FAU Libraries Public Affairs & Law Databases

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Academic OneFile | 1980-present | Full Text  | Vendor: Gale Group
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Contents/Info: Academic OneFile is the premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources with extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects.  Includes full-text coverage of the New York Times back to 1995.

Academic Search Premier | 1975-present | Full Text  | Vendor: EBSCO
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Contents/Info: Academic Search Premier, designed specifically for academic institutions, is the world's largest scholarly, multi-disciplinary full text database containing full text for nearly 4,700 publications, including more than 3,600 peer-reviewed publications. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for nearly 8,200 journals in the collection. This scholarly collection offers information in nearly every area of academic study including: computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies, and many more. Academic Search Premier is an enormous collection of the most valuable peer-reviewed full text journals, offering critical information from many sources unique to this database.

African-American Biographical Database | 1790-1950 | Full Text | Vendor: Chadwyck-Healey
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Contents/Info: Brings together in one resource the biographies of thousands of African Americans, many not to be found in any other reference source. These biographical sketches have been carefully assembled from biographical dictionaries and other sources.

American Memory  | Full Text | Vendor: Library of Congress
Open Access
Contents/Info: American Memory is a gateway to rich primary source materials relating to the history and culture of the United States.

ArticleFirst | 1990-present | Some Full Text | Vendor: FirstSearch
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Contents/Info: Contains bibliographic citations with some full text from more than 13,000 journals in science, technology, medicine, social science, business, the humanities, and popular culture. Incorporates OCLC's ContentsFirst as of 10/15/01.

Berkeley Electronic Press | Full Text | Vendor: bepress
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Contents/Info: Journals in the following categories: Economics, Business, and Marketing; Law; Political Science and Current Affairs; Biological Sciences; Engineering.

Britannica Online see Encyclopaedia Britannica Online  | Full Text | Vendor: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
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Contents/Info: Includes the complete encyclopedia, as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and the Britannica Book of the Year.

Business and Company Resource Center  | 1980-present | Some Full Text | Vendor: Gale Group
Tutorial
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Contents/Info: Includes company profiles, company brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies, and full-text articles.

Campus Research: Law (Formerly Westlaw Campus) | Full Text | Vendor: West
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Contents/Info: A web-based legal research tool for undergraduate and graduate students who need to research law-related issues. This resource includes access to the complete laws and statutes of the federal government and all 50 states, federal regulations, precedent-setting court decisions, KeyCite, American Law Reports, American Jurisprudence, and current and archived articles from hundreds of leading law reviews and journals. 

CCH Internet Tax Research NetWork see IntelliConnect | Some Full Text | Vendor: CCH
Off-campus access not available [Boca, Davie, Jupiter, Tower only]
Contents/Info: Provides immediate access to CCH's comprehensive library of federal and state tax publications and coverage of financial and estate planning issues.  You may also access Accounting Research Manager by clicking on the "Accounting & Audit" tab within CCH Internet Tax Research NetWork.

Child Care & Early Education Research Connections | Some Full Text | Vendor: Research Connections
Open Access
Contents/Info: A free Web-based resource for researchers and policymakers, to promote high-quality research and the use of that research in policymaking. This resource includes citations for peer-reviewed journal articles, books, research reports, fact sheets and briefs, grey literature, instruments, and government documents.

CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online)  | 1991-present | Full Text | Vendor: Columbia University Press
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Contents/Info: Designed to be the most comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs.

CQ Historic Documents see Historic Documents | 1972-present | Full Text | Vendor: CQ Press
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Contents/Info: In CQ Historic Documents Series Online Edition, you can find the entire collection of the acclaimed Historic Documents print editions.  Each volume includes approximately one hundred documents covering the most significant events of the year. These documents range from presidential speeches, international agreements, and Supreme Court decisions to U.S. governmental reports, scientific findings, and cultural discussions.

CQ Public Affairs Collection  | 20th Century-present | Full Text | Vendor: CQ Press
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Contents/Info: Provides in-depth reports on vital issues, statistical and historical analyses, historic documents and primary source materials, as well as a directory of key government, non-profit, and private organizations in each of the major policy areas. Organized by 22 key public affairs subject headings, such as Advocacy and Public Service, Education, Energy, the Environment, Health, and Transportation.

CQ Voting & Elections  | Full Text | Vendor: CQ Press
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Contents/Info: CQ Voting & Elections integrates a wealth of data, authoritative analyses, concise explanations, and historical material to provide a powerful research and reference tool on the American voter, major and minor political parties, campaigns and elections, and historical and modern races for Congress, the presidency, and governorships. [Due to state budget cuts, this resource will no longer be available after June 30, 2009.]

CQ Weekly  | 1983-present | Full Text | Vendor: CQ Press
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Contents/Info: Coverage of the U.S. Congress: including status of bills, votes and amendments, and floor and committee activity.

Criminal Justice Abstracts | 1968-present | Vendor: CSA
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Contents/Info: Contains comprehensive coverage of international journals, books, reports, dissertations, and unpublished papers on criminology and related disciplines.

Criminal Justice Periodicals   | 1981-present | Some Full Text | Vendor: ProQuest Direct
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Contents/Info: Based on the print index, Criminal Justice Periodical Index (CJPI) provides cover-to-cover access for 45 criminal justice journals, plus complete abstracts for over 100 additional titles.

Criminology: A SAGE Full-Text Collection   | 1982-present | Some Full Text | Vendor: SAGE
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Contents/Info: Includes the full-text of 23 journals published by SAGE and participating societies, some journals going back 23 years, encompassing over 5,500 articles. It covers such subjects as Criminal Justice, Juvenile Delinquency, Juvenile Justice, Corrections, Penology, Policing, Forensic Psychology, and Family and Domestic Violence.

Current Research@ Florida Atlantic University  | Full Text | Vendor: ProQuest
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Contents/Info: A digital library of dissertations and theses from Florida Atlantic University.

Digital Collections @ FAU Libraries  | Some Full Text | Vendor: Ex Libris
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Contents/Info: Digital Collections @ FAU Libraries is a project that highlights university scholarship of various types (working papers, journal articles, dissertations and theses, etc.).

EBSCOhost  | Vendor: EBSCO
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Contents/Info: Provides access to CINAHL Plus with Full Text and Pre-CINAHL (nursing and allied health journals); EconLit (economic literature); RILM Abstracts of Music Literature; Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts; Academic Search Premier; Film & Television Literature Index; Business Source Premier; and Regional Business News.

EIS: Digests of Environmental Impact Statements  | 1985-present | Vendor: CSA
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Contents/Info: EIS: Digests of Environmental Impact Statements presents the key issues from complex government-released environmental impact statements, converting massive documents into concise, readable abstracts.

Encyclopaedia Britannica Online  | Full Text | Vendor: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
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Contents/Info: Includes the complete encyclopedia, as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Merriam-Webster's Thesaurus, and the Britannica Book of the Year.

Encyclopaedia Britannica's Internet Guide | Full Text | |Vendor: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
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Contents/Info: Allows you to search an Internet directory that includes more than 300,000 links to Web sites selected, rated, and reviewed by Britannica editors.

Eric Eustace Williams  | Full Text | Vendor: FCLA
Open Access
Contents/Info: The Eric Eustace Williams Collection is both a bibliography and a growing library of digitized works by and about Dr. Williams, the first Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago who is often called "the father of the Nation". Dr. Williams' importance as an historic figure is as much as a philosopher as a politician. The works listed and collected here include Dr. William's many monographs and essays, together with his political speeches and other published works. Also included is a characterization of Dr. Williams' political life as reported by the Trinidad Guardian.

Expanded Academic ASAP  | 1980-present | Some Full Text | Vendor: Gale Group
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Contents/Info: Includes scholarly journals, news magazines and newspaper articles regarding arts and humanities, social sciences and science and technology disciplines. 

FirstSearch  | Vendor: FirstSearch
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Contents/Info: A collection of databases provided by OCLC via WebLUIS Web Gateway for FAU.

FirstSearch  | Vendor: FirstSearch
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Contents/Info: A collection of databases provided by OCLC via LINCCWeb Gateway for Florida Community Colleges.

Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports, 1974-1996 | 1974-1996 | Full Text | Vendor: Readex
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Contents/Info: FBIS Daily Reports consists of translated broadcasts, news agency transmissions, newspapers, periodicals and government statements from nations around the globe.

International Relations & Security Network (INS) | Full Text | Vendor: Center for Security Studies
Open Access
Contents/Info: The International Relations and Security Network is the world's leading open access information service for international relations and security professionals.

Legal Periodicals Full Text | 1981-present | Some Full Text | Vendor: H. W. Wilson
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Contents/Info:  Subject areas include administrative law, antitrust legislation, banking, constitutional law, domestic relations, environmental protection, estate planning, food, drug and cosmetic law, international law, labor law, landlord/tenant decisions, malpractice suits, minorities, multinational corporations, negligence, non-profit corporations, occupational health and safety, politics, probate, products liability, public law, real property, securities, tax law, and trade regulation. Full text coverage begins in 1994.

LegalTrac  | 1980-present  | Vendor: Gale Group
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Contents/Info: Indexes major law reviews, legal newspapers, bar association journals, and international legal journals.

LexisNexis Academic  | Full Text | Vendor: LexisNexis
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Contents/Info: Accesses over a billion full text news, magazine, legal, and business articles and reports, including newspapers, magazines and government documents, state and federal laws and regulations, case law, newsletters, company and industry information.

LexisNexis Congressional  | Some Full Text | Vendor: LexisNexis
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Contents/Info: Provides the tools for searching the Congressional record, tracking proposed legislation by keyword and sponsor, searching Congressional hearings, the Federal register, Congressional committee schedules, finding members of Congress, and searching the National journal.

LexisNexis Congressional Hearings Digital Collection see LexisNexis Congressional | 1824-2003 | Full Text | Vendor: LexisNexis
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Contents/Info: Public policy starts and ends with Congressional committee hearings. In these hearings, committees assess, amend, approve or kill legislation, as well as oversee the implementation and effectiveness of previously enacted legislation falling under their jurisdiction. Giving researchers access to the content of both published and unpublished hearings, the NEW LexisNexis Congressional Hearings Digital Collection forms an unparalleled documentary record of events and public policy issues faced by America, as well as the objectives and actions of Congress in dealing with these events and issues.

LexisNexis Statistical  | 1973-present | Some Full Text | Vendor: LexisNexis
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Contents/Info: Search summaries of U.S. government statistical publications, then link to the full-text of selected publications on LexisNexis Statistical and U.S. government web sites.  [Due to state budget cuts, this resource will no longer be available after June 30, 2008.]

LexisNexis U.S. Serial Set Digital Collection | 1789-2003 | Full Text | Vendor: LexisNexis
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Contents/Info: This resource is an ongoing collection of U.S. Government publications compiled under the directive of Congress, captures every aspect of American life from the early 19th century onward, from farming, to westward expansion, scientific exploration, politics, international relations, business, and manufacturing. It includes Congressional reports and documents as well as executive agency and departmental reports ordered to be printed by Congress. [To access this database, choose the Advanced Search tab.]  [LexisNexis is digitizing the 1970-2003 collection incrementally on a chronological basis. It is estimated that roughly 60% of the pages from 1970-2003 will be online by the end of 2009, with the remainder going online in 2010.]