Databases and E-Resources at the Library of Congress

Databases added between 06/05/2008 and 09/05/2008


AAASS NewsNet Archive (UDB-NN)ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
NewsNet features articles on particular issues in Russian, Central European, and Eurasian studies, and on the teaching of disciplines related to Slavic studies.

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Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences
Biographical Memoirs are brief biographies of deceased National Academy of Sciences members, written by those who knew them or their work.

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Children's Bureau Publications, 1912-1969
Contains publications of the United States Childrens Bureau covering child health, child development, child labor and related subjects.

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ChunkIt
Search engine that refines results from other search engines and databases, and displays chunks of text surrounding the key words.

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Cuil
Web search engine that ranks pages based on their content and relevance (web site states it is the "World's Biggest Search Engine".

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Early British PeriodicalsON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Contains the full text of hundreds of periodicals detailing everyday British life from the late seventeenth century to the early twentieth.

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Early English Books OnlineON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
EEBO contains digital images of virtually every work printed in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and British North America and works in English printed elsewhere from 1473-1700.

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ETDEWEBON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
ETDE World Energy Base contains more than 4 million references to international articles, reports and conference papers within all energy related subjects.

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European Archive
A digital library of cultural artifacts including books, music, images, websites and moving images.

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FootnoteON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Contains primary source documents from the holdings of the United States National Archives relating to all aspects of American history, from the Revolutionary War, to the Civil War, WWI, WWII, Presidents, historical newspapers and naturalization documents.

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Gale Directory of DatabasesON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Profiles thousands of databases available worldwide in a variety of formats. Entries include producer name and contact information, description, cost and more.

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Gatt Digital Library
Contains over 59,000 public documents and 300 publications of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).

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Hindawi Journals Online
A collection of peer-reviewed, open access journals covering several areas in science, technology, and medicine.

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Index to Translations
Translations Index is a tool for identifying translations of scientific publications covering physics and related areas such as chemical physics, geophysics, and mathematics.

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Kidon Media-Link
Find links to over 19,000 newspapers and other news sources from almost every country and territory in the world.

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Knol
Knol is a Google service that allows users to discover, write about, collaborate and share knowledge and information.

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Lalisio Literature
Provides access to more than 6 million bibliographic records for books, journal articles, and open access resources.

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LIBRIS
Union catalog of books, theses, journals, music, and other materials held by Swedish academic and research libraries. Maintained by the National Library of Sweden.

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Making of Modern Law : Trials 1600 - 1926ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Contains precedent-setting transcripts of cases covering constitutional and historical issues.

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Naxos Music Library (Access from Recorded Sound Reference Center Only)ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
The Naxos Music Library provides Classical, Jazz, World, Folk and Chinese music recordings from all over the globe to listeners.

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Nineteenth Century British Library NewspapersON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
The 19th Century British Library Newspapers collection contains full runs of 48 newspapers specially selected by the British Library to best represent nineteenth century Britain.

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Nineteenth Century UK PeriodicalsON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Covers 19th Century literature and culture, empire, feminism, the history of the book, the creative and performing arts, sport and leisure, science and medicine, the professions, and all aspects of nineteenth-century life.

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Picturing AmericaON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Provides high-quality reproductions and images of notable American art. An initiative of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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PolicyArchive
Policy Archive contains more than 10,000 policy documents from about 220 think tanks and research groups.

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PolicyMap
PolicyMap is a geographic information system which allows users to create custom maps, tables, and charts on topics such as demographics, real estate, crime, money & invoce, jobs, education, energy, and public investments.

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Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of CHemicals (REACH)
REACH gathers company information on the properties of chemical substances and their safe use. Established by a European Community Regulation and maintained by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA).

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Registry of U.S. Government Publication Digitization Projects
Contains links to projects that include digitized copies of publications originating from the United States Government.

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Russian Information Library Consortium
RILC is a distributed joint catalogue providing access to the bibliographic and digital resources of five Russian libraries: M I Rudomino All-Russia State Library for Foreign Literature (VGBIL), Moscow State University Academic Library (Lomonosov), National Library of Russia (NLR), Parliamentary Library (PL), and the Russian State Library (RSL).

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SearchMe
A web search engine that finds and categorizes results as you type in your terms. Designed to browse the web in the same way as you browse book stacks.

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Sidney D. Gamble Photographs
Archive of photographs depicting Chinese urban and rural life, public events, architecture, religious statuary, and the countryside during the early part of the 20th century.

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Tibetan Buddhist Resource CenterON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
TBRC is a database of Tibetan literature (especially Buddhist works), people, and history.

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Toxipedia
Provides information about the health effects of chemicals and tracks policies related to environmental and public health. Topics covered include Environmental Justice, Food Additives, and Pesticides.

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Vietnam Journal Index (Select Bài trích on the sidebar to use)
Indexes Vietnamese journals. Maintained by the Central Library for Science and Technology.

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Voting America : United States Politics, 1840-
Visual maps of American voting patterns in Presidential elections at the county level since 1840. Data reveal how "battleground states" have changed over the years and plots the numbers of votes cast for third-party candidates in each county.

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Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals, 1824-1900ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Author index to articles published in the 19th century, including biographical information, pseudonyms used, and bibliography of articles written.

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World Vital RecordsON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
An international genealogy database containing more than 1 billion records from more than 45 countries.

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