Major Research Tools A to Z
For complete lists of research tools, see Research Tools by Subject
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Bibliothèque nationale de France digital library of texts and images from the Middle Ages to the early 20th century. Although the emphasis is on Francophone culture, classic works from other countries are also available, in their original language or in translation. Choose the Recherche button to search the collection by title, author, subject or keyword.
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Coverage: 1785-present.
Indexes the literature of geology, including journals, books, conference proceedings, maps, and USGS reports.
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Search engine for scholarly materials including journal articles. Be sure to use WebBridge to link to Lafayette's resources. Note: Off-campus users should set their scholar preferences to "Lafayette".
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Gateway to U.S. federal government publications: executive, judicial, legislative, and regulatory. Includes quick links to the Federal Register, Congressional Record, U.S. Code, and Code of Federal Regulations.
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Coverage: 1976-present.
Index of U.S. government documents published by the Government Printing Office.
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Important French encyclopedia published from 1865-1890. Combines features of a dictionary and encyclopedia, with a substantial number of entries on literature and biography.
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Coverage: 1970s-present
Database of scholarly, governmental, and general-interest articles and books covering all aspects of human impact on the environment.
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Database describing a wide variety of print and online reference sources. From the American Library Association.



