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Academic Search Complete (1975-present)Thousands of journals and other publications covering most subjects.

JSTORJournals, books, images and primary sources.

Nexis UniUp-to-date news, business, and legal information.

ProQuest Dissertations and ThesesCitations, abstracts, or full-text access to dissertations and theses.

Web of Science (1900 - )Science, social science, arts, and humanities citations for scholarly literature.

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African Newspapers, Series 1 Trial Access to more than 40 African newspapers published between 1800 and 1922. Features newspapers from Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe. African Newspapers, Series 2 Trial Access to 40 African newspapers published between 1835 and 1925. Features English- and foreign-language titles from Algeria, Angola, Liberia, Madagascar, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa and Uganda. African Newspapers: The British Library Collection Trial Features nearly 60 newspapers from across the African continent, all published before 1900. Includes the Egyptian Gazette (Cairo), Journal Franco-Ethiopien (Djibouti); Central African Times (Blantyre, Malawi), Commercial Gazette (Port Louis, Mauritius), Times of Marocco (Morocco), St. Helena Guardian (Jamestown, St. Helena) and Express en Oranjevrijstaatsch Advertentieblad (Bloemfontein, South Africa). Early American Newspapers, 1758-1900: The New Republic Trial This series offers more than 290 significant 18th and 19th century newspapers from every region of the United States. It focuses on the period between 1820 and 1860, when the number of American newspapers rose dramatically. Policy Commons New Public policy database with millions of reports, working papers, policy briefs, data sources, and media drawn from a directory of more than 25,000 IGOs, NGOs, think tanks, and research centers on disciplines including agriculture, energy, pharmaceuticals, diversity, crime, and librarianship. The library has access to North American Cities Reports and Global Think Tanks. Both are searchable through Policy Commons.