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Style Manuals

The Chicago Manual of Style by University of Chicago Press Editorial Staff
ISBN: 9780226287058
Publication Date: 2017-09-05
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations by Kate L. Turabian
ISBN: 9780226816371
Publication Date: 2013-04-03

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America: History and Life - Full Text This link opens in a new window
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Indexes and abstracts English-language scholarly literature for the history of the United States and Canada. Records indexing book and media reviews of historical interest are also included.
Subject Coverage:
American History, Canadian History, popular culture, American Studies, ethnic studies, sociology, anthropology, women's studies/gender studies, genealogy, historic preservation, literature/folklore
Dates of Coverage:
1955 to present
Update Frequency:
monthly
Size:
more than 400,000 records
American Antiquarian Society Historical Periodicals This link opens in a new window
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Full text of the periodical holdings of the American Antiquarian Society. The entire AAS collection features about 6,500 titles from the seventeenth through the late nineteenth century.
Subject Coverage:
agriculture, architecture, art, books and publishing, business, ethnic groups, family, government, history, industry, language, law, literature, medicine, music, philosophy, politics, religion, revolutionary war, science
Dates of Coverage:
1691 to 1877
Update Frequency:
unknown
Size:
more than 7 million pages
C-Span Video Library This link opens in a new window
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Records, indexes, and archives all three C-SPAN networks seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day. Programs are indexed by subject, speaker names, titles, affiliations, sponsors, committees, categories, formats, policy groups, keywords, and location. The congressional sessions and committee hearings are indexed by person with full-text.
Subject Coverage:
House and Senate floor proceedings, public policy discussions and debates
Dates of Coverage:
1987 to present
Update Frequency:
daily
Size:
more than 160,000 hours
CQ Magazine This link opens in a new window
Is a magazine covering congress that is staffed by more than 100 reporters, editors, and researchers. Articles are in plain-english are non-partisan.
Subject Coverage:
congress, the legislative process
Dates of Coverage:
1983 to present
Update Frequency:
weekly
Size:
equivalent to a dozen shelves worth of bound volumes
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
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Is an online archive of scholarly journals which contains high-resolution, scanned images of journal issues and pages as they were originally designed, printed, and illustrated. Journals span continents and languages, with titles from 1,200 publishers from 57 countries. Contains also scholarly e-books, primary sources, and an image collection.
Subject Coverage:
covers many subject areas
Dates of Coverage:
varies by title (1665 is the earliest year covered)
Update Frequency:
varies by title
Size:
more than 2,800 journals
Notes:
There is a gap, typically from 1 to 5 years, between the most recently published journal issue and the back issues available in JSTOR.
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
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Offers numerous databases for law, news, and business.
Subject Coverage:
law, news, and business
Dates of Coverage:
coverage varies
Update Frequency:
daily
Size:
not available
WestlawNext This link opens in a new window
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Offers comprehensive full text of statutes, case law materials, public records, and other legal resources, along with current news articles and business information.
Subject Coverage:
law, news, business
Dates of Coverage:
coverage varies
Update Frequency:
unknown
Size:
not available

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