History DATABASES

(1954-)

America: History & Life is the premier bibliographic citation tool for the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. It covers 2,000 English language historical journals including selected local history journals. The database also includes citations to dissertations and book reviews in American and Canadian history. The history of Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, Latin America and countries of the Eastern Hemisphere are covered in its companion database, Historical Abstracts. Part of the Database Offerings brought to you by Galileo, Georgia's Virtual Library and the GT Library

(1493-2002)

Annals of American History Online includes the full text of over 2000 primary documents in American history, including historical accounts, speeches, memoirs, poems, editorials, landmark court decisions, and cultural criticism. The resource also has multimedia files, including more than 500 pictures and hundreds of video and audio clips of famous speeches. This chronicle may be explored year-by-year using a timeline dating from 1493 to 2002, browsed by author or topic, or searched by keyword. Part of the Database Offerings brought to you by Galileo, Georgia's Virtual Library

(Oct.1983-)

Provides citations and abstracts to journals, industry and trade publications, society publications and specialized periodicals in science, engineering and technology. Coverage spans many specialties. Part of the Database Offerings brought to you by the GT Library

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ArchivesUSAŽ is a current directory of holdings and contact information for 5,500 repositories and 141,178 collections of primary source material across the United States. It integrates records from the National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC), the National Inventory of Documentary Sources in the United States (NIDS), and other sources. Part of the Database Offerings brought to you by Galileo, Georgia's Virtual Library

(1991-)

Provides in-depth analysis of the most complex and controversial current events and social, political, economic, and international issues. Each report includes an issue summary, historical perspective, a chronology, bibliography, and a pro-con feature. Coverage extends from 1991 to present. Part of the Database Offerings brought to you by the GT Library

(1983-)

An unbiased news source on Congress, government, politics and public policy. Includes news on legislative activities (status of bills, votes, and more) side-by side versions of bills and the most thorough coverage of appropriations. Also, useful for research on topics of national and international scope and includes complete summaries and analysis. Coverage extends from 1983 to present. Part of the Database Offerings brought to you by the GT Library

(1954-)

Historical Abstracts covers the history of the world from 1450 to the present (excluding the United States and Canada that are covered in its companion database, America: History and Life). It provides bibliographic citations and article abstracts on all aspects of history from over 2,000 scholarly journals, dissertations and selected books. Part of the Database Offerings brought to you by Galileo, Georgia's Virtual Library and the GT Library

(1975-)

The History of Science, Technology, and Medicine describes journal articles, conference proceedings, books, book reviews, and dissertations in the history of science, technology, and medicine and allied historical fields. The History of Science, Technology, and Medicine integrates four bibliographies: the Isis Current Bibliography of the History of Science, the Current Bibliography in the History of Technology (Technology and Culture), the Bibliografia Italiana di Storia della Scienza and the Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine. Updated quarterly, the History of Science and Technology covers 1975 to the present. Part of the Database Offerings brought to you by the GT Library

(1665-)

JSTOR (Journal Storage Project) is an electronic archive of core scholarly journals, with an emphasis on the retrospective conversion of the entire backfiles of key journals. Over 246 academic journals cover the subject areas of African-American Studies, Anthropology, Asian Studies, Ecology, Economics, Education, Finance, History, Literature, Mathematics, Philosophy, Political Science, Population/Demography, Sociology, and Statistics. JSTOR coverage is defined by a 2 to 5 year "moving wall," which is the gap between the most recently published issue of a journal and the date the most recent issues are available in JSTOR. Library subscribes to three JSTOR collections: Arts and Sciences I, Arts and Sciences II, and General Sciences. Part of the Database Offerings brought to you by the GT Library

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Project MUSE offers nearly 250 journal titles from 40 scholarly publishers. Project MUSE covers the fields of literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, economics, mathematics and many others. Part of the Database Offerings brought to you by the GT Library

(1983-)

Covers some 550 core periodicals in the fields of anthropology, economics, geography, law, political science, social work, sociology, and international relations. The print edition counterpart to this database covers 1907-1919 (Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature Supplement), 1920-1955 (International Index to Periodicals), 1955-1964 (International Index to Periodical Literature in the Social Sciences and Humanities), 1965-1973 (Social Sciences and Humanities Index), 1974- (Social Sciences Index). Part of the Database Offerings brought to you by the GT Library

(1956-)

The Social Sciences Citation Index is a multidisciplinary database, with searchable author abstracts, covering the journal literature of the social sciences. It indexes 1,725 journals spanning 50 disciplines, as well as covering individually selected, relevant items from over 3,300 of the world's leading scientific and technical journals. Part of the Database Offerings brought to you by the GT Library

(1984-)

Academic Search Premier, one of the separately searchable database sub-sets of EBSCOhost, provides abstracts and indexing for over 8,000, as well as full text for over 4,600 scholarly journals and general magazines. Subjects covered: social sciences, humanities, arts & literature, language and linguistics, education, psychology, military and international affairs, science, computer sciences, health and medical sciences, women's studies, ethnic and multicultural studies Part of the Database Offerings brought to you by Galileo, Georgia's Virtual Library

(1790-)

African American Biographical Database (AABD) brings together the biographies of thousands of African Americans, many not to be found in any other reference source. These biographical sketches (including photographs and illustrations) have been assembled from biographical dictionaries and other sources. AABD draws its initial content from Chadwyck-Healey's Black Biographical Dictionaries 1790-1950. Biographical portraits from newly uncovered dictionaries as well as from other published reference sources, obituary files, slave narrative collections, internet sites, etc. will be added as the database expands. Part of the Database Offerings brought to you by Galileo, Georgia's Virtual Library

(1975-)

Indexes 1,144 of the world's leading arts and humanities journals, as well as individually selected, relevant items from over 6,800 major science and social science journals. Provides access to current information and retrospective data from 1975 forward and includes ways to search cited reference lists both by an author and about the author's work. Disciplines covered include: Archaeology, Architecture, Art, Asian Studies, Dance, History, Languages and Linguistics, Literature, Music, Philosophy, Radio, Religion, Television, & Film, and Theater. Part of the Database Offerings brought to you by the GT Library

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The Biography and Genealogy Master Index is a comprehensive index to more than 13.6 million biographical sketches compiled from current and retrospective biographical dictionaries, who's whos, subject encyclopedias, and volumes of literary criticism. Both contemporary and historical figures throughout the world are covered. BGMI indexes only reference works containing multiple biographies, it does not index periodical articles or books of biography about single individuals. BGMI corresponds to the print edition of: B & G Master Index, 2nd edition, 1980-1981 and Annual volumes, 1982-1977. Part of the Database Offerings brought to you by the GT Library

(1991-)

Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) is designed to be the most comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. It publishes a wide range of scholarship from 1991 on that includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, and proceedings from conferences. Part of the Database Offerings brought to you by the GT Library

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The world's most comprehensive access to U.S. legislative information from Congressional Information Service, Inc. Part of the Database Offerings brought to you by the GT Library

(1992-)

Article citations, many with abstracts, from approximately 7,000 scholarly journals in the sciences, the social sciences, and the arts and humanities. Part of the Database Offerings brought to you by Galileo, Georgia's Virtual Library

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The Georgia Newspaper Database is an outgrowth of the Georgia Newspaper Project managed by the University of Georgia Libraries. Since the early 1950s the UGA Libraries have made a systematic effort to identify and obtain copies of every newspaper ever published in Georgia and to preserve these valuable historical resources on microfilm. The goal of the Georgia Newspaper Database is to convert every Georgia newspaper to digital format and to make this resource available free of charge as a searchable text database in GALILEO. Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view PDF documents. Part of the Database Offerings brought to you by Galileo, Georgia's Virtual Library

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LexisNexis Academic contains over 5,600 publications, virtually all include full text. Many types of publications are included: newspapers (in English and many other languages), legal news, general interest magazines, medical journals, trade publications, company financial information, transcripts, wire service reports, government publications (such as the federal case law, U.S. Code, Code of Federal Regulations, Congressional Testimony, etc.), law reviews, and reference works (such as the Market Share Reporter, the Encyclopedia of Associations, and Ulrich's International Periodical Directory). Part of the Database Offerings brought to you by Galileo, Georgia's Virtual Library

(1937-)

Covers the literature of public affairs, public and social policy and international relations. The PAIS Archive contains records originally published in the PAIS Bulletin from 1915 to 1976. Part of the Database Offerings brought to you by the GT Library

(1730-1842)

The Southeastern Native American Documents database contains over 2,000 documents and images relating to the Native American population of the Southeastern United States from the collections of the Univ. of Georgia Libraries, the Univ. of Tennessee at Knoxville Library, the Frank H. McClung Museum, and the Tennessee State Library and Archives. The documents are comprised of letters, legal proceedings, military orders, financial papers, and archaeological images relating to Native Americans in the Southeast. Part of the Database Offerings brought to you by Galileo, Georgia's Virtual Library

(1878-)

A Guide to Sources of data from the Census Bureau, other Federal agencies, and private organizations. Statistical Abstracts contains statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States and selected foreign countries.

(1960-)

Statistical Universe is the most comprehensive source of federal statistics. It provides detailed abstracts, indexing, and locator information for all statistical reports of general research value issued by the federal government since the early 1960's. It includes direct links to all key statistical data available on federal agency World Wide Web sites as well as direct links to hundreds of reports stored within the Universe service itself. LexisNexis Statistical Universe enables easy access to statistics produced by major international intergovernmental organizations, professional and trade organizations, commercial publishers, independent research organizations, state government agencies, and universities. The database also provides access to American Statistics Index (ASI), Statistical Reference Index (SRI), and Index to International Statistics (IIS). Part of the Database Offerings brought to you by the GT Library

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The Fred Roberts Crawford Witness to the Holocaust Project, 1978-1983 provides a significant contribution to Holocaust research. The Project documents the liberation of concentration camps in Europe at the end of World War II. Part of the Database Offerings brought to you by the GT Library in a joint project with Emory Libraries