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1 LAW This is a selected guide to resources held in the Coleman Library to support law. To locate any of the listed materials, consult the online catalog or ask the librarian. CLASSIFICATION OF MATERIAL: Library of Congress classification for Law is K K Law in general. Comparative and uniform law. Jurisprudence KB Religious law in general. Comparative religious law. Jurisprudence KD Law of the United Kingdom and Ireland KDZ America. North America KE Law of Canada KE Federal law. Common and collective provincial law KF Law of the United States KF Federal law. KG1-999 Latin America (General) KH1-999 South America (General) KJ- KK Europe Asia and Eurasia, Africa, Pacific Area, and Antarctica KL History of law. The ancient orient KM-KW Asia and Eurasia, Africa, Pacific Area, and Antarctica KM-KW1-999 General KZ Law of Nations (General) SELECTED RESOURCES BIBLIOGRAPHIC RESOURCES Hargett, Lester. A Bibliography of the Constitutions and Laws of American Indians. [Law Library KF8220.A1 H3 2003] Law Library of Congress (U.S.). Library of Congress Law Library: An Illustrated Guide. [Federal Documents LC1.6/4:L41] Nyberg, Cheryl. Subject Compilations of State Laws, : An Annotated Bibliography. [Law Library KF 240.S ]

2 Petit, Patrick, Benjamin Almoite, Columbus School of Law, and The Staff of Judge Kathryn J. DuFour Law Library. The Catholic Dimensions of Legal Study: The Catholic University Law School Annotated Bibliography. [Law Library KF1.C ] Price Loretta. An Explosive Quarter- Century: A Guide to Monographic Works on Women s Legal and Political Rights. [Law Library Z963.S9 P ] Schultz, Jon S. Multinational Statutes Compared: A Research Guide to Statutes by Subject. [Law Library K85.S ] White, Terry. Justice Denoted: The Legal Thriller in American, British, and Continental Courtroom Literature. [NetLibrary] DICTIONARIES/ENCYCLOPEDIAS Bix, Brian. A Dictionary of Legal Theory. [Coleman Reference K204.B ] Costello, Elaine. Random House Webster s American Sign Language Legal Dictionary. [Coleman Reference K52.A6 C ] Dahl, Henry Saint. McGraw-Hill s Spanish and English Legal Dictionary: Diccionario Juridico Inglees-Espanol. [Coleman Reference K52.S6 D ] Garner, Bryan A. Black s Law Dictionary. [Law Library KF 156.B ] Irving, Shae, Beth McKenna, and Kathleen Michon. Nolo s Encyclopedia of Everyday Law: Answers to Your Frequently Asked Legal Questions. [Law Library KF387.N ] Kritzer, Herbert M., ed. Legal Systems of the World: A Political, Social, and Cultural Encyclopedia. [Law Library Reference K48.L ] Roman, Alfred. Worterbuch Der Rechts Und Wirschaftssprache=Dictionary of Legal and Commercial Terms. [Law Library Reference K52.G4 R ]

3 U. S. Customs and Border Protection. Customs Valuation Encyclopedia, : An Informed Compliance Publication. [Federal Documents T17.2:EN1/ ] Vaidya, Ashish K. Globalization: Encyclopedia of Trade, Labor, and Politics. [Coleman Reference JZ1318.G ] Vargas, Jorge A. Mexican Legal Dictionary and Desk Reference. [Law Library KGF102.V ] HANDBOOKS Carter, Gregg Lee. Gun Control in the United States: A Reference Handbook. [NetLibrary] Ferrand, Alain. Routledge Handbook of Sports Sponsorship: Successful Strategies. [NetLibrary] Fleischer, Charles. Employer s Rights: Your Legal Handbook From Hiring to Termination and Everything in Between. [NetLibrary] Gastel, Barbara. Health Writer s Handbook. [NetLibrary] Graham, Michael H. Handbook of Federal Evidence. [Law Library KF8935.G ] Green, Jennifer. Dealing With Death: A Handbook of Practices, Procedures, and Law. [NetLibrary] Holtzman, Elizabeth. The Impeachment of George W. Bush: A Handbook For Concerned Citizens. [Coleman KF5076.B87 H ] Hornsby, Jeffrey Scott. Frontline HR: A Handbook for the Emerging Manager. [Coleman HF5549.H ] Ostrager, Barry R. Handbook of Insurance Disputes. [Law Library KF 1164.O ] Schell, Cybercrime: A Reference Handbook. [NetLibrary] Shelton, Carla F. The Exceptional Teacher s Handbook: The First Year Special Education Teacher s Guide to Success. [NetLibrary]

4 Steingold, Fred. The Employer s Legal Handbook. [NetLibrary] Wooley, David. Clean Air Handbook: A Practical Guide to Compliance. [Law Library KF3812.M ] DATABASES ABI/INFORM Archive Complete Search historically respected business journals (to 1986) for information on marketing, accounting, management, and advertising, ethics and strategies, and much more. ABI/INFORM Dateline Local and regional business news coverage of large corporations, privately held companies, local start-ups, executive profiles, marketing, finance, and industry news. Provides information not typically found in the national press sources. ABI/INFORM Global Search 1000 premier worldwide business periodicals for information on advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, computers, and more. Also, information on 60,000+ companies. ABI/INFORM Trade and Industry Search more than 700 publications for trade and industry information. This database contains publications on every major industry, including finance, insurance, transportation, construction, and many more. ABI/INFORM Global and ABI/INFORM Trade and Industry Combined Simultaneously search ABI/INFORM Global and ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry. American State Papers Archive of American State Papers. Aquatic Pollution and Environmental Quality Because of increasing global concern over the consequences of marine and aquatic pollution, a separate volume addressing this subject was added to the ASFA series. ASFA 3 is the only abstracts journal devoted exclusively to research and policy on the contamination of oceans, seas, lakes, rivers, and estuaries. Associations Unlimited Contains information for approximately 444,000 international and U.S. national, regional, state,and local nonprofit membership organizations in all fields, including IRS data on U.S. 501(c)nonprofit organizations. For some 2,500 major U.S. national associations, provides full-text association materials such as brochures, pamphlets, and membership application forms.

5 ATLA Religion Database A comprehensive database designed to support religious and theological scholarship in graduate education and faculty research. The file contains citations from international titles and13,000 multi-author works in and related to the field of religion. Banking Report Latest news and analysis of banking legislation, regulatory policy, litigation, and investment at state and federal levels, from Capitol Hill to key financial centers around the world. Bepress Scholarly journals in the areas of Economics, Business, and Marketing; Law; Political Science and Current Affairs; Biological Sciences; and Engineering. Berkeley Electronic Press Scholarly journals in the areas of Economics, Business, and Marketing; Law; Political Science and Current Affairs; Biological Sciences; and Engineering. BNA Banking Report Latest news and analysis of banking legislation, regulatory policy, litigation, and investment at state and federal levels, from Capitol Hill to key financial centers around the world. BNA Criminal Law Report Reports on significant developments, trends, and emerging patterns in criminal law. Coverage of federal and state court decisions, federal legislative activities, and administrative developments in criminal law. BNA Environment & Safety Library Collection of federal and state laws, regulations, documents, and compliance requirements. BNA Labor and Employment Law Library Archives the weekly print summary of key labor and employment law developments. The Analysis portion reviews the relevant background, and evaluates its significance in the field of employment relations. BNA Tax Management Portfolios Tax planning and compliance information. Extensive analysis provided by more than 1,000 authors and Advisory Board members across the entire spectrum of U.S., State, and International Taxation. BNA U.S. Law Week Significant cases and key legislative, regulatory, and pre-decisional developments, across the country, across all areas of the law.

6 Booksinprint.com Includes 1.8 million in-print and forthcoming books, as well as 500,000 out-of-print titles; 300,000 full text reviews from 15 leading sources; 200,000 videos and 75,000 audios with full publisher information; 69,000 book publishers, distributers, and wholesalers; and more. Britannica Online Consists of a fully searchable and browsable collection of authoritative references, including Britannica's latest article database, hundreds of articles not found in the print Britannica, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (Tenth Edition), the Britannica Book of the Year, and thousands of links to other World Wide Web sites selected by Britannica editors. Business and Company Resource Center Provides company profiles, company brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies, and industry news and information. Business & Industry Database Facts, figures, events and market information about companies, industries, products and markets. Covers all industries and is international in scope. Draws content from over 1000 trade and industry publications, regional, national and international newspapers, business dailies and newsletters. Business Full Text A full text database that indexes and abstracts articles from English-language periodicals published in the United States and elsewhere, including the leading business magazines and trade and research journals, plus the full text of selected periodicals. The abstracts range from 50 to 150 words and describe the content and scope of the source articles. Full text coverage begins in January Center for Research Libraries Catalog The Center for Research Libraries (CRL) is an international not for profit consortium of colleges, universities and libraries that makes available scholarly research resources to users everywhere. CRL is governed by the major research libraries of North America and is funded by fees, grants and contributions. The Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse The Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse is a collection of documents and information about civil rights cases in selected case categories across the United States. Chicano Database The most comprehensive bibliographic resource for information about Mexican American topics and the only specialized database or Chicano reference. CDB identifies, in one place, all types of material about Chicanos and provides uniform subject access to this constantly growing body of literature.

7 Congressional Lexis Nexis Congressional gives researchers access to vast and varied information published by and about Congress. In addition to the indexing and abstracting of the CIS/Index to Publications of the U.S. Congress from CQ Electronic Encyclopedia of American Government A one-stop, easy-to-navigate reference on Congress, the Presidency, Supreme Court, and U.S. Election process, which is based on the award-winning A to Z Encyclopedia series. CQ Electronic Library The main menu for the CQ Press Electronic Library of databases, including: CQ Electronic Encyclopedia of American Government, CQ Insider, CQ Public Affairs Collection, CQ Researcher, and CQ Supreme Court Collection. Links and descriptions for each of these databases appear alphabetically on this list. CQ Press Connect to CQ Press to gain access to the following databases: CQ Electronic Encyclopedia of American Government, CQ Insider, CQ Public Affairs Collection, CQ Researcher, and CQ Supreme Court Collection. Links and descriptions for each of these databases appear alphabetically on this list. CQ Public Affairs Collection The CQ Public Affairs Collection, a storehouse of public policy content organized by 22 key topics, pulls together CQ's wealth of historic documents and primary source materials, statistical overviews, directory contact information, and the very best in-depth reporting on current affairs to create a one-stop source for public policy content. CQ Researcher One of Library Journal's Best Reference Sources The CQ Researcher is your complete source for in-depth analysis reporting on the most current and controversial issues of the day. CQ Supreme Court Collection CQ Supreme Court Collection blends historical analysis with timely updates and expert commentary of Supreme Court decisions, biographies of Supreme Court justices, Supreme Court institutional history, and the U.S. Constitution. Criminal Law Report Reports on significant developments, trends, and emerging patterns in criminal law. Coverage of federal and state court decisions, federal legislative activities, and administrative developments in criminal law.

8 Criminal Justice Periodical Index Provides cover-to-cover access for 45 criminal justice journals, plus complete abstracts for over 100 additional titles. Publications in CJPI focus primarily on practical issues in crime prevention and deterrence, juvenile delinquency, police issues, and courtroom procedures, but includes a number of highly respected theoretical journals as well. CURL Union Catalogue (CUC) The Consortium of University Research Libraries (CURL) is a group of research libraries in the British Isles whose mission is "to promote, maintain and improve library resources for research in universities". The CURL Union Catalogue (CUC) represents the holdings of CURL members, including UK and Ireland legal deposit libraries.. Deutsche Bibliothek Database (DBD) A union catalog of the records of National Library of Germany, the Deutsche Bibliothek. The database includes the holdings of the Deutsche Bucherei Leipzig (founded in 1913), the Deutsche Bibliothek Frankfurt am Main (founded 1947), and the Deutsches Musikarchiv Berlin (since 1970). There are 6.5 million bibliographic records in the database. A fuller description is available upon connection. Dissertations & Theses The ProQuest Dissertations & Theses database (PQDT) is the world's most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses. It is the database of record for graduate research, with over 2.3 million dissertations and theses included from around the world. Dissertations & Theses: A&I The ProQuest Dissertations & Theses database (PQDT) is the world's most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses. It is the database of record for graduate research, with over 2.3 million dissertations and theses included from around the world. EIS: Digests of Environmental Impact Statements The federal government issues hundreds of environmental impact statements each year - and this one resource provides detailed abstracts of all of those statements, also indexing them for easy reference. Each entry includes a clear description of the project, sections on positive impact and negative consequences, and legal mandates. Electronics & Communications Abstracts This comprehensive guide to the ongoing work in the of field of Electronics and Communications tracks every relevant source of information necessary to keep abreast in this discipline. Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Consists of a fully searchable and browsable collection of authoritative references, including Britannica's latest article database

9 Encyclopaedia Britannica's Internet Guide A navigation service that classifies, rates, and reviews more than 65,000 Web sites. Britannica editors search the Web to identify quality Web resources, which are clearly and concisely described, rated according to consistent standards and indexed for superior retrieval. Environment & Safety Library Collection of federal and state laws, regulations, documents, and compliance requirements. Environmental Engineering Abstracts Environmental Engineering Abstracts covers the world literature pertaining to technological and engineering aspects of air and water quality, environmental safety, and energy production. More than 700 primary journals are thoroughly indexed and abstracted. Environmental RouteNet Environmental RouteNet (ERN) is an encyclopedic reference guide to all aspects of environmental information via the Internet. This database provides daily summaries of non-partisan briefings on environmental politics and business from more than 100 news sources. Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management to Date This multidisciplinary database, provides unparalleled and comprehensive coverage of the environmental sciences. Abstracts and citations are drawn from over 4000 scientific journals and thousands of other sources including conference proceedings, reports, monographs, books and government publications. Ethnic NewsWatch An interdisciplinary, bilingual (English and Spanish), full-text collection of newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press. A rich collection of articles, editorials, columns, reviews, etc. provide a broad diversity of perspectives and viewpoints -- the other sides of the stories. ENW full text titles offer additional viewpoints from those proffered by the mainstream press. Eureka on the Web The RLG Union Catalog (RLIN) is a comprehensive database which serves as a major union catalog for everything from books and serials to archives, manuscripts, maps, music scores, sound recordings, films, photographs, posters, computer files, and more. Everglades Online The Everglades Online database covers the scientific, natural, agricultural resources of the south Florida environment. Everglades Online is produced as a tool for researchers, educators, students, decision makers, information professionals, and anyone else interested in Everglades research, restoration or resource management.

10 Expanded Academic ASAP (Gale Group) Access full text articles and images from scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers in the arts, humanities, social sciences, science and technology. Abstracts are included for some articles. Florida Documents Index This online database identifies publications housed in the Florida Documents Collection at Florida Atlantic University (FAU). The collection includes public documents distributed by the State Library of Florida since 1967 under the Florida Public Documents Depository Program. Florida Heritage Collection The Florida Heritage Collection is an ongoing cooperative SUS project to digitize and provide web access to materials broadly representing Florida's history, culture, arts, literature, sciences and social sciences. Significant materials have been selected from libraries, archives and special collections departments of the SUS institutions. Florida Historical Legal Documents (LAW) Florida Historical Legal Documents is a growing collection of primary source materials surveying changes in Florida law from the time it became a territory in 1822 through 1845 when Florida became a state. The collection includes the complete Florida Territorial Laws, a time capsule of Florida history documenting the establishment of the territorial court system based on British Common Law as of July 4, Florida Supreme Court Briefs and Opinions Briefs and opinions of the Supreme Court of the state of Florida. Florida Times Union (newspaper) Jacksonville, Florida - Index 1986 to 1997 The Florida Times-Union Index was created by the University of North Florida Library Reference Department. Indexing is limited to Northeast Florida regional news (including Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau, Putnam and St. Johns Counties), Florida legislative news, and national and state news stories that stir strong local interest. Gale Group Connect to Galenet to gain access to the following databases: Biography and Genealogy Master index, Biography Resource Center + The Complete Marquis Who's Who, Gales's Business Resources, Gale's Ready Reference Shelf, Health and Wellness Resource Center, History Resource Center, Literature Resource Center (LRC). Links and descriptions for each of these databases are listed alphabetically on this list. Gale Virtual Reference Library Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7.

11 Gale's Ready Reference Shelf Provides integrated access to more than a quarter million entries culled from the databases of fourteen of the Gale Group's most popular reference directories. Gale's Ready Reference Shelf contains more than 20,000 records and comprises three files: Organizations, Publications, and Databases. GenderWatch A full-text collection of unique and diverse publications including scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, regional publications, books, and NGO, government and special reports that focus on how gender impacts a broad spectrum of subject areas.. General BusinessFile ASAP Analyze company performance and activity, industry events and trends as well as the latest in management, economics and politics. Access to a combination of broker research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals and company directory listings with full text and images available. General Reference Center Gold A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources in one easy-to-use interface. Use General Reference Center Gold to find articles from newspapers, reference books, and periodicals, many with full-text and images. Find the latest current events, popular culture, business and industry coverage, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more. Global Legal Information Network The Global Legal Information Network (GLIN) maintains and provides a database of laws, regulations, and other complementary legal sources. The documents included in the database are contributed by the governments of the member nations from the original official texts which are deposited, by agreement of the members, in a server initially at the Library of Congress of the United States of America. GPO Monthly Catalog Consists of records published by the GPO since July Includes references to congressional committee reports and hearings, debates, documents from executive departments, and more. Hand Press Book Database Includes records for European printing of the hand-press period (c ) from the Consortium of European Research Libraries, whose 48 members represent national and university libraries in 25 countries. Records come from a number of national cataloging projects as well as individual libraries' files.

12 Handbook of Latin American Studies Contains records describing books, book chapters, articles, and conference papers published in the field of Latin American studies and edited by the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. Coverage includes relevant books as well as over 1,350 social science and 550 humanities journals and volumes of conference proceedings published worldwide. Health & Safety Sciences Abstracts Contains records describing books, book chapters, articles, and conference papers published in the field of Latin American studies and edited by the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. Coverage includes relevant books as well as over 1,350 social science and 550 humanities journals and volumes of conference proceedings published worldwide. Over 60% of records contain evaluative annotations by more than 130 contributing subject specialists. Historic Events of the 20th Century Historic Events of the 20th Century including the Civil Rights Movement and the collapse of Communism in the Soviet Union. Includes a narrative history and analysis with primary documents, biographical profiles, hyperlinked chronologies, glossaries, photos, maps, and over 1,800 web links and multimedia resources. Historical Abstracts Historical Abstracts - Abstracts and indexes literature covering countries other than the United States and Canada in the subject areas of history,the social sciences and humanities. The scope of coverage is World History ( present) and related areas including culture, diplomacy, economics, international relations and politics. History Resource Center An integrated collection of primary documents, secondary reference sources, and journal articles covering all areas of U.S. history from pre-colonial times to the present day. It combines more than 1,000 primary documents with the broad background and overview coverage found in more than a dozen reference sources from the Gale Group, including standards such as Scribner's Dictionary of American History and Dictionary of American Biography. Hoovers Company Capsules, Hoovers Company Information, and Hoovers Company Profiles HOOVERS COMPANY CAPSULES -- Search for brief information on 15,000 companies covered by Hoover's. Company Capsules deliver information on a company's location, summary financials, top competitors, top officers, and more. HOOVERS COMPANY PROFILES -- Find in-depth company information on over 5,000 companies with Hoover's Company Profiles. Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals Contains citations from legal journals and other publications covering international law other than the US, British Isles and British Commonwealth.

13 Index to Legal Periodicals Full Text A bibliographic database that cites articles from legal periodicals and indexes law books. Full text coverage for selected periodicals is also included. Periodical coverage includes law reviews, bar association journals, university publications, yearbooks, institutes, and government publications. Index to Legal Periodicals & Books covers all areas of jurisprudence, including recent court decisions, new legislation, and original scholarship. InfoTrac Access to the following databases: Business and Company Resource Center, Custom Newspapers, Expanded Academic ASAP, General BusinessFile ASAP, Health Reference Center, Informe!, InfoTrac OneFile, Investext Select, and Legal Trac. Links and descriptions for each of these databases are listed alphabetically on this list. InfoTrac OneFile Search humanities, education, business, science, current events, art, politics, economics, social science, law, health care, computers, technology, environmental issues, and general interest topics. Ingenta An online periodical article delivery service and a current awareness alerting service. Indexes nearly 26,000 English language periodicals. Inside Information Plus Contains records describing articles from the British Library Document Supply Centre's most requested journals and magazines.coverage includes different areas of science, technology, medicine, humanities, and social sciences Investext Plus Reports and forecasts prepared by top Wall Street and international brokerage firms. More than 11,000 U.S. and international companies and 53 industries are covered. ISI Web of Knowledge Access to products essential to research in academic, corporate, government, and nonprofit organizations. Search individual products such as Web of Science or Current Contents Connect, or search multiple products simultaneously through CrossSearch. Journals@Ovid Access to the full text of Your Journals@Ovid, journals to which FAMU has subscribed, plus all of the bibliographic citations, references, and abstracts in the Journals@Ovid database, an aggregate of hundreds of scientific, technical, and medical journals from over 50 publishers and societies. Journals@Ovid offers coverage from 1996 to the present for many journals, and the coverage of some journals dates back as far as 1993.

14 JSTOR Full text of 100+ core research journals in many subject areas. Coverage starts at the beginning year of publication and includes all but the most recent years (as required by the publisher). Each year an additional year of currently published titles is made available. More subject areas and additional titles are being added regularly. Kluwer Journals Online Full text of 600+ of Kluwer's research journals (most since 1997) covering a wide range of scientific disciplines, including mathematics, information science, economics, and business. Adobe Acrobat plug-in is required to view the PDF format full text articles. Labor and Employment Law Library Archives the weekly print summary of key labor and employment law developments. The Analysis portion reviews the relevant background, and evaluates its significance in the field of employment relations. The News and Background portion reports on each week's non decisional developments. The Summary of Developments portion includes reviews of the major rulings in the latest case issues, and the Grievance Settlement analyzes a particularly interesting and relevant arbitration decision. Legal Trac Use this database to find articles in all major law reviews, law journals, specialty law and bar association journals, and legal newspapers on Federal and State Cases, Laws and Government Regulations, Legal Practice, and legal subjects such as Taxation and International Law. British Commonwealth and European Union cases and law are also included. Lexis Nexis Academic Lexis-Nexis Universe provides more than 9.5 million documents from over 18,300 sources. Lexis-Nexis Universe provides access to company profiles and financial reports, government transcripts, trade journals and academic and legal databases. Their files are updated with full-text documents from general interest wire services, newspapers, and magazines from around the world. Lexis Nexis Congressional Lexis Nexis Congressional gives researchers access to vast and varied information published by and about Congress. In addition to the indexing and abstracting of the CIS/Index to Publications of the U.S. Congress from Library of Congress THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet Legislation, Congressional Record, and committee information. Full text access to current bills under consideration in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. Los Angeles Times Major daily newspaper from Los Angeles. With the nation's largest editorial department, it offers extensive coverage of national, international, and local news from 1985 to the present.

15 The Making of Modern Law: Legal Treatises Provides digital images on every page of 22,000 legal treatises on US and British law published from 1800 through Full-text searching on more than 10 million pages provides researchers access to critical legal history in ways not previously possible. Materials Business File Materials Business File focuses on industry news, international trade data, government regulations and management issues related to the metals and materials industries. Citations for this database are pulled from 2,000 journals, plus patents, dissertations, government reports, conference proceedings, and books indexed by expert editors from Materials Information. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (In Britannica), Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary and Thesaurus The leading online dictionary, now with pronunciation guides. National Library of Australia Catalogue The world's leading resource on materials relating to Australia and Australians, and holds an outstanding collection of Asian materials, begun in the early 1950s. Records for Australiana represent about 40 percent of the catalogue. National Newspapers Coverage of 5 major newspapers, including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times and the Christian Science Monitor. NetLibrary Catalog library, electronic books. Proxy server may be required to view licensed collections. A free account must be opened by each user before viewing or using licensed e-books. A 2-hour use period applies to most licensed collections. New York Public Libraries Catalog Catalogs: Books, journals, documents, maps, and other materials owned by the New York Public Libraries. New York Times Coverage of the US newspaper of record. Offers superb coverage of national and international news, plus coverage of important speeches and documents, Supreme Court decisions and presidential press conference transcripts from 1999 to the present. Newsbank (Florida Newspapers) Complete full-text content of local and regional news from selected Florida Newspapers, including community events, schools, politics, government policies, cultural activities, local companies, state industries, and people in the community.

16 Newspaper Abstracts A complete business and general reference resource. Indexes and abstracts more than 25 U.S. and regional newspapers, including The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, and USA Today. The Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition) is indexed beginning Jan 1, OmniFile Full Text Mega Edition Wilson OmniFile Full Text, Mega Edition is a multi-disciplinary database providing the complete content - indexing, abstracts, and full text - from six of Wilson's full-text databases: Education Full Text, General Science Full Text, Humanities Full Text, Readers' Guide Full Text, Social Sciences Full Text, and Wilson Business Full Text. Descriptions for each of these databases are listed alphabetically on this list. Ovid Access to the full text of Your Journals@Ovid, journals to which FAMU has subscribed, plus all of the bibliographic citations, references, and abstracts in the Journals@Ovid database, an aggregate of hundreds of scientific, technical, and medical journals from over 50 publishers and societies. Journals@Ovid offers coverage from 1996 to the present for many journals, and the coverage of some journals dates back as far as Oxford Journals Online Online full text access to journals published by the Oxford University Press. The library may not subscribe to all journal titles offered through this site. PAIS International Materials on public affairs from 1972 to date. Includes articles, books, conference proceedings, government documents, book chapters, and statistical directories about public affairs. Contains bibliographic citations, many of which include abstracts. Includes references to conference proceedings, economic issues, government documents, political issues, public affairs, social issues, statistical directories, etc. PALMM Collections Digital library collections, including images and full text, of important source research materials. A cooperative effort of the State University Libraries of Florida. Pollution Abstracts This database provides fast access to the environmental information necessary to resolve day-to-day problems, ensure ongoing compliance, and handle emergency situations more effectively. Pollution Abstracts combines information on scientific research and government policies in a single resource.

17 Proceedings First Provides tables of contents of papers presented at conferences worldwide. Each record contains a list of the papers presented at each conference. Like its companion, PapersFirst, Proceedings First provides access to The British Library Document Supply Centre's vast collection of conference proceedings. PROMT --Predicast's Overview of Markets and Technology Provides comprehensive, reliable, and global coverage of companies, products, markets, and technologies. Features a wide selection of abstracts and full-text from international trade and business journals, industry newsletters, and newspapers. This database is integrated with Business and Company Resource Center. Proquest Simultaneously search all of the following Proquest databases: ABI/INFORM Archive Complete, ABI/INFORM Dateline, ABI/INFORM Global, ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry, Criminal Justice Periodicals, Hoovers Company Information, Hoovers Company Capsules, Hoovers Company Profiles, ProQuest Education Complete, and ProQuest Newspapers, or click Collections and select a database from the menu. ProQuest Newspapers Simultaneously search Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post. ProQuest Education Journals Contains more than 550 titles on education--including primary, secondary, and university-level topics--with nearly 300 in full text. Includes the indexing and abstracts from H. W. Wilson's highly regarded Education Abstracts, plus many additional titles. PsycINFO PsycINFO, from the American Psychological Association, contains over a million citations and summaries of articles from journals, books, book chapters, dissertations, and technical reports in psychology and related fields. Readers' Guide Full Text Indexing and abstracting of the most popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States and Canada, plus the full text of selected periodicals. Full-text coverage begins in January 1994 for most titles. Resources in Education (ERIC) Educational Resources Information Center has represented the most complete bibliography of educational materials available since The ERIC database is a guide to published and unpublished sources on thousands of educational topics, with information from RIE (Resources in Education) and CIJE (Current Index to Journals in Education).

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