Major Research Tools A to Z
For complete lists of research tools, see Research Tools by Subject
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Coverage: 1690-1876 (focus on 1700-1799)
Searchable, cover-to-cover reproductions of hundreds of U.S. historic newspapers. The publisher's web site includes a description of some of the key titles within this database.
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Collection of texts printed in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and British North America and works in English printed elsewhere from 1473 to 1700. Includes literary texts, sermons, legal documents, scientific treatises, and many other types of works.
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Coverage: 1969-present.
Indexes articles in more than 600 economics journals as well as working papers, books, and dissertations.
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Digital collection of 180,000 English language books, pamphlets, essays, and broadsides published from 1701 to 1800. Titles cover history, fine arts, medicine, science, literature, law, philosophy, and religion.
List of electronic journals available via the Lafayette College Libraries. This information is also available in the Library Catalog.
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Second edition (2007) of a scholarly encyclopedia covering Jewish history and culture.
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Reference database with peer-reviewed articles covering all basic and many applied aspects of the life sciences, with an emphasis on cell and molecular biology.
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Authoritative encyclopedia covering polymer properties, processes, and uses.
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Coverage: 1966-present.
The most comprehensive index to books, articles, conference papers, posters, pamphlets, etc. in the field of education.
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From the Kennedy Institute of Ethics, this database indexes a selection of journal articles, book chapters, bills, laws, court decisions, reports, books, audiovisuals, and news articles relating to bioethics and professional ethics.
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Up-to-date profiles of countries of the world. Includes political histories, economic statistics, and directory-style information on politics, media, and business. A "comparative statistics" section can be used to generate tables of comparative data on countries in formats suitable for exporting into Excel or SPSS.



