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Stratfor

Access nonpartisan, international news, intelligence reports, analysis, and more. Topics include economics and finance, energy, military, politics, terrorism/security, and more. Videos, maps, and articles available. Coverage dates: Current

U.S. Major Dailies

Provides access to the five most respected US national and regional newspapers, including The New York Times and Washington Post, co-exclusive access to The Wall Street Journal, and exclusive access to Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune. The content is available by 8am each day. Images are not included. Coverage dates: 1985 - present

Sage Premier

Sage Premier gives full-text access to 600+ Sage journals.Coverage dates: 1999 - Current.

Congressional Publications

Access the full text of congressional hearings, public issues, legislation and history. The database is updated monthly and contains Congress member biographies, committee assignments, voting records, financial data, and the full text of key regulatory and statutory resources. Coverage dates: 1789 - Current.

Geo Ref

Indexes the geoscience literature of the world including over 3500 journals, books, maps, conference papers, reports and theses. Coverage dates: 1785 - Current.

Nexis Uni

Provides news articles for financial, medical, and legal information. Transcripts and wire services are also available. Other special features include: Company Profiles, SEC filings, Biographies, Country Information, Federal and State Cases, Patents, Broadcast Transcripts, and more.

Recommended Databases

Political Science Complete
Scholarly and peer-reviewed articles for political science. Coverage dates: 1911 - present
Sage Premier
Scholarly journals in a wide range of subject areas including business, humanities, social sciences, physical sciences, technology, and medicine. Coverage dates: 1999 - present
JSTOR
Scholarly journals from first issue to 3-5 years ago, plus recent scholarly ebooks. Multiple subjects, especially strong in arts and sciences. Coverage dates: 1800 - present

Congressional Publications (ProQuest)
Congressional hearings, public issues, legislation, member biographies, committee assignments, voting records, financial data, and key regulatory and statutory resources. Coverage dates: 1789 - present

U.S. Department of Energy
Describes the current domestic and international economic outlooks for energy in the U.S. from the Department of Energy.

CountryWatch
Country Reviews: demographic, economic, investment, social, environmental, and political overviews. Country Wire: Daily news coverage for all countries. Maps, political intelligence, culture, macroeconomic forecasts, and more. Coverage dates: 2009 - present

CIA World Fact Book
Provides information on the history, people, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.

GreenFILE
A database that finds journal articles in environmental science. Its content includes global climate change, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. Coverage dates: 1913 - present.
GeoRef
Indexes the geoscience literature of the world including over 3500 journals, books, maps, conference papers, reports and theses. Coverage dates: 1785 - Current.
Web of Science
Journal articles, conference proceedings, patents, and more in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities. A feature of Web of Science is the ability to see which articles have cited a given article. Coverage dates: 1864 - present

U.S. Department of Energy
Describes the current domestic and international economic outlooks for energy in the U.S. from the Department of Energy.
U.S. Energy Information Administration
Collects, analyzes, and disseminates independent and impartial energy information to promote sound policymaking, efficient markets, and public understanding of energy and its interaction with the economy and the environment.

DataPlanet
International statistics and datasets for a wide variety of topics including agriculture, criminal justice, politics, education, business, sociology, census, transportation, consumer behavior, and more. Create tables, maps, rankings, and pie charts. Data can be exported. Coverage dates: 1970 - present

U.S. Energy Information Administration
Collects, analyzes, and disseminates independent and impartial energy information to promote sound policymaking, efficient markets, and public understanding of energy and its interaction with the economy and the environment.

Stratfor
Nonpartisan international news, intelligence reports, analysis, and more. Topics include economics and finance, energy, military, politics, terrorism/security, and more. Videos, maps, and articles available. Coverage dates: 2012 - present
Nexis Uni
Provides news articles for financial, medical, and legal information. Transcripts and wire services are also available. Other special features include: Company Profiles, SEC filings, Biographies, Country Information, Federal and State Cases, Patents, Broadcast Transcripts, and more.
U.S. Major Dailies
Key national newspapers, same day coverage. The New York Times, Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune. Content available by 8am each day. Images not included. Coverage dates: 1985 - present
CQ Researcher
In-depth analysis about current and controversial issues, including viewpoints from different sides of each issue. Coverage dates: 1923 - present

Business Source Complete
Articles on all business topics. In addition, includes company profiles, industry analysis, market research reports, country reports, and SWOT analyses. Contains Harvard Business Review. Coverage dates: 1886 - present
Passport Global Market Information Database (GMID)
International market research reports on consumer products and industries. Includes economic indicators, demographic data, foreign trade statistics, and more. Coverage dates: Current
Stratfor
Nonpartisan international news, intelligence reports, analysis, and more. Topics include economics and finance, energy, military, politics, terrorism/security, and more. Videos, maps, and articles available. Coverage dates: 2012 - present