law journals and reviews are included, beginning with the inception date of each publication. Individual journals, or the entire collection, are fully searchable by author or word in title, or keyword or phrase in full text. The Federal Register Library contains the only electronic version of all Federal Register issues. The Treaties and Agreements Library contains all U.S. treaties and agreements, whether in force, expired, or yet-to-be published.
  • Historic Preservation Research
    This resource collects the decisions issued by the Mayor's Agent of the District of Columbia. It also includes a comprehensive set of links to national and local sources of historic preservation information.
  • LexisNexis Congressional (formerly Congressional Universe)
    Full text and indexing of U.S. Congressional documents. Indexing begins with the 1st Congress. Full text coverage as follows: Bills from 1989; Hearings from 1994 (some older documents also available); Committee Reports & other Serial Set documents from 1789-1969 and 1990-current; the Congressional Record from 1985; Public Laws from 1987. Also CIS Legislative Histories from 1969; and information about current members of Congress and congressional committees; hot bills and topics; The Hill (1995-); The Washington Post (1977-).
  • LexisNexis Congressional Hearings Digital Collection.
    Full text of published and unpublished Congressional Committee Hearings, including transcripts, oral statements, committee questions and discussion, related reports, statistical analyses, correspondence, exhibits and articles. Published Hearings are currently available from 1975-1983. The addition of years is ongoing. A complete collection of published and unpublished Hearings from 1823 to 2003 will be available by 2009.
  • LLMC Digital
    Electronic database of historical legal materials containing case reporters, statutes of the U.S. and selected foreign nations, U.S. government documents, and many other legal materials. A rich source for legal history researchers.
  • MarciveWeb DOCS
    Catalog of U.S. Government Publications from July 1976 to date. Updated weekly.
  • U.S. Congressional Documents
    Includes Annals of Congress, Register of Debates, Congressional Globe, Congressional Record, American State Papers, Journals of the Constitutional Congress.
  • UKOP Online (Catalogue of UK Official Publication)
    The complete catalogue of United Kingdom official publications from 1980 to the present, including both those published by the Stationery Office (TSO) and departmental or "Non-Stationery Office" publications.

History

  • Academic Search Premier
    Provides full text for over 4,600 publications covering academic areas of study including social sciences, humanities, education, and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies. Over 8,200 titles are abstracted and indexed, of which approximately 3,600 are peer-reviewed. Coverage: 1975 – present.
  • America: History & Life
    Primary index to research in U.S. and Canadian history. Provides abstracts of scholarly literature on the history and culture of the U.S. and Canada from pre-historic times to the present. Covers 1800 journals in many languages and includes citations to book reviews, media reviews and dissertations. Coverage: 1954 – present.
  • Archives USA
    A unique and valuable tool that combines three major information resources: Directory of Archives and Manuscript Repositories in the United States (DAMRUS), National Union Catalogue of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC), and National Inventory of Documentary Sources in the United States (NIDS).
  • Declassified Documents Reference System - U.S.
    Full text searchable access to a selection of over 75,000 previously classified U.S. government documents. Post World War II documents include correspondence and memoranda, minutes of cabinet meetings, technical studies, national security policy statements, and intelligence reports.
  • Digital National Security Archive
    Contains more than 35,000 declassified primary documents that led to policy decisions. Covers such areas as Afghanistan, Berlin Crisis 1958-1962, Cuban Missile Crisis, El Salvador, Iran-Contra Affair, etc.
  • HarpWeek: Harper's Weekly, 1857-1912
    Provides electronic access to all issues of Harper's Weekly (including all illustrations and advertisements) published between 1857 (first issue) and 1912, with the capacity to browse or search by date, by literary genre, and by a person's occupation or role in society. Provides four topical indexes: subject (including personal names), illustrations, literature & publishing, and advertising. Covers the Civil War era through the first part of the Gilded Age.
  • Historical Abstracts
    Provides bibliographical coverage of the history of the world from 1450 to the present (excluding the United States and Canada). Included are article abstracts from over 2,000 journals published worldwide, plus citations to books and dissertations.
  • JSTOR
    This database includes the full text of the articles from 340 scholarly paper journals, most beginning with the first volume. Coverage excludes articles from the most recent 3 to 5 years. PDF format. Searching is available across all bibliographic fields and in the full text.
  • New York Times Historical Newspapers
    Full-text searchable database providing PDF images of the New York Times from 1851 to 2002.
  • U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs, 1832-1978
    This database contains nearly 11 million pages of records and briefs brought before the U.S. Supreme Court in the period 1832-1978. The collection is derived from documents in the holdings of the Jenkins Memorial Law Library, America's first law library, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the Library of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
  • Wall Street Journal - Historical Newspapers
    Dates of coverage: 1889 to 1988.
  • Washington Post - Historical Newspapers
    Dates of coverage: 1877 to 1989.

International & Area Studies

  • CountryWatch
    Provides up-to-date information and recent news articles on most countries with a focus on business, economic and political topics such as investment, taxation, stock market administration, government organization and environmental issues.
  • EIU: Economist Intelligence Unit
    EIU provides analysis and forecasts of the political, economic and business environment in more than 180 countries. Includes reports on industries, country data (including economic indicators and forecasts) and daily country analysis. 1996 - present.

International Relations

  • AccessUN
    Index to United Nations documents (1946 – present) including Official Records, masthead documents, draft resolutions, meeting records, UN Sales Publications, and UN Treaty Series citations. Also includes full-text of several thousand UN documents. Publications
  • Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO)
    Scholarly documents from leading international relations research centers. Complete texts of working papers fromScholarly documents from leading international relations research centers. Complete texts of working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, and proceedings from conferences. Also provides access to relevant journal issues and books. Coverage: 1991 – present.
  • CountryWatch
    Provides up-to-date information and recent news articles on most countries with a focus on business, economic and political topics such as investment, taxation, stock market administration, government organization and environmental issues.
  • TIARA: US Treaties and International Agreements
    Contains over 12000 treaties and agreements, the earliest of which dates back to 1783. It also contains Senate Treaty Documents from no. 96-1 through the current Congress, and the US Department documents from DOS 86-1 to the present.
  • United Nations Document System
    Official repository for documents published by the United Nations. The full text of documents dating back to 1992 is accessible in Portable Document Format(PDF) in all official languages of the United Nations - Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish. Documents are stored in two databases, UN Documentation, which includes documents back to 1992 and UN Resolutions, which includes resolutions of the General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council and Trusteeship Council since 1946
  • United Nations Treaty Collection
    Collection includes 5 categories of treaty-related data. Status of multilateral treaties deposited with the Secretary General, UN Treaty series, recently deposited multilateral treaties, photographs of Treaty Signature ceremonies and Titles of multilateral treaties in the official UN languages.

International Trade

  • EIU: Economist Intelligence Unit
    EIU provides analysis and forecasts of the political, economic and business environment in more than 180 countries. Includes reports on industries, country data (including economic indicators and forecasts) and daily country analysis. 1996 - present.
  • InterAm Database
    Legal information pertaining to trade and investment throughout the Americas. Includes primary sources (statutes, regulations, technical standards, official gazettes, constitutions, case law and treaties) and secondary sources (commentaries, law review articles and analyses). [Password required for some items; ask at Reference Desk.]
  • International Trade Daily (BNA)
    This database covers information published on a daily basis about U.S. and foreign trade policy, with a focus on topics such as export incentives, financing, licensing, foreign investments, limits on imports, import relief, and adjustment assistance. The content includes news and trends in U.S. trade policy, including regulatory, legislative, and judicial developments; pertinent activities of the International Trade Commission, Departments of State, Treasury, and Commerce, World Trade Organization, and European Union; U.S. laws and agency actions likely to have an impact on imports and exports; trade law rulings from courts and administrative agencies; major international treaty negotiations and agreements; trade relationships and arrangements among U.S. trading partners; and international business developments, especially the global shift in regulation of trade in services. Coverage from September 11, 2000. trade and international business policy and the policies of major U.S. trad
  • International Trade Reporter (BNA)
    This electronic version of the publication provides "current information on laws, regulations, cases, and policy developments affecting U.S. trade, international business, and major U.S. trading partners, provided in this comprehensive multi part resource." Also available in print in the Wolff Library reference stacks at Call Number KF6656.5 .I58.
  • World Trade Online
    Immediate access to the latest in trade news. Each day's complete issue of Inside U.S. Trade, plus retrospective coverage going back 5 years. Also available: News from Around the World and exclusive special reports.
  • Worldtradelaw.net
    Provides detailed summaries and commentaries on WTO Panel and Appellate Body Reports. Each document provides a basic summary of the panel's or Appellate Body's legal findings and conclusions, a timeline, references to other reports and materials, and expert analysis on many of the key issues in the report. There is also access to the full text of the Panel and Appellate Reports. See Dispute Settlement Commentary Subscriber Log-in Area to access the commentaries.
  • WTO Reporter (BNA)
    Daily coverage of news developments from and about the World Trade Organization.

Journals & Journal Indexes

  • ABI/Inform - Business Periodicals
    Provides abstracts and some full-text articles from over 2,800 business and management publications, with varying coverage dating back to 1918. Includes many titles from outside the U.S. Also contains complete articles for more than 600 of the more important sources. Covers finance, management, marketing, accounting, business conditions and other business topics. For general publications, use ProQuest, below. Coverage: 1918 (varying) - present.
  • Academic Search Premier
    Provides full text for over 4,600 publications covering academic areas of study including social sciences, humanities, education, and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies. Over 8,200 titles are abstracted and indexed, of which approximately 3,600 are peer-reviewed. Coverage: 1975 – present.
  • America: History & Life
    Primary index to research in U.S. and Canadian history. Provides abstracts of scholarly literature on the history and culture of the U.S. and Canada from pre-historic times to the present. Covers 1800 journals in many languages and includes citations to book reviews, media reviews and dissertations. Coverage: 1954 – present.
  • B. E. Journals in Economic Analysis & Policy
    Includes all economic and legal titles from Berkeley Electronic Press. Articles employ microeconomics to analyze issues in business, consumer behavior, and public policy.
  • B. E. Journals in Macroeconomics
    Includes all economic and legal titles from Berkeley Electronic Press. Articles have an emphasis on both theoretical and applied macroeconomics, including business cycle research, economic growth, and monetary economics, as well as topics drawn from the substantial areas of overlap between macroeconomics and international economics, labor economics, finance, development economics, political economy, public economics, and econometric theory.
  • B. E. Journals in Theoretical Economics
    Includes all economic and legal titles from Berkeley Electronic Press. Articles relate to all areas of economic theory, both applied theory and “pure” theory, including game theory, decision theory, theory of economic mechanisms, contract theory, industrial organization, law and economics and public finance.
  • BNA Publications (BNA)
    Provides access to all electronic BNA titles to which the Law Library subscribes.
  • Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO)
    Scholarly documents from leading international relations research centers. Complete texts of working papers fromScholarly documents from leading international relations research centers. Complete texts of working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, and proceedings from conferences. Also provides access to relevant journal issues and books. Coverage: 1991 – present.
  • Contemporary Women's Issues
    More than 1500 sources published by over 200 organizations around the world. Coverage begins with sources from 1992 and expands through the present with more than 150 periodicals in addition to non-periodical source publications. Sources provide information dealing with women's issues in over 190 nations. Access is provided on an annual subscription basis.
  • Current Index to Legal Periodicals
    Weekly topical index to articles published during that week in approximately 475 law school reviews and other selected legal journals. It also provides full table of contents of all journals indexed. The Law Library provides access to the most recent 5 issues. CILP is available 4-6 weeks before commercial legal periodicals indexes such as LegalTrac and (Index to) Legal Periodicals and Books.
  • Current Legal Information (UK)
    Includes Current Law, Current Law Case Citator, BADGER Grey Paper Index, Legal Journals Index, and Financial Journals Index.
  • EconLit
    EconLit is a comprehensive, indexed bibliography with selected abstracts of the world's economic literature, produced by the American Economic Association. It includes coverage of over 400 major journals as well as articles in collective volumes (essays, proceedings, etc.), books, book reviews, dissertations, and working papers licensed from the CambridgeUniversity Press Abstracts of Working Papers in Economics. 1969 - present.
  • Electronic Journal of Comparative Law
    Publishes articles relating to comparative private and public law, comparative legal aspects of information technology and the methodology of comparative law. November 1997 (Vol.1, issue 1) – present.
  • Ethnic NewsWatch
    Full-text collection of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press. Includes articles editorials, columns, and reviews which provide a broad diversity of perspectives and viewpoints. In both English and Spanish. 1990-present.
  • FirstSearch
    Access to over 70 online databases including WorldCat, OCLC NetFirst and OCLC Union Lists of Periodicals.
  • GenderWatch
    Full text database of diverse publications (including scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, government and NGO reports, etc.) that focus on the impact of gender across a broad spectrum of subject areas. 1970-present.
  • Global Jurist
    Offers a forum for scholarly cyber-debate on issues of comparative law, law and economics, international law, law and development, and legal anthropology. Series includes Global Jurist Frontiers, Global Jurist Advances, and Global Jurist Topics.
  • HarpWeek: Harper's Weekly, 1857-1912
    Provides electronic access to all issues of Harper's Weekly (including all illustrations and advertisements) published between 1857 (first issue) and 1912, with the capacity to browse or search by date, by literary genre, and by a person's occupation or role in society. Provides four topical indexes: subject (including personal names), illustrations, literature & publishing, and advertising. Covers the Civil War era through the first part of the Gilded Age.
  • HeinOnline
    Legal database that contains the full text of legal documents in pdf format, in several collections. The Law Journal Library contains articles from most major law reviews and law journals. Approximately 650 law journals and reviews are included, beginning with the inception date of each publication. Individual journals, or the entire collection, are fully searchable by author or word in title, or keyword or phrase in full text. The Federal Register Library contains the only electronic version of all Federal Register issues. The Treaties and Agreements Library contains all U.S. treaties and agreements, whether in force, expired, or yet-to-be published.
  • Hispanic American Periodicals Index
    Bibliographic citations to articles, book reviews (through 2001), documents, original literary works, and other materials appearing in more than 500 key social science and humanities journals published throughout the world, from 1970 to the present. Covers Central and South America, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Hispanics in the U.S. Many of the citations are linked to full text. Document delivery service is available for many items in the database, for a fee.
  • Historical Abstracts
    Provides bibliographical coverage of the history of the world from 1450 to the present (excluding the United States and Canada). Included are article abstracts from over 2,000 journals published worldwide, plus citations to books and dissertations.
  • ILP (See: Legal Periodicals & Books)
  • Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals
    Topical access to approximately 470 international and comparative law periodicals and 26 collections of essays. Coverage begins in 1985.
  • International Index to Black Periodicals
    Database provides listings of articles from as far back as 1900. It includes bibliographic citations and abstracts from scholarly journals and newsletters from the United States, Africa and the Caribbean and full text coverage of core Black Studies periodicals. Coverage is international in scope and multidisciplinary spanning cultural, economic, historical, religious, social, and political issues of vital importance to the Black Studies discipline.
  • Journal of Corporate Taxation
    This is an RIA Checkpoint database which provides access to articles from the Journal of Corporate Taxation, which is published six times per year. Covers such topics as corporate organizations and reorganization; compensation and fringe benefits, international developments, and consolidated returns. Includes legislation, rulings, regulations and cases that affect the taxation of corporations. Also covers new opportunities and pitfalls that affect day to day and long range planning. Includes in depth analysis of the latest tax problems, concerns, and solutions of interest to corporate tax practitioners. Available in print in the Williams Library journals collection at Call Number K10 .O282.
  • Journal of Philosophy of International Law
    A peer-reviewed journal promoting legal reflection on the foundations of international law which could give rise to philosophical questions, and promoting philosophical reflections on the nature of the international legal order.
  • Journal of Taxation
    This is an RIA Checkpoint database which provides access to articles from the monthly Journal of Taxation. The journal provides analysis and practical guidance on tax-saving strategies. Each issue features a column on recent private letter rulings as well as "Shop Talk," a unique give and take arena that highlights contributions by readers. Available in print in the Williams Library journal collection at Call Number K10 .O72.
  • Journals of Legal Scholarship
    Full-text coverage of two legal journals: Theoretical Inquiries in Law and Issues in Legal Scholarship. Both are Web based journals that offer academic analyses of law and law related subjects, in private and public law as well as ancillary disciplines like legal history and jurisprudence.
  • Kluwer Law International Journals
  • Legal Journals Index
    The LJI Web database, which is part of the Current Legal Information service, comprises entries from both Legal Journals Index and European Legal Journals Index. These provide citations and brief abstracts to over 320 periodicals published in the UK (1986 - present) and Europe (1993 - present). Our link will take you to the main CLI page; choose LJI from the menu there.
  • Legal Periodicals & Books (formerly ILP)
    Database of article listings from nearly 1,000 English language legal periodicals & law books published from 1982 to the present. Publications include law reviews, bar association journals, university publications, yearbooks, & government publications. Can be searched together with Legal Periodicals & Books Retro database (1918 to 1981). Available in print in the Williams Library Reading Room and Wolff Library reference at call number KF8 .I4 (Index to Legal Periodicals and Books).
  • Legal Periodicals And Books Retrospective
    Database of article listings from over 750 legal periodicals & law books published from 1918 to 1981 in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. Publications include law reviews, bar association journals, university publications, yearbooks, & government publications. Content also includes annual surveys of the laws of a jurisdiction, annual surveys of the federal courts, yearbooks, annual institutes, and annual reviews of the work in a given field or on a given topic. Can be searched together with Legal Periodicals & Books database (1982 to present). Available in print in the Williams Library Reading Room and Wolff Library reference at call number KF8 .I4 (Index to Legal Periodicals and Books).
  • Legal Resource Index (See: LegalTrac)
  • Legal Scholarship Network
    The goal of LSN is to facilitate the distribution of scholarly information related to law. LSN is part of the Social Science Research Network, a larger collection of working papers that includes scholarly materials from the fields of economics, finance, accounting, and marketing. LSN issues a series of electronic journals of abstracts -- of working papers as well as articles accepted for publication -- in various areas of law. These abstracts are distributed principally via email, over the Internet, along with weekly announcements. In addition, law school working papers are posted on the LSN website for downloading in Adobe Acrobat format. GULC faculty, staff and students can register to receive email from LSN by using this form.
  • LegalTrac (formerly Legal Resource Index)
    Cumulative indexing of approximately 875 legal publications. Also includes law related articles from more than 1,000 additional business and general interest periodicals. Coverage begins in 1980.
  • nationaljournal.com
    News, analysis and resources on Congress, the White House and politics. Includes: daily top news stories, a complete schedule of events in Congress, campaign information, polling results, directory information, the latest edition of the Almanac of American Politics, the weekly edition of The Hotline, and top stories from the weekly National Journal magazine.
  • Oxford University Press Journals
    Online access to Oxford University Press Journals, including American Law and Economics Review, British Journal of Criminology, Chinese Journal of International Law, Contemporary Economic Policy, European Journal of International Law, European Journal of Public Health, Health Policy and Planning, Human Rights Law Review, Industrial Law Journal, International and Comparative Law Quarterly, International Journal of Constitutional Law, International Journal of Law and Information Technology, International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family, International Journal of Refugee Law, Journal of Competition Law and Economics, Journal of Conflict and Security Law, Journal of Environmental Law, Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice, Journal of International Criminal Justice, Journal of International Economic Law, Journal of Law, Economics and Organization, Journal of Refugee Studies, Law Probabilty & Risk, Medical Law Review, Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, Past and Present, Public
  • Periodicals Index Online
    Formerly the Periodicals Content Index. Searchable index to articles in nearly 4000 journals, including almost 300 law journals, more than 200 economics and business journals, and more than 300 political science journals.
  • Project Muse
    Complete articles from The Johns Hopkins University Press's 40+ scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and mathematics.
  • ProQuest
    See ABI/INFORM, Newspaper Abstracts, and Periodical Abstracts.
  • ProQuest Research Library
    On UMI's ProQuest Direct. Indexes and abstracts of articles in more than 1800 general publications, with varying coverage dates, most beginning in the late 1980s. Also, complete articles for approximately 200 popular periodicals.
  • Reader's Guide Retrospective
    Index of general interest periodicals from 1890 to 1982. Equivalent of the printed Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature.
  • Social Sciences Index
    Indexes articles in all areas of the social sciences, from 350 English-language journals. Covers anthropology, ethnic studies, economics, environment, geography, health, law and criminology, public administration, political science, psychology, sociology, urban studies and women's studies. 1983 - present.
  • SSRN (Social Science Research Network)
    See entries on this page for Financial Economics Network and Legal Scholarship Network.
  • WilsonWeb Journal Indexes
    This resource allows users to search multiple periodicals indexes, including Humanities Index (1985-), Social Sciences Index (1985-), Index to Humanities & Social Sciences Retrospective (1907-1984), and Index to Legal Periodicals Retrospective (1918-1981). Provides the full text of selected articles, and abstracts and citations for the remainder.
  • WorldCat
    Amalgamation of library catalogs from most of the larger libraries in the U.S.

Medicine

  • Academic Search Premier
    Provides full text for over 4,600 publications covering academic areas of study including social sciences, humanities, education, and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies. Over 8,200 titles are abstracted and indexed, of which approximately 3,600 are peer-reviewed. Coverage: 1975 – present.
  • JSTOR
    This database includes the full text of the articles from 340 scholarly paper journals, most beginning with the first volume. Coverage excludes articles from the most recent 3 to 5 years. PDF format. Searching is available across all bibliographic fields and in the full text.

Newspapers & Newspaper Indexes

  • ABI/Inform - Business Periodicals
    Provides abstracts and some full-text articles from over 2,800 business and management publications, with varying coverage dating back to 1918. Includes many titles from outside the U.S. Also contains complete articles for more than 600 of the more important sources. Covers finance, management, marketing, accounting, business conditions and other business topics. For general publications, use ProQuest, below. Coverage: 1918 (varying) - present.
  • Chronicle of Higher Education
    Provides online searchable full text access to the latest issues of the Chronicle and archives back to 1989. Also includes daily news, advice columns, current job listings and discussion forums. Coverage: 1989 – present.
  • Ethnic NewsWatch
    Full-text collection of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press. Includes articles editorials, columns, and reviews which provide a broad diversity of perspectives and viewpoints. In both English and Spanish. 1990-present.
  • GenderWatch
    Full text database of diverse publications (including scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, government and NGO reports, etc.) that focus on the impact of gender across a broad spectrum of subject areas. 1970-present.
  • Hispanic American Periodicals Index
    Bibliographic citations to articles, book reviews (through 2001), documents, original literary works, and other materials appearing in more than 500 key social science and humanities journals published throughout the world, from 1970 to the present. Covers Central and South America, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Hispanics in the U.S. Many of the citations are linked to full text. Document delivery service is available for many items in the database, for a fee.
  • Hotline
    Combining original, bipartisan reporting with coverage from over 2,500 media sources, The Hotline provides a comprehensive picture of the political landscape, from the United States to local governments. Coverage includes TV ads, polls and other up-to-the-minute information.
  • National Newspapers
    On UMI's ProQuest Direct. Comprehensive indexing to articles from The Atlanta Constitution/Journal, The Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, The Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post. Citations and abstracts date from the 1980s to the present (exception: Chicago Tribune, 1974- ).
  • nationaljournal.com
    News, analysis and resources on Congress, the White House and politics. Includes: daily top news stories, a complete schedule of events in Congress, campaign information, polling results, directory information, the latest edition of the Almanac of American Politics, the weekly edition of The Hotline, and top stories from the weekly National Journal magazine.
  • New York Times Historical Newspapers
    Full-text searchable database providing PDF images of the New York Times from 1851 to 2002.
  • PressDisplay
    Provides online access to today's newspapers from around the world in full-color, full-page format. Collection currently contains over 225 titles and includes a 45 day backfile. Contains articles and other key content, such as advertisements, classifieds and notices.
  • ProQuest
    See ABI/INFORM, Newspaper Abstracts, and Periodical Abstracts.
  • ProQuest Research Library
    On UMI's ProQuest Direct. Indexes and abstracts of articles in more than 1800 general publications, with varying coverage dates, most beginning in the late 1980s. Also, complete articles for approximately 200 popular periodicals.
  • Reader's Guide Retrospective
    Index of general interest periodicals from 1890 to 1982. Equivalent of the printed Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature.
  • Wall Street Journal - Historical Newspapers
    Dates of coverage: 1889 to 1988.
  • Washington Post - Historical Newspapers
    Dates of coverage: 1877 to 1989.
  • World News Connection
    Successor to the Daily Reports from the FBIS and the JPRS Reports provided through the NTIS. Contains the fulltext summaries of non-U.S. newspaper articles, conference proceedings, radio and television broadcasts, periodicals and non-classified technical reports. [Now owned by Dialog. Access through Westlaw. Follow link to get instructions.]

Philosophy & Religion

  • Journal of Philosophy of International Law
    A peer-reviewed journal promoting legal reflection on the foundations of international law which could give rise to philosophical questions, and promoting philosophical reflections on the nature of the international legal order.

Political Science & Government

  • Academic Search Premier
    Provides full text for over 4,600 publications covering academic areas of study including social sciences, humanities, education, and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies. Over 8,200 titles are abstracted and indexed, of which approximately 3,600 are peer-reviewed. Coverage: 1975 – present.
  • CongressDaily
    Nonpartisan daily electronic newsletter covering the people, process and the behind-the-scenes events concerning Congress.
  • Congressional Universe (see LexisNexis Congressional)
  • CQ Library
    The CQ Library provides access to and search capability across two CQ publications – CQ Researcher, and CQ Weekly.
  • CQ Researcher
    Publishes 12,000-word reports covering the most current and controversial issues of the day with complete summaries, insight into all sides of the issues, bibliographies and more on a weekly basis. Includes all CQ Researcher reports published since 1991.
  • CQ Weekly
    Provides nonpartisan news and analysis on the United States Congress. The service includes access to the full text of all articles published since 1983.
  • CQ.com on Congress
    Georgetown Law Library subscribes to only Bill Text, Bill Compare, and Bill Track. Once you have pulled up a bill using the Bill Text feature, you will find links to the Bill Compare, and Bill Track. Current Congress only
  • Declassified Documents Reference System - U.S.
    Full text searchable access to a selection of over 75,000 previously classified U.S. government documents. Post World War II documents include correspondence and memoranda, minutes of cabinet meetings, technical studies, national security policy statements, and intelligence reports.
  • Digital National Security Archive
    Contains more than 35,000 declassified primary documents that led to policy decisions. Covers such areas as Afghanistan, Berlin Crisis 1958-1962, Cuban Missile Crisis, El Salvador, Iran-Contra Affair, etc.
  • Homeland Security Briefing (BNA)
    Homeland Security Briefing is a daily newsletter that covers significant federal and state actions related to security and antiterrorist policies, focusing on developments at the Department of Homeland Security, congressional oversight and funding of the agency, and the effects of nationwide implementation of the federal PATRIOT Act.
  • Hotline
    Combining original, bipartisan reporting with coverage from over 2,500 media sources, The Hotline provides a comprehensive picture of the political landscape, from the United States to local governments. Coverage includes TV ads, polls and other up-to-the-minute information.
  • JSTOR
    This database includes the full text of the articles from 340 scholarly paper journals, most beginning with the first volume. Coverage excludes articles from the most recent 3 to 5 years. PDF format. Searching is available across all bibliographic fields and in the full text.
  • LexisNexis Congressional (formerly Congressional Universe)
    Full text and indexing of U.S. Congressional documents. Indexing begins with the 1st Congress. Full text coverage as follows: Bills from 1989; Hearings from 1994 (some older documents also available); Committee Reports & other Serial Set documents from 1789-1969 and 1990-current; the Congressional Record from 1985; Public Laws from 1987. Also CIS Legislative Histories from 1969; and information about current members of Congress and congressional committees; hot bills and topics; The Hill (1995-); The Washington Post (1977-).
  • LexisNexis Congressional Hearings Digital Collection.
    Full text of published and unpublished Congressional Committee Hearings, including transcripts, oral statements, committee questions and discussion, related reports, statistical analyses, correspondence, exhibits and articles. Published Hearings are currently available from 1975-1983. The addition of years is ongoing. A complete collection of published and unpublished Hearings from 1823 to 2003 will be available by 2009.
  • Money and Politics Report (BNA)
    Newsletter providing comprehensive behind-the-scenes coverage of campaign finance, lobbying, and government ethics issues at federal, state, and local levels.
  • nationaljournal.com
    News, analysis and resources on Congress, the White House and politics. Includes: daily top news stories, a complete schedule of events in Congress, campaign information, polling results, directory information, the latest edition of the Almanac of American Politics, the weekly edition of The Hotline, and top stories from the weekly National Journal magazine.
  • PolicyFile: Public Policy Research and Analysis
    Abstracts of data from public policy think tanks, university research programs and publishers, with coverage from 1990. Links to organizational home pages and to full text documents, where available.
  • U.S. Congressional Documents
    Includes Annals of Congress, Register of Debates, Congressional Globe, Congressional Record, American State Papers, Journals of the Constitutional Congress.
  • United States Law Week (BNA)
    The most significant cases and key legislative, regulatory, and pre-decisional developments, across the country, across all areas of the law

Race & Ethnicity

  • Ethnic NewsWatch
    Full-text collection of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press. Includes articles editorials, columns, and reviews which provide a broad diversity of perspectives and viewpoints. In both English and Spanish. 1990-present.
  • Hispanic American Periodicals Index
    Bibliographic citations to articles, book reviews (through 2001), documents, original literary works, and other materials appearing in more than 500 key social science and humanities journals published throughout the world, from 1970 to the present. Covers Central and South America, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Hispanics in the U.S. Many of the citations are linked to full text. Document delivery service is available for many items in the database, for a fee.
  • International Index to Black Periodicals
    Database provides listings of articles from as far back as 1900. It includes bibliographic citations and abstracts from scholarly journals and newsletters from the United States, Africa and the Caribbean and full text coverage of core Black Studies periodicals. Coverage is international in scope and multidisciplinary spanning cultural, economic, historical, religious, social, and political issues of vital importance to the Black Studies discipline.

Reference: Encyclopedias, Directories, Etc.

  • Biography Resource Center
    Biographies of 335,000 people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas. Includes full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals. With the Complete Marquis Who's Who, contains short reference information on an additional 900,000 people.
  • Britannica Online
    Full text of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Searchable, with cross-links to other web sites.
  • FirstSearch
    Access to over 70 online databases including WorldCat, OCLC NetFirst and OCLC Union Lists of Periodicals.
  • Gale Reference eBooks
    Customized database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
  • Judicial Staff Directory
    Database provides directory listings of U.S. Federal Court judges, clerks, deputy clerks, administrators, probation officers, pretrial services officers, public defenders, U.S. marshals and U.S. attorneys; all State Appellate Courts, including judges and their personal staffs, court staffs and administrative offices, with addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and e mail address where available; listing of 14,000 cities and counties with population, circuit, judicial district, and with the Circuit Justice noted; more than 2,800 detailed biographies of judges and court staff which include notable decision, education and career records, memberships, publications, awards and personal interests. There are daily updates to executive and staff listings. Also available in print at the Williams Library Reference Desk and on the 5th floor at Call Number KF8700.A19 J83.
  • Leadership Library on the Internet
  • Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
    11th edition. Part of Britannica Online database.
  • Oxford English Dictionary
    Updated quarterly with at least 1000 new and revised entries, OED Online offers unparalleled access to the greatest continuing work of scholarship that this century has produced.
  • Reference USA
    Directory of over 10 million U.S. businesses and organizations. The information is based on yellow page and white page listings.
  • Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory
    Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory provides data on over 210,000 regularly published and irregularly issued serials including over 47,000 cessations since 1979. This reference provides purchasing and contact information (conventional and electronic) for over 90,000 publishers in 200 countries.
  • WorldCat
    Amalgamation of library catalogs from most of the larger libraries in the U.S.

Science & Technology

  • Academic Search Premier
    Provides full text for over 4,600 publications covering academic areas of study including social sciences, humanities, education, and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies. Over 8,200 titles are abstracted and indexed, of which approximately 3,600 are peer-reviewed. Coverage: 1975 – present.
  • JSTOR
    This database includes the full text of the articles from 340 scholarly paper journals, most beginning with the first volume. Coverage excludes articles from the most recent 3 to 5 years. PDF format. Searching is available across all bibliographic fields and in the full text.
  • TECHNOLOGYdaily
    TECHNOLOGYdaily is an online news source on information technology politics and policy.

Social Sciences

  • Academic Search Premier
    Provides full text for over 4,600 publications covering academic areas of study including social sciences, humanities, education, and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies. Over 8,200 titles are abstracted and indexed, of which approximately 3,600 are peer-reviewed. Coverage: 1975 – present.
  • International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences
    Electronic version of encyclopedia designed to capture state of the art information of the social and behavioral sciences. Includes Anthropology, Archaeology, Demography, Economics, Education, Geography, History, Law, Linguistics, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychiatry, Psychology, Sociology. Related disciplines include: Gender Studies, Religious Studies, Expressive forms (in Art and Literature), Environmental/Ecological Studies, Science and Technology, Mathematics and Computer Sciences, Statistics, and International Studies. Applications include: Management Studies, Media Studies, Urban Studies and Public Policy. Also related biological fields, such as evolutionary science, genetics, cognitive neuroscience, psychiatry, and health. Also available in print in the Williams Reference Stacks, Reading Room, Call Number H41 .I58 2001.
  • JSTOR
    This database includes the full text of the articles from 340 scholarly paper journals, most beginning with the first volume. Coverage excludes articles from the most recent 3 to 5 years. PDF format. Searching is available across all bibliographic fields and in the full text.
  • PolicyFile: Public Policy Research and Analysis
    Abstracts of data from public policy think tanks, university research programs and publishers, with coverage from 1990. Links to organizational home pages and to full text documents, where available.
  • Social Sciences Index
    Indexes articles in all areas of the social sciences, from 350 English-language journals. Covers anthropology, ethnic studies, economics, environment, geography, health, law and criminology, public administration, political science, psychology, sociology, urban studies and women's studies. 1983 - present.
  • SSRN (Social Science Research Network)
    See entries on this page for Financial Economics Network and Legal Scholarship Network.

Statistics

  • CountryWatch
    Provides up-to-date information and recent news articles on most countries with a focus on business, economic and political topics such as investment, taxation, stock market administration, government organization and environmental issues.
  • EIU: Economist Intelligence Unit
    EIU provides analysis and forecasts of the political, economic and business environment in more than 180 countries. Includes reports on industries, country data (including economic indicators and forecasts) and daily country analysis. 1996 - present.
  • LexisNexis Statistical (formerly Statistical Universe)
    Abstracts and index to U.S. & state governments and privately published & international and intergovernmental statistical sources (ASI, SRI & IIS).
  • Statistical Universe (see LexisNexis Statistical)
    Formerly LexisNexis Statistical; see description on this page for LexisNexis Statistical.