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Description: The U.S. Government Printing Office disseminates official information from all three branches of the Federal Government. Includes the Congressional Record, Federal register, public papers of the President, agency reports and much more.

Website: U.S. Government Printing Office

Description: IntelliConnect, an online service from Commerce Clearing House, is a database of federal and state tax materials. It includes the Standard Federal Tax Reporter, Federal Estate/Gift Tax Reporter,the Federal Excise Tax Reporter, the Tax Treaties Reporter, the Federal Tax Service, tax citator, state tax reporters for all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Vendor: Commerce Clearing House (CCH)

Description: JSTOR provides image and full text online access to important scholarly journal literature in history, economics, political science, demography, mathematics and other humanities and social sciences disciplines. The collection provides the complete backfiles of many scholarly journals, starting with the first issues. JSTOR uses a "moving wall" of 3-5 years which represents the time period between the last issue available in JSTOR and the most recently published issue of a journal.

Creator: JSTOR

Description: Legal Information Reference Center contains hundreds of full-text publications and thousands of legal forms. The full-text legal reference books are provided through Nolo, the nation's oldest and most-respected provider of legal information for consumers and small businesses. (Source: vendor website)

Vendor: EBSCOhost

Description: LexisNexis provides full-text for an extensive list of newspapers, magazines, trade journals, scholarly journals and selected reference books. It also includes detailed information on companies. Separate database modules cover news, business, law and legal affairs and biographical information. It is a good source of federal, state, and international legal information, and provides full-text legal news, case law, codes & regulations, etc.

Previous Name: Academic Universe
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Vendor: Lexis Nexis

Description: Social Sciences Citation Index, accessed via Web of Science, is a multidisciplinary database that covers the journal literature from 2,474 of the world's leading social science journals across 50 disciplines. The database provides access to the bibliographic and citation information that researchers, students, and faculy need to find scholarly information, analyze trends and compile research. Researchers may discover a papers influence by linking to other papers that have cited it.

Some of the disciplines covered include: anthropology, political science, history, public health, industrial relations, social issues, information science, social work, law, sociology, linguistics, substance abuse, philosophy, urban studies, psychology, women's studies, and psychiatry. (source: Vendor website)

Date Coverage: 1988 - date
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Creator: Institute for Scientific Research (ISI)
Vendor: Thomson Reuters

Description: SpringerLink is an integrated full-text database for journals, books and eReferences published by Springer. Subject collections include:Architecture & Design,Behaviora lScience, Biomedical & Life Science, Business & Economics, Chemistry & Materials Science, Computer Science, Earth & Environmental Science, Engineering, Humanities, Social Science & Law, Mathematics & Statistics, Medicine, Physics & Astronomy, and Professional & Applied Computing.

Vendor & Publisher: Springer

Description: Thomas provides free web access to current and recent Congressional information, including the fulll text of the Congressional Record and bills for the 101st (1989) to the present Congress, a directory of congressional committees and members of Congress, the weekly floor schedle for the House and a schedule of daily committee hearings. Committee information includes the full text of House and Senate committee reports and links to the home pages of committees. I also Thomas also provides information on Public Laws, Treaties and selected historical documents such as the U.S. Constitution, and provides links to other government websites.

Website: Sponsored by The Library of Congress, (www.thomas.loc.gov)

Description: Full-text reports on current and controversial issues shaping our world, with in-depth coverage of political and social issues, such as health, education, the environment, technology, and the U.S. economy.

Each single-themed, 12,000-word report is researched and written by a seasoned journalist. The consistent, reader-friendly organization provides researchers with an introductory overview; background and chronology on the topic; an assessment of the current situation; tables and maps; pro/con statements from representatives of opposing positions; and bibliographies of key sources. (Source: Vendor: website)

Vendor: CQ Press

Description: The Uniform Crime Reporting Program collects data on the age, race, and sex of persons arrested for all crimes except traffic violations.

Description: Credo is an online reference service with access to over 500 titles. Credo includes subject-specific dictionaries, encyclopedias, handbooks, biographical data, statistics, quotations, and audio and image files from many different publishers.

Vendor: Credo Publishing