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Government and Law

Title

Coverage

Full Text?

Description

Academic Search Complete

1990 - present

Includes full text

Updated monthly. Provides full text for 5,256 scholarly publications covering academic areas of study including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies. Includes full-page images as well as color embedded images.

AgeLine

1978 (select coverage 1966-1977) - present

Limited full text

Updated regularly. Contains detailed summaries of publications about older adults and aging, including books, journal and magazine articles, research reports, and videos from the gerontology collection of AARP's Research Information Center, as well as selected articles from 300 magazines and journals. Covers English-language literature from many countries.

Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

1771 to present

Some full text available

This searchable directory provides biographical information on the more than 13,000 persons who have served in the U.S. Congress, including those who served in the Continental Congress. Also included are territorial delegates, resident commissioners, and U.S. Vice presidents. Based on the print publication Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, the online version has been augmented with images from Congressional photo collections, information on related research collections including personal and business papers and oral histories, as well as bibliographies from related publications

Census Bureau U.S. - American Fact Finder

Coverage Varies

N/A

Governmental source for population, housing, economic and geographic data.

Code of Federal Regulations

Coverage Varies

Includes full text

The codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government. It is divided into 50 titles that represent broad areas subject to Federal regulation. Each volume of the CFR is updated once each calendar year

Criminal Justice Periodicals Index

1981- present

Includes full text

Provides indexing and abstracts for 140 of the most relevant U.S. and international journals in the criminal justice field. Also contains full text of about 50 of these titles.

Directory of Open Access Journals

Coverage Varies

Includes full text

The Directory of Open Access Journals covers free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals. DOAJ aims to cover all subjects and languages. There are over 2796 journals in the directory. Over 800 journals are searchable at article level.

EDGAR -U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

1933 to present

Includes full text

Through its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval site EDGAR, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) makes all submissions by U.S. public companies since 1993 available in full-text. Beginning in November 2002, all foreign companies listed on U.S. exchanges are also required to file registration statements, periodic reports, and other forms electronically through EDGAR. Filings include annual (10K) and quarterly (10Q) reports, annual reports to shareholders, and other filings that provide a comprehensive overview of a company's financial condition and business practices.

Gale Virtual Reference Library

Varies

Includes full text

Dozens of reference sources in many subjects.

GPO Access

Coverage Varies

Some full text available

GPO Access provides "access to a wealth of important information products produced by the Federal Government," including the use of "over 2,200 databases of Federal information in over 80 applications," many containing full text. This site includes the Budget of the United States, numerous Congressional resources, the Code of Federal Regulations, core documents of U.S. democracy, Economic Indicators, the Federal Register, the U.S. Code, U.S. Supreme Court decisions, the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents and more. GPO Access offers a clean, well-organized gateway to a wide spectrum of U.S government information resources useful for anyone seeking to locate the text of recent United States government documents.

Legal Collection

1965 - present

Includes full text

Updated regularly. A collection of scholarly peer-reviewed publications including law journals, documents, and case studies. Covers current issues, studies, thoughts and trends of the legal world such as criminal justice, international law, federal law, organized crime, medical, labor & human resource law, ethics, and the environment. Offers full text for nearly 250 international law journals. In addition to full text, indexing and abstracts are provided for all journals in the collection.

Lexis-Nexis Academic

Coverage varies

Includes full text

Updated continually. Provides both full-text and abstracts for a wide range of general-interest wire services, newspapers and magazines from around the world, including full text of the New York Times. Also provides access to company profiles and financial reports, government transcripts, trade journals and academic and legal databases.

Lexis-Nexis Congressional Universe

Coverage varies

Includes full text

Updated daily. Provides access to information, including Congressional Indexes from 1789 to the present, from and about the U.S. Congress. Includes legislation and public policy, statistical information including projections and analyses, legislative history, federal regulations, voting and financial records for individual members as well as members of various congressional committees.

LII: Legal Information Institute

Coverage varies

Some full text available

Produced by the Cornell Law School, this comprehensive, well-organized site provides easy access to a vast selection of legal information. Resources include recent and historic U.S. Supreme Court decisions, full-text access to every U.S. state statute and constitution, complete full-text of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and the U.S. Code, as well as bills pending in state legislatures. LII also offers a "spotlight section" which highlights specific Supreme Court decisions during the current term and also includes links to law cases recently in the news.

Military and Government Collection

1990-present

Some full text available

Updated regularly. Provides indexing and abstracts for over 500 (with full text for 400) military and general interest publications.

Political Database of the Americas

Coverage varies

No full text

Updated regularly. Provides a comprehensive source of documentary and statistical political information on Latin American politics. Useful for students, academics, policy analysts and government officials.

Research Library (Formerly Periodical Abstracts II)

1971 - present

Includes full text

Coverage of a broad range of subjects including arts, business, children, education, general interest, health, humanities, international, law, military, multicultural, psychology, sciences, social sciences, and women's interests.

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Coverage varies

N/A

In line with its historic mission "to promote the progress of science and the useful arts by securing for limited times to inventors the exclusive right to their respective discoveries ", the PTO now offers the ability to investigate patents and trademarks on its web site. The site also provides information about applying for patents, careers with USPTO and in patent law, and intellectual property. "Special Pages for First Time Visitors" are available to help users get started. Appropriate forms and fee structures are available for those interested in securing their own patent or trademark.

USA.gov

Coverage Varies

Some full text available

The US government's Official Web Portal

Wiley Interscience

Coverage varies

Includes full text

Updated daily. Provides full text access to journals published by John Wiley & Sons.

World History Collection

1964 - present

Some full text available

Updated regularly. Offers a global look at history with content from Africa, Asia, North and South America, Europe and the Middle East. Contains cover-to-cover full text for nearly 150 titles, including many peer-reviewed journals. These hand-selected information sources cover a wide range of historical topics including anthropology, art, culture, economics, government, heritage, military, politics, regional issues, and more. In addition to the full text, indexing and abstracts are provided for all journals in the collection.