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New Databases: Timeline

This guide keeps track of when library databases are initially acquired (with notes for ones that were discontinued)

10-01-2023     bioRxiv
01-01-2022
    Black Life in America
08-17-2021     Factiva [discontinued 9/22]
02-01-2021     Gale Primary Sources: Archives of Sexuality and Gender
02-01-2021     Gale Primary Sources: Political Extremism and Radicalism
02-01-2021     Gale Primary Sources: Women's Studies Archive
02-01-2021
     Gale Primary Sources: Archives Unbound
10-13-2020     OED Online

10-13-2020     Psychotherapy.net [discontinued 8/23]
12-05-2019     JSTOR Ebooks

10-22-2019     Ancestry Library
09-26-2019
     Associated Press Stylebook Online
05-24-2019
     Ambrose Digital Streaming Video
04-18-2019     MarketLine

03-05-2019     Opposing Viewpoints in Context

01-18-2019     Old Radio Programs

06-02-2018     ccAdvisor [discontinued in 2021]

05-03-2018     Gun Regulation and Legislation in America
04-19-2018     HeinOnline
02-09-2018     Aquatic Science and Fisheries Abstracts
02-09-2018     ProQuest Criminology Collection
12-14-2017     Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture & Law
09-08-2017     Biodiversity Heritage Library

07-01-2017     UpToDate
07-01-2017     Nexis Uni
04-01-2017     Congressional Research Service Reports

10-20-2016     S&P NetAdvantage (new interface) [discontinued 4/19]
10-20-2016
     Naxos Music Library World [discontinued 8/18]
10-20-2016     JSTOR Labs: Understanding Shakespeare
10-20-2016     GPO Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
10-20-2016     GPO govinfo
06-20-2016     IPA Source
07-31-2015     Explora for Primary Schools
07-31-2015     Explora for Secondary Schools
07-31-2015     BrowZine Web
07-31-2015     Digital Public Library of America
01-16-2014     Directory of Open Access Books
01-16-2014     Journal Guide [discontinued 2/18]
09-15-2014     Digital Theatre Plus
07-07-2014     Academic Search Complete
07-07-2014     MasterFILE Premier
07-07-2014     Congressional Record
02-28-2014     Child Care Exchange [discontinued 2017]
02-28-2014     Local Labs [discontinued 12-14]
08-19-2013     Infobase eBooks
08-19-2013     Mergent Archives
08-19-2013     Mergent Online [discontinued 7/18]
08-19-2013     RKMA Market Research Reports
08-19-2013     WestlawNext     
01-22-2013     America: History and Life Full Text
01-22-2013     LearnTechLib: The Learning Technology Library [discontinued 3/24]
01-22-2013     Leadership Congress [discontinued 12/18]
01-22-2013     Oxford Islamic Studies Online (trial access just for 2013-2015)
01-22-2013     ProQuest Sociology Collection
01-22-2013     PubMed (for MSU)
08-01-2012     American Antiquarian Society Historical Periodicals
08-01-2012     Contemporary Musicians
08-01-2012     First Research [discontinued 7/18]
08-01-2012     Kentucky Scholarship Online
08-01-2012     Learning Express Library
08-01-2012     Teacher Reference Center
02-23-2012     Shakespeare Survey
10-06-2011     HathiTrust Digital Library
10-06-2011     Naxos Music Library - Jazz [discontinued 1/15] [reinstated 8/18]
10-06-2011     Naxos Video Library [discontinued 1/15]
10-06-2011     Online Newsstand [discontinued 7-31-15]
10-06-2011     SAGE Journals Online
08-03-2011     eBook Collection
07-22-2011     Films on Demand
04-08-2011     Pubget [discontinued by publisher 9/17]
04-08-2011     PTSDpubs
04-08-2011     Literary Research Guide [discontinued in 2018]
04-08-2011     Ebook Central (formerly ebrary)
04-08-2011     Communication Abstracts
10-25-2010     Consumer Health Complete
10-25-2010     C-SPAN Video Library
10-25-2010     DART - Europe E-Theses Portal
10-25-2010     DATA.gov
10-25-2010     European Views of the Americas
10-25-2010     International Music Score Library Project
10-25-2010     Journal TOCs
10-25-2010     Small Business Reference Center
03-19-2010     CIA World Factbook
03-19-2010     CQ Global Researcher [discontinued by publisher 11/12]
03-19-2010     Dissertations & Theses Global
03-19-2010     PsycARTICLES
03-19-2010     Social Explorer
09-25-2009     CQ Weekly
09-25-2009     RIA Checkpoint [discontinued 12-3-19]
05-29-2009     Music Online
05-15-2009     Catalogue of Digitized Medieval Manuscripts [discontinued 7-31-15]
05-15-2009     Gale Directory Library
05-15-2009     SciFinder
11-19-2008     Testing & Education Reference Center [discontinued 08/12]
11-19-2008     Hoover's
11-19-2008     Electronic Enlightenment [discontinued 09/16]
11-19-2008     Cambridge Companions Online
07-22-2008     Redalyc
07-22-2008     Open Humanities Press
07-22-2008     NCBI databases
07-22-2008     Biological Abstracts [discontinued 7/17]
05-16-2008     Oxford Music Online
02-26-2008     Scirus [discontinued 01/14]
02-26-2008     Value Line
02-20-2008     Issues & Controversies [discontinued 10/19]
02-12-2008     Columbia Granger's World of Poetry [discontinued 9/22]
02-12-2008     ComAbstracts [discontinued 1/15]
02-12-2008     Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
02-12-2008     Encyclopedia of Popular Music [new interface 9/09]
02-12-2008     Resources for College Libraries
10-22-2007     Choice Reviews Online [discontinued 1/15] [reinstated 01/19]
10-22-2007     Chronicle of Higher Education
10-22-2007     Literary Reference Center [discontinued 10/08]
09-11-2007     Biography and Genealogy Master Index [discontinued 08/19]
09-11-2007     Cabell's Directories of Publishing Opportunities
09-11-2007     Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory & Criticism
05-25-2007     Classical Scores Library SEE Music & Performing Arts
05-25-2007     Database of Recorded American Music {DRAM} [discontinued 9/22]
03-02-2007     AccessScience [discontinued 08/13]
03-02-2007     Alt-Press Watch
03-02-2007     Atlas of North American English
03-02-2007     GEOBASE [discontinued 07/11]
03-02-2007     Merck Manuals
03-02-2007     OAIster
03-02-2007     Statesman's Yearbook [discontinued 04/11]
12-05-2006     Literature Resource Center [discontinued 10/23]
10-02-2006     JSTOR
09-01-2006     Credo Reference [discontinued 7/08]
04-26-2006     ConnectKentucky Research Link [discontinued 11/08]
04-26-2006     Directory of Open Access Journals
04-26-2006     Fiction Connection [discontinued 7/11]
04-26-2006     GPO Federal Digital System
04-26-2006     PubChem
01-10-2006     Mergent Online [discontinued 11/08]
01-10-2006     Westlaw Campus [discontinued 08/13]
12-21-2005     Business Source Premier: BSP Interface
12-21-2005     goENC.com [discontinued 08/12]
12-21-2005     Library, Info Sci & Tech Abstracts
12-21-2005     STAN Industry Structural Analysis Statistics [discontinued 01/19]
10-14-2005     Smithsonian Global Sound SEE Music Online [discontinued 09/16]
09-07-2005     PubMed Central
07-14-2005     GeoScienceWorld
06-09-2005     Applied Science & Technology Index
06-09-2005     Education Index
01-21-2005     MathSciNet
11-22-2004     Nation Archive [discontinued 11/17]
11-22-2004     Sports Business Research Network [discontinued 8/14]
09-23-2004     Annual Reviews
09-23-2004     InfoSci-Online [discontinued 7/09]
09-23-2004     IngentaConnect [discontinued 10/10]
09-23-2004     Naxos Music Library
09-23-2004     World Shakespeare Bibliography
08-04-2004     Reference Universe
06-23-2004     PAIS Archive [discontinued]
02-01-2004     Social Sciences Index
01-07-2004     Classical Music Library SEE Music Online
12-18-2003     Ageline [discontinued 7/09]
12-18-2003     Alternative Press Index Archive [discontinued 10/10]
12-18-2003     CLASE/PERIODICA [discontinued 08/13]
12-18-2003     Key Business Ratios
10-16-2003     Lexington Herald-Leader
10-16-2003     New Book of Knowledge
10-16-2003     Social Services Abstracts
07-18-2003     Mental Measurements Yearbook
06-19-2003     Ulrich's Periodicals Directory [discontinued 8/21]
06-19-2003     Media Review Digest [discontinued]

0
1-09-2003     ACM Digital Library [discontinued 8/23 but transitioning to open access]

1
1-06-2002     Philosopher's Index

10-21-2002     Books in Print [discontinued 10/10]
10-07-2002     CCCC Bibliography [discontinued]
10-07-2002    
American Chemical Society Web Editions

07
-29-2002     CQ Researcher 

0
7-02-2002     Social Work Abstracts [discontinued]

05-09-2002     
Health Source - Consumer Edition

05-09-2002     Health Source Nursing/Academic Edition  [discontinued 10/08]
0
2-15-2002     MAS Ultra - School Edition

0
2-15-2002     Military Library FullTEXT [discontinued 10/08]

02-15-2002     
Primary Search

02-01-2002     Wiley Online Library [full-text subs dropped]
11-16-2001     Alternative Press Index [discontinued 10/10]
11-02-2001     
Biography Reference Bank

11-02-2001     
Encyclopedia Americana

11-02-2001     Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
11-01-2001     
EBSCO Full Text  [discontinued 7/14]

10-12-2001     
Career & Technical Education

10-12-2001     
ProQuest Computing [discontinued 10/08]

0
9-22-2001     Regional Business News

09-22-2001     
ERIC (with full-text documents)

09-22-2001     NoveList
09-22-2001     Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
09-22-2001     Religion & Philosophy Collection [discontinued 10/08]
0
9-22-2001     Sociological Collection

09-22-2001     
TOPICsearch

08-23-2001     The Kentucky Encyclopedia
03-28-2001     Shepard's Citations [discontinued 09/16]
02-06-2001     New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians SEE Oxford Music Online
01-08-2001     ScienceDirect
01-03-2001     
Sociological Abstracts

10-04-2000     
Project Muse [downsized 2023]

10-04-2000     NetLibrary [discontinued 08/11]
08-25-2000     
America: History and Life

08-25-2000     
Historical Abstracts [discontinued 10/08]

0
8-10-2000     Government Periodicals Index [discontinued 08/12]

05-05-2000     Professional Development Collection [discontinued 10/08]
0
5-04-2000     Searchasaurus [discontinued 6-30-15]

0
4-28-2000     Newspaper Source

03-28-2000     Facts On File: World News Digest [formerly FACTS.com]
0
2-25-2000     Standard & Poor's Advantage
[discontinued 4/19]
07-
01-1999     ProQuest Statistical Insight [formerly Lexis-Nexis Statistical] [discontinued 1/15]

1
1-11-1998     World Almanacs [discontinued
12-12-05]