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WorldCat
11th century -.
Use WorldCat to search the holdings of academic, public and special libraries around the world.
This union catalog contains records of books and other items in libraries worldwide. Items owned by UNLV Libraries are indicated; UNLV students, faculty and staff may request books via Document Delivery Services.
Vendor name: OCLC FirstSearch
Update frequency: Updated daily
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: UNLV Libraries Research & Information; Heaton, Shelley

America: History & Life
1964-. 6 simultaneous users.
Journal articles and books about the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present.
This index includes almost 400,000 bibliographic entries from over 2,000 journals published worldwide. Books, media reviews, and dissertations are also covered, and approximately 16,000 entries are added each year. The Get Text button links to online full text when available and offers access to UNLV print collections and document delivery options for books and articles not available online.
Vendor name: Ebsco
Scope: U.S. and Canada only
Languages: Abstracts of articles in 40 different languages
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla
More info: Print volumes 0-10 available in LASR. Vol. 0, published 1972, covers periodical literature published from 1954 until the issuance of vol. 1 in 1964. Issues for 1964-1973 published for the American Bibliographical Center.

Historical Abstracts
1954-. 6 simultaneous users.
Journal articles and books about world history from 1450 forward (Does not include the United States and Canada).
Historical Abstracts identifies journal articles about the history of the world from 1450 to the present, excluding the United States and Canada (See: America: History and Life). Articles from over 2,000 journals are indexed and annotated, and the database includes over half a million entries in all. A select 3,000 books are also listed.
Vendor name: Ebsco
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla

JSTOR full text
dates of coverage vary.
An archive of more than 700 important scholarly journals covering business, ecology, education, ethnic studies, history, literature, mathematics, music, philosophy, political science, and sociology with content ending 3-5 years ago.
JSTOR digitally archives more than 700 scholarly journals. Subjects include African-American studies, anthropology, Asian studies, business, ecology, economics, education, finance, history, literature, mathematics, music, philosophy, political science, and more.
Vendor name: JSTOR
Update frequency: constant
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla
More info: Title list

Periodicals Archive Online full text
1802-1995.
Journal articles in the humanities and social sciences published between 1802-1995.
Search international scholarly literature in the humanities and social sciences disciplines from 1802 to 1995. PAO includes pre-1995 issues of over 400 journals, including many journals published in languages other than English.
Vendor name: ProQuest
Update frequency: quarterly
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla
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Academic Search Premier full text
1975-present.
Searchable articles from academic and professional journals and magazines covering every academic discipline.
This excellent one-stop resource lets you search citations and summaries by keyword and then instantly retrieve the full text of articles from journals online. The Get Text button helps you locate any article without linked full text in alternate online sources or in UNLV's print journal collection.
Alternate name: EbscoHOST, ASP
Vendor name: Ebsco
Update frequency: Updated daily
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: UNLV Libraries Research & Information
More info: RefWorks instructions

America's Historical Newspapers full text
1690-1922.
Historical newspapers from every state in the U.S.
Search full text and view page images for articles in categories such as news/opinion, election returns, letters, poetry, legislative information, prices, advertisements, matrimony notices and death notices.
Alternate name: Archive of Americana, Early American Newspapers Series 1-3
Vendor name: Readex
Update frequency: complete
Scope: U.S.
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla
More info: Can also be searched in combination with Early American Imprints I and II. Series I, 1690-1876: provides images and full-text content access to historic newspapers listed in Clarence Brigham's bibliography, History and bibliography of American newspapers, 1690-1820, as well as other bibliographies; Series II, 1758-1900: focuses on the period between 1820 and 1860; Series III, 1829-1922: focuses on the period between 1861 and 1920 providing in-depth coverage of the Civil War, Reconstruction, the Gilded Age, the Progressive Era and beyond. Search tips

American Civil War Letters & Diaries full text
1861-1865.
Published memoirs, letters and diaries written about and during the Civil War.
The collection includes approximately 100,000 pages of published memoirs, letters and diaries from individuals plus 4,000 pages of previously unpublished materials. Drawn from more than 1,000 sources, the collection provides in-depth coverage of all aspects of the war.
Alternate name: Civil War Letters and Diaries
Vendor name: Alexander Street Press
Update frequency: complete
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla
More info: Individual works can also be located by searching the UNLV Library Catalog. Access may be limited to excerpted letters and diaries from the larger work. Search tips

American History and Culture Online: Sabin Americana, 1500-1926 full text
1500-1926.
Books, pamphlets, serial images about the Americas throughout the world.
These books, pamphlets, serials and other documents provide original accounts of exploration, trade, colonialism, slavery and abolition, the western movement, Native Americans, military actions and much more. Search can be limited to subject area, language, serial title, or illustrations or type of illustration (map, portrait, cartoon, etc.).
Alternate name: Sabin Americana
Vendor name: Thomson Gale
Update frequency: annual
Scope: International
Languages: Multiple
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla
More info: Based on Bibliotheca americana: A dictionary of books relating to America, from its discovery to the present time, by Joseph Sabin. Search tips.

American History in Video
Video newsreels, archival films and documentaries about American history.
Streaming video of American history focused newsreels, archival films and documentaries from PBS and the History Channel, along with searchable transcripts. Permission is granted to show in classes or include clips in course management software. Create a personal account and sign in to create a playlist or embed clips in WebCampus.
Vendor name: Alexander Street Press
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla

American Periodicals Series Online full text
1741-1900.
Magazines and journals published in the U.S. before 1900.
Use this resource to search the full text of American journals and magazines published between 1741 and 1900, including Benjamin Franklin's General Magazine, the first American professional journals, and several popular magazines still in publication, such as Vanity Fair, Harper's, and Ladies' Home Journal.
Alternate name: APS Online
Vendor name: ProQuest
Update frequency: quarterly
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla
More info: Derived from the microform collections--American periodical series, eighteenth century; American periodical series, 1800-1850; and: American periodical series, 1850-1900. Search tips

American Slavery: A Composite Autobiography full text
1840-1938.
Slave narratives collected by the WPA Federal Writers' Project between 1936 and 1938.
This searchable full text collection of slave narratives is indexed several different ways. Some sound files are also included.
Alternate name: Slave narratives
Vendor name: Greenwood Publishing Group
Update frequency: complete
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla
More info: Originally published in 19 vols. under title: American slave : a composite autobiography / edited by George P. Rawick. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Pub. Co., 1972 with supplements issued in 1977 (12 v.) and 1979 (10 v.). Also includes: A comprehensive name index for The American slave / compiled by Howard E. Potts

Article First
1990-.
Articles in all subject areas from more than 16,000 journals.
Subject coverage in science, technology, medicine, social science, business, the humanities, and popular culture is particularly strong.
Vendor name: OCLC FirstSearch
Update frequency: daily
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Heaton, Shelley
More info: List of titles indexed

Arts & Humanities Citation Index ®

A&HCI provides access to current and retrospective bibliographic information and cited references found in nearly 1,130 of the world's leading arts & humanities journals.
Use this tool to identify how often a particular author has been cited in the work of peers or to identify the most influential scholarship on a topic. (Covering period: 1975-present. Update frequency: Updated weekly. )

ARTstor full text

Art digital images and related data.
A repository of hundreds of thousands of digital images in the areas of art, architecture, the humanities, social sciences and related data; the tools to actively use those images; and a restricted usage environment that seeks to balance the rights of content providers with the needs and interests of content user.
Vendor name: ARTstor
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Brown, Jeanne
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Book Review Digest Plus
1983-.
Index of book reviews.
Provides citations and excerpts of reviews of current English-language fiction and nonfiction books for children and adults. An abstract of each book is also provided. To be indexed in Book Review Digest, a book must have been published or distributed in the United States or Canada. A work of nonfiction must have received reviews in two or more of the periodicals on the Book Review Digest selection list. A work of fiction must have received reviews in at least three of the periodicals. Reviews of textbooks, government publications, and technical books in law and the sciences are excluded.
Vendor name: H. W. Wilson
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Heaton, Shelley
More info: Print volumes available 1906-2003 in Index Area. Search tips.

British and Irish Women's Letters and Diaries full text
1500-1900.
Searchable collection of women's letters and diaries.
Facsimile pages of previously unpublished manuscripts offer exact reproductions of letters and diary pages by both famous and otherwise unknown women in Great Britain and Ireland. The range of diary formats includes the travel diary, offering detailed accounts of journeys and descriptions of places; the daily personal diary, in which women reflected more broadly on aspects of their lives; letter diaries, wherein a daily dated letter to a recipient served simultaneously as a diary entry; and other forms.
Vendor name: Alexander Street Press
Update frequency: quarterly
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla
More info: Content indexed in In the First Person.

Chicago Tribune, 1849-1986 full text
1849-1986.
Cover to cover digital reproductions of the Chicago Tribune from 1849-1986 with searchable full text.
Complete issues of the Chicago Tribune, including news, ads, obituaries, reviews, editorials, legal notices, comics, and photographs. Search by full text and view digital reproductions of newspaper pages. Output is a PDF image of the article as it appeared in the paper.
Vendor name: ProQuest
Update frequency: complete
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: UNLV Libraries Research & Information
More info: Can be searched in combination with historical NY Times, historical LA Times, and American Periodical Series. For access to the text of Chicago Tribune articles after 1985 see ProQuest Newspapers.

Chicago Tribune, 1985- full text
1985-.
Major daily newspaper from Chicago.
Provides reporting and analysis of regional, national, and international news.
Vendor name: ProQuest-CSA
Update frequency: daily
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: UNLV Libraries Research & Information
More info: Search this paper with other major papers at ProQuest Newspapers

CIAO - Columbia International Affairs Online full text

Working papers from university research institutes, occasional paper series from NGOs, research projects from conferences, books, journals, and policy briefs concerning international affairs.
Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) is a comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. It publishes a wide range of scholarship that includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, books, journals and policy briefs
Vendor name: Columbia University Press
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Lowe, Sidney

Civil War Letters & Diaries

See: American Civil War Letters & Diaries

Civil War: A Newspaper Perspective full text
Nov. 1860 - Apr. 1865.
Major events of the Civil War covered by Union and Confederate newspapers.
Selected articles from over 2500 issues of the New York Herald, the Charleston Mercury and Richmond Enquirer published from November, 1860 - Mid-April 1865. This excellent primary source begins before the outbreak of war at Fort Sumter and concludes with the assassination and funeral of Abraham Lincoln. Featured are news articles, eyewitness accounts of events, military concerns and official reports of battles.
Vendor name: Accessible Archives Inc.
Update frequency: complete
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla

CQ Electronic Library full text

Combined access to the CQ Public Affairs Collection, the CQ Researcher and the CQ Weekly.
These three resources can be searched simultaneously or individually.
Vendor name: CQ Press
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Lowe, Sidney
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Credo Reference full text
current editions.
Dictionaries, specialized encyclopedias, quotations, thesauri, and bilingual dictionaries.
Full text of encyclopedia entries plus over 20,000 searchable images including photographs, fine art, scientific diagrams and more. Covers a broad range of topics from biography to medicine and Shakespeare to technology.
Alternate name: xreferplus
Vendor name: Credo Reference
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Heaton, Shelley
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Dissertations and Theses
citations 1861-; abstracts 1980-; full text 1997-.
Full text of most dissertations produced after 1997; citations and abstracts for others.
ProQuest Dissertations and Theses contains over 1.5 million entries, providing citations to North American and European dissertations from 1861 forward, with abstracts from 1980 forward. It also provides citations and abstracts for theses from 1988 forward. Full text of UNLV theses and dissertations available from 1996 to the present. Full text from all other institutions available from 1997 to the present.
Alternate name: ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
Update frequency: Updated quarterly
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Heaton, Shelley
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Early American Imprints, Series I. Evans (1639-1800) full text
1639-1800.
Complete books, pamphlets and broadsides published in North America before 1800.
Books, pamphlets and broadsides listed in Charles Evans' American Bibliography and Roger Bristol's Supplement to Evans' American Bibliography. These searchable full text materials are primary sources documenting every aspect of life in 17th- and 18th-century America, including agriculture, foreign affairs, literature, music, religion, the Revolutionary War, and slavery.
Alternate name: Evans Early American Imprints
Vendor name: Readex
Update frequency: complete
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla
More info: Online version of Early American imprints, 1639-1800 [microform] : based on the 13-volume Charles Evans bibliography, including supplements and corrections to Evans

Early American Imprints, Series I. Evans (1639-1800) Text Creation Partnership full text
1639-1800.
Searchable full text collection of texts selected from the Early American Imprints (Evans) collection.
These accurately keyed editions allow better browsing and more precise searching than the page images supplied in the larger collection, but this search is available for only a small subset of the texts available in the main database.
Alternate name: Text Creation Partnership
Vendor name: University of Michigan
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla
More info: More about the TCP edition.

Early American Imprints, Series II. Shaw-Shoemaker (1801-1819) full text
1801-1819.
Complete books, pamphlets and broadsides published in North America between 1801 and 1819.
These searchable full text materials are primary sources documenting every aspect of life in 17th- and 18th-century America, including agriculture, foreign affairs, literature, music, religion, the Revolutionary War, and slavery. This is the online equivalent of microfilm research collections based on lists from Evans' American Bibliography (and supplements) and Shaw and Shoemaker's American Bibliography, 1801-1819.
Alternate name: Shaw-Shoemaker
Vendor name: Readex
Update frequency: complete
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla
More info: Based on American Bibliography: A Preliminary Checklist For 1801-1819 / compiled by Ralph R. Shaw And Richard H. Shoemaker, available in UNLV Reference.

Early English Books Online (EEBO) full text
1475-1600.
Books on all subjects published in England between 1475 and 1700.
Page images accurately reflect the way the works appeared in their original printed editions. Included are works by such authors as Malory, Spenser, Bacon, More, Erasmus, Boyle, Newton, and Galileo. The database also includes musical exercises by Henry Purcell, novels by Aphra Behn, prayer books, pamphlets, proclamations, almanacs, calendars, and many other primary resources. This is the online equivalent of the Early English Books microform series, which is based on the Short-Title Catalogue (Pollard & Redgrave, 1475-1640); the Short-Title Catalogue II (Wing, 1641-1700); the Thomason Tracts, and the Early English Books Tract Supplements.
Vendor name: ProQuest
Update frequency: annual
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla
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Early English Books Online (EEBO) Text Creation Partnership full text
1475-1600.
Fully searchable text editions of works selected from the Early English Books Online project.
This is a subset of EEBO texts that have been rekeyboarded and edited for improved searchability. Images of these books are also searchable from within the main EEBO database.
Alternate name: EEBO TCP
Vendor name: University of Michigan
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla
More info: About EEBO TCP

ebrary full text
dates of coverage vary.
Digital copies of more than 30,000 complete books, reports and other resources covering all academic subject areas.
Books and other materials are arranged in five main subject areas - business and economics, career and general education, computers, engineering and applied sciences, humanities, social/behavioral sciences and life/physical sciences. The ebrary reader is required to view books and can be downloaded for free from ebrary. A free account is needed In order to access some features (i.e. saving notes and highlights).
Vendor name: Ebrary
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Del Bosque, Darcy
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EEBO/Evans/ECCO Text Creation Partnership combination search full text
1475-1800.
Simultaneous search of books published between 1475-1800 in England and America.
Selected texts from EEBO, Early American Imprints and Eighteenth Century Collections Online have been rekeyboarded and edited to provide accurate and easily searchable texts.
Alternate name: TCP
Vendor name: University of Michigan
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla

Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO) full text
1701-1800.
Books on all subjects published in English between 1701 and 1800.
Digitized books, pamphlets, broadsides and ephemera in English and foreign languages published in the British Empire and in English elsewhere in the world, from 1701-1800. It includes digital reproductions of every page of a variety of primary source materials-by many well-known and lesser-known authors.
Alternate name: ECCO
Vendor name: Thomson Gale
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla
More info: The collection is an ongoing project based on The English Short Title Catalogue (ESTC), a machine-readable union list of the holdings of the British Library, as well as those from more than 1,500 university, private, and public libraries worldwide.

Eighteenth Century Journals II full text
1685-1815.
Newspapers and periodicals from the 17th and 18th century.
The Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center holds one of the finest collections of 17th and 18th century newspapers and periodicals in the world, and it was from here that items for Eighteenth Century Journals II were selected. These holdings were documented in 'British Newspapers and Periodicals, 1632-1800' compiled by Powell Stewart in 1950.
Vendor name: Adam Matthew Digital
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla
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Encyclopaedia of Islam full text
current edition. Requires installation of special font.
Descriptive articles offer an overview of Western perspectives on the Islamic world.
The Encyclopaedia of Islam (New Edition) offers an overview of Western perspectives on the Islamic world. Descriptive articles cover Muslims of many origins, tribes and dynasties, crafts and sciences, political and religious institutions, the geography, ethnography, flora and fauna of the various countries, and the history, topography and monuments of the major towns and cities. In its geographical and historical scope it encompasses the old Arabo-Islamic empire, the Islamic countries of Iran, Central Asia, the Indian sub-continent and Indonesia, the Ottoman Empire and all other Islamic countries.
Alternate name: Encyclopedia of Islam
Vendor name: Brill Online
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla
More info: Font download and instructions.

Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment full text
current edition.
Encyclopedia entries covering the Enlightenment from 1670-1815.
Covering the 'long' Enlightenment, from the rise of Descartes' disciples in 1670 to the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy in 1815, these 700 articles by leading scholars range from discussions of mercantilism and democracy to the battlefield to the dissemination of ideas in salons and coffeehouses. Breaking conventional geographical boundaries, coverage includes not only Western Europe but also North America, Brazil, and Iberian, Russian, Jewish, and Eastern European cultures.
Vendor name: Oxford University Press
Update frequency: complete
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla

Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages full text
current edition.
Articles on all aspects of life from the 5th through the 15th century.
The Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages provides 3,000 concise and detailed articles on all aspects of the period from the fifth to the fifteenth century. It explores art, architecture, religion, law, science, language, philosophy, and theology, as well as cultural, religious, intellectual, social and political history. With a focus on focus on Europe and Christendom, the Encyclopedia also covers the rise of Islam and people of other cultures with whom Europeans came into contact.
Vendor name: Oxford University Press
Update frequency: complete
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla

Ethnic Newswatch full text
1990-. Access limited to 2 simultaneous users.
Articles, editorials, and reviews from the ethnic, minority, and native press.
Ethnic NewsWatch is an interdisciplinary, bilingual (English and Spanish) and comprehensive full text database of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press. Designed to provide the "other side of the story," ENW titles offer additional viewpoints from those proffered by the mainstream press. Coverage begins in 1990.
Vendor name: ProQuest
Update frequency: Update monthly
Languages: English, Spanish
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Kotula, JD
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Gallup Brain full text
1935-.
Database of public opinions. Also contains in-depth public opinion and management data analyses.
Searchable database of public opinion including answers to questions and responses from more than 3.5 million people interviewed by The Gallup Poll since 1935. It also contains Gallup Poll News Service articles, Gallup Poll Tuesday Briefing articles, and Gallup Management Journal articles that feature in-depth public opinion and management data analyses. Replicas of historical news stories and press releases are also included.
Vendor name: Gallup Organization
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Skarl, Susie
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GenderWatch full text
1974-. Access is limited to 2 simultaneous users.
Publications on gender issues
International publications as well as reports, pamphlets, papers, and conference proceedings devoted to gender issues.
Vendor name: ProQuest
Update frequency: quarterly
More info: http://blogs.library.unlv.edu/lib-resource/2007/08/genderwatch_1.html

Gerritsen Collection-Women's History Online, 1543-1945 full text
1543-1945.
Books and periodicals reflecting the evolution of a feminist consciousness and the movement for women's rights.
Full text publications reflecting the evolution of a feminist consciousness and the movement for women's rights from continental Europe, the U.S., the United Kingdom, Canada, and New Zealand, dating from 1543-1945.T he Periodical Series contains complete runs of magazines and newspapers mainly from 1860-1900; the Monograph Language Series offers over 4000 books and pamphlets in English (over 2000 titles), German, French and other languages. Non-English-language books are summarized in English.
Alternate name: Women's History Online
Vendor name: ProQuest
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla; Wintrol, Kate

Godey's Lady's Book full text
1830-1880.
A magazine with firsthand information on social, historical and cultural aspects of the 19th century.
Godey's Lady's Book provides information on 19th century American history including important social issues of the day and information on social history, women's issues, material culture, textile studies, and contemporary literature. Also appearing in this publication are pieces of sheet music, stories, poetry, book notices, and historical writing.
Vendor name: Accessible Archives Inc.
Update frequency: complete
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla
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Google Books
Search the full text of digitized books.
Depending on copyright status, you may see your search term highlighted in snippets of the text or in a "limited preview" of a few pages of the book. If the book is out of copyright (published before 1923), you'll be able to page through the entire book or download it as a PDF.
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Heaton, Shelley

Government Documents Catalog Service
1976-.
Information about government documents published since 1976.
Index to the complete Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications from 1976 to the present, containing over 400,000 records and thousands of links to full text documents.
Alternate name: Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
Vendor name: Autographics
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Lowe, Sidney

Gutenberg-e full text
1999-.
Online history books.
While these digital monographs can be printed out and read in the traditional way, the electronic versions offer elements that cannot be conveyed in print: extensive documentation, hyperlinks to supplementary literature, images, music, video, and links to related web sites.
Vendor name: University Electronic Publishing Initiative (EPIC)
Update frequency: annual
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla
More info: Books also accessible by title from the UNLV Library Catalog.

Hein Online - U.S. laws and federal cases full text

See: HeinOnline
Full page images of the Code of Federal Regulations, Federal Register, and U.S. Statutes at Large as well as collections of primary sources in Federal Legislative History, U.S. Attorney General Opinions, presidential papers and documents, and U.S. Supreme Court reports and documentation. Courtesy Wiener-Rogers Law Library.

Historical Annual Reports full text
1884-.
Corporate annual reports from 1884 to the present.
A rich source for scholars in business, economics, and history, this collection of annual reports for 800 U.S. companies dating from 1884 to the present provides information on companies, including financial performance, key officers, competitors, and market trends.
Vendor name: ProQuest
Update frequency: annual
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Griffis, Patrick
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Historical Statistics of the United States full text
1775-.
Tables of data related to population, work and welfare, and international relations.
A source for quantitative indicators of American history, this database of almost 2000 tables covers nearly every quantifiable dimension in American history, including population, work and welfare, and international relations from the earliest times to the present. Chapters are preceded by essays that introduce the quantitative history of their subject, provide a guide to the sources, and offer expert advice on the reliability of the data and the limits that might be placed on their interpretation.
Alternate name: HSUS
Vendor name: Cambridge University Press
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Lowe, Sidney
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History Resource Center: U.S. full text
1760-.
Primary documents, encyclopedia entries, and journal articles about U.S. history.
The History Resource Center: U.S. is an integrated collection of primary documents, secondary reference sources, and journal articles covering all areas of U.S. history from pre-colonial times to the present day. It combines more than 1,000 primary documents with coverage found in more than a dozen reference sources, including Scribner's Dictionary of American History and the Dictionary of American Biography. Complete full text coverage of approximately 65 periodicals, as well as access to the citations for history journals from ISI's Arts & Humanities Citation Index is provided.
Vendor name: Gale
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla
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House of Commons Parliamentary Papers full text
1801-2000.
Bills, reports, correspondence and command papers all highlight Britain's role in the political, social, economic and foreign policy arenas.
Indexed by author, title, subject, and Parliamentary session.
Alternate name: Parliamentary Papers
Vendor name: ProQuest
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla
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In the First Person

Index to personal narratives (letters, diaries, memoirs, autobiographies, and oral histories) from online collections.
Some are available on the Web, some through UNLV's subscriptions to Alexander Street Press collections, and some are held by repositories and archives around the world. Perform in-depth field and keyword searches across letters, diaries, oral histories, memoirs, and autobiographies within Alexander Street Press databases and more than one million pages of editorially selected materials spanning 400 years.
Vendor name: Alexander Street Press
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla

Index Islamicus
1906-.
Indexes work written about the Middle East and other main Muslim areas of Asia and Africa, plus Muslim minorities elsewhere.
Over 3,000 journals are monitored for inclusion in the database, together with conference proceedings, monographs, multi-authored works and book reviews. Journals and books are indexed down to the article and chapter level.
Vendor name: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
Update frequency: annual
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla

IRIS - Illinois Researcher Information Service
current listings.
Database of grants, fellowships and scholarships for individuals and institutions.
Over 9,000 funding opportunities in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities can be located in this resource. Advanced and basic search features are offered as well as links to the websites of the funding organization. The database has an alert service that allows users to be notified of relevant funding. An expertise service allows individuals to create a profile by institution for others to view their activities.
Vendor name: Illinois Researcher Information Service
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Grays, Lateka

Iter
1784-.
Index of literature pertaining to the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400-1700).
Iter's bibliography includes literature pertaining to the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400-1700). Citations for books, journal material (articles, reviews, review articles, bibliographies, catalogues, abstracts and discographies) are included, as are citations for essays in books, including entries in conference proceedings, festschriften, encyclopedias and exhibition catalogues. (Covering period: 1784 - present. )
Vendor name: University of Toronto
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla
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Las Vegas Review-Journal full text
1991-.
Full text of articles, excluding images, from 1991 to the present.
Full text of articles from 1991 to the present. Articles do not include images.
Alternate name: LVRJ
Vendor name: ProQuest-CSA
Update frequency: daily
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: UNLV Libraries Research & Information
More info: Search this paper with other major papers at ProQuest Newspapers.

LexisNexis Academic full text
dates of coverage vary.
Searchable published news, legal, medical and business information.
The news section delivers the full text of international, national and regional newspapers along with wire services, broadcast transcripts, magazines, and non-English language sources. The legal section contains U.S. Federal and state case law, codes, regulations, legal news, law reviews and international legal information. This includes Shepard's Citations for all U.S. Supreme Court cases back to 1789. The medical section supplies information from news and medical journals, and provides abstracts to medical news from Medline. The business section includes business news journals, company financial information, SEC filings and reports, and industry and market news.
Alternate name: Academic Universe
Vendor name: LexisNexis
Update frequency: Updated daily
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Heaton, Shelley
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LexisNexis Congressional full text
1789-.
U.S. legislative information, including access to many full-text Congressional publications, bills, laws, regulations, committee information, and more.
LexisNexis Congressional offers comprehensive access to U.S. legislative information, including access to many full-text Congressional publications, bills, laws, regulations, committee information, and more. Additionally, searchers can retrieve CIS Legislative Histories for public laws. Contains an index of congressional publications from 1789 to the present and locate information about members and committees. Statutes at Large and Congressional Indexes from 1789-1969 are included.
Vendor name: LexisNexis
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Lowe, Sidney

LexisNexis Primary Sources in African American History full text
dates of coverage vary.
Source materials relating to the African-American experience.
Full text of both primary and secondary source material relating to the African American experience. Included are autobiographies, case law and statutes, government publications, photographs, reference and scholarly articles, speeches, and excerpts from manuscript collections such as the files of the NAACP and the White House civil rights files of the Kennedy and Johnson administrations.
Vendor name: LexisNexis
Update frequency: Quarterly
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla
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LexisNexis Primary Sources in U.S. Presidential History full text
1789-2000.
Speeches, manuscripts, photos and executive orders from American presidents through 2000.
Contains primary and secondary sources about American presidents from George Washington to William Clinton found in autobiographies and contemporary accounts, government documents, manuscripts, photographs and images, reference articles, scholarly articles, and presidential speeches. It also contains materials about political leaders, presidential friends, and family members for many of the presidents.
Vendor name: LexisNexis
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla

LexisNexis U.S. Serial Set Digital Collection full text
1789-1969.
Online version of the United States Congressional Serial Set.
The United States Congressional Serial Set is a rich historical collection of reports, documents and maps compiled under the directive of Congress, spanning the years 1789 to 1969. This full text digitized compilation includes the American State Papers, Congressional reports and documents, executive agency and departmental reports ordered to be printed by Congress, 52,000 maps, and nearly 300,000 searchable illustrations. The Serial Set provides records of many facets of American life from the early 19th century onward, from farming to westward expansion, scientific exploration, politics, international relations, business, and manufacturing.
Vendor name: LexisNexis
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Lowe, Sidney
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LINK+
Books available for 1-3 day delivery to UNLV Libraries.
LINK+ is a book request service that uses a shared library catalog to allow UNLV students, staff and faculty to search for and borrow over 8 million books and documents from over 40 libraries throughout California and Nevada. More borrowing options.
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: UNLV Libraries Research & Information

Literary Manuscripts full text
1660-1830.
Manuscripts of 17th and 18th century verse held in the Brotherton Collection at the University of Leeds.
Complete facsimile images of 190 manuscripts of 17th and 18th century verse Additional features include interactive essays, biographies, a palaeography section with transcriptions and alphabets, and a large selection of colour images demonstrating over 320 examples of 17th and 18th century English handwriting.
Alternate name: Brotherton Collection
Vendor name: Adam Matthew Digital
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla

Los Angeles Times, 1881-1986 full text
1881-1986.
Cover to cover digital reproductions of the Los Angeles Times from 1881-1986 with searchable full text.
Complete issues of the Los Angeles Times, including news, ads, obituaries, reviews, editorials, legal notices, comics, and photographs. Search by full text and view digital reproductions of newspaper pages. Output is a PDF image of the article as it appeared in print.
Alternate name: LA Times
Vendor name: ProQuest-CSA
Update frequency: complete
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla

Los Angeles Times, 1985 - current full text
1985-.
Major daily newspaper from Los Angeles.
With the nation's largest editorial department, it offers extensive coverage of national, international, and local news.
Vendor name: ProQuest
Update frequency: daily
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: UNLV Libraries Research & Information
More info: Search this paper with other major papers at ProQuest Newspapers

National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
Records of primary source material in archival and manuscript cataloging in the OCLC union catalog.
Search records of primary source material in archival and manuscript cataloging in the RLG and OCLC union catalogs. The mission of the NUCMC program is to provide and promote bibliographic access to the nation's documentary heritage. This mission is realized by NUCMC production of cataloging describing archival and manuscript collections held by eligible repositories located throughout the United States and its territories.
Vendor name: Library of Congress
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla

NetLibrary full text
dates of coverage vary.
Digital copies of more than 3,000 complete books, reports and other resources covering all academic subject areas.
Browse e-books for quick research and reference or create a free account to check out items, create notes, and list favorites.
Vendor name: NetLibrary
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Del Bosque, Darcy

Nevada Newspapers on Microfilm at UNLV Libraries
Use this tool to find what Nevada newspapers are available in the University Libraries on microfilm.
Search for newspapers by city, title and county. The Nevada Newspaper listing does not index the contents of individual newspapers. Ask for assistance at the second floor Research & Information Desk for help using microform newspaper collections.
Vendor name: UNLV Libraries Research & Information
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Heaton, Shelley

New York Times, 1851-2006 full text
1851-2006.
Cover to cover digital reproductions of the New York Times with searchable full text.
For 2006- present see ProQuest Newspapers
Vendor name: ProQuest-CSA
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla
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Newspaper Source full text
1994-.
Regional newspapers and broadcast television transcripts.
Newspaper Source provides selected full text coverage for more than 240 newspapers and other sources. This collection includes cover-to-cover full text for USA Today, The Christian Science Monitor, and The Times (London), as well as selected full text from more than 180 regional newspapers including: Boston Globe, Detroit Free Press, Houston Chronicle, Miami Herald, San Jose Mercury News, etc. Full text transcripts are also included from Face the Nation, CBS Evening News with Dan Rather, 60 Minutes, O'Reilly Factor, Hannity & Colmes, National Public Radio, and more.
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Haslam, Michaelyn

Nineteenth Century Masterfile
1774-1925.
CANCELLED 12/08. See alternatives.
Alternate name: 19th Century Masterfile
Vendor name: Paratext
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla

North American Immigrant Letters, Diaries, and Oral Histories full text
1840-.
Personal narratives, including letters, diaries, pamphlets, autobiographies, and oral histories about immigrating to the U.S. or Canada.
People from many countries are represented, including more recent waves of immigrants from Latin America and Asia. In selected cases, audio files let users hear the actual voices of the immigrants and facsimile images show pages of their scrapbooks.
Vendor name: Alexander Street Press
Update frequency: quarterly
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla
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OAIster full text
Index of online digital collections and finding aids.
Provides links to electronic scholarly resources not found by other search engines. These resources, which include the complete contents of books and articles, technical reports, preprints, white papers, images of paintings, manuscript collections, movies, and audio files of speeches, are created and hosted by more than 250 research libraries and institutions around the world. Examples include: the arXiv.org Eprint Archive (physics); Directory of Open Access Journals; Ethnologue: Languages of the World; Library of Congress American Memory Project; and NASA Technical Report Server. Resources can be located by searching or by browsing an alphabetical list of participating libraries and institutions.
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla
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Original Sources full text

Online texts of classic works in history, social science, science & mathematics, political science & law, philosophy & religion, literature, and language.
Categories of world history, U.S. history, social science, science & mathematics, political science & law, philosophy & religion, literature, and language. Includes original works from Petronius, de Tocqueville, Sojourner Truth, Adam Smith, Thomas Jefferson, and Sigmund Freud among many others.
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla
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Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium full text
current edition.
Encyclopedia of Byzantine history.
With more than 5,000 entries by an international group of historians, this is the standard research tool on 1,100 years of Byzantine history. Exhaustive in its coverage, entries on patriarchy and emperors coexist with entries on surgery, musical instruments, and the baking of bread, bringing to life this vastly important culture and empire, from the 4th century to the 15th.
Vendor name: Oxford Reference Online
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla

Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance full text
1400-1700.
Encyclopedia of all aspects of the Renaissance from the 14th to the 17th century.
Detailed essays examine all aspects of the Renaissance in 14th to 17th century Europe, including comprehensive coverage of the art, literature, science, culture, philosophy, religion, economics, history, and conflict of the period. The text explores the influence that this intense intellectual and cultural revival continues to have on modern thought and society. Nearly half the entries are biographical, covering artists, thinkers, statesman, and reformers. A table of European ruling houses and a table showing the dates when cities and countries changed from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar are also included.
Vendor name: Oxford Reference Online
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla

Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt full text
2001 edition.
Encyclopedia of Ancient Egyptian civilization from the predynastic era to the seventh century on topics in art, architecture, religion, language, literature, trade, politics, everyday social life and the culture of the court.
Includes discussions of controversial subjects in the field, such as the new theories of the origins of complex society in the Nile Valley, new discoveries about Greco-Roman Egypt, and new developments in literature, religion, linguistics and other fields, including the debates about Egypt's African legacy.
Vendor name: Oxford Reference Online
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla

Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History full text
current edition.
Encyclopedia covering topics like inventors, theoreticians, industry leaders, markets, industries, and labor.
International in scope and spanning all time periods of human history, The Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History includes 900 original articles by noted scholars from more than thirty-five countries.
Vendor name: Oxford Reference Online
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Griffis, Patrick

Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation full text
current edition.
Essays about religious and social changes in Europe in the sixteenth century.
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation presents essays about the entire range of religious and social changes that altered the face of Europe in the sixteenth century, encompassing not only issues of church polity and theology but also developments in politics, economics, demographics, art and literature. This broadly cast, interdisciplinary definition allows for a comprehensive social and intellectual history of early modern Europe.
Vendor name: Oxford Reference Online
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla

Oxford Reference Online full text
current editions. Access is limited to 7 simultaneous users.
Subject dictionaries and reference works.
Access to over 100 language and subject dictionaries and reference works containing over 60,000 pages of material. Includes sources covering general reference, language, science, medicine, humanities, social sciences, and business. List of full text reference books.
Vendor name: Oxford University Press
Update frequency: Updated regularly
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Heaton, Shelley

PAIS International
1972-.
Index to the literature of public policy, social policy, and the social sciences in general.
From the Public Affairs Information Service, this database provides access to the literature of public policy, social policy, and the social sciences in general. It includes records from journals, books, conference proceedings, research and government reports, and directories.
Alternate name: Public Affairs Information Service
Vendor name: Public Affairs Information Service
Update frequency: Updated quarterly
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Lowe, Sidney

Parliamentary Papers full text

See: House of Commons Parliamentary Papers

Political Science: A Sage Collection full text
dates of coverage vary.
Political science journals published by Sage and participating societies.
It covers such subjects as General Political Science, American Government & Politics, Political Sociology, Comparative Politics, Policy Studies, Political Communication, Peace / Conflict Studies, Presidential Studies, Political Theory / Philosophy, International Relations, and Area Studies.
Vendor name: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Lowe, Sidney

Project Muse full text
1995-.
Scholarly journals in the fields of literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, economics, and many others.
Vendor name: Johns Hopkins UP
Update frequency: monthly
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla
More info: Searching in JSTOR will link you to results available in Project Muse.

ProQuest Newspapers full text
1980s-.
Searchable current and recent newspapers from ProQuest.
Full text of articles from major national newspapers: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, The Christian Science Monitor, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, USA Today. Also included are the New York Times Book Review, the New York Times Magazine, and the Las Vegas Review Journal.
Vendor name: ProQuest
Update frequency: Updated daily
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: UNLV Libraries Research & Information

Public Documents Masterfile

This database has been cancelled and can no longer be accessed.
Includes title information for federal documents and subject index entries from Poore's, Hickcox and the GPO Monthly Catalog.
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Lowe, Sidney

Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature Retrospective
1890-1982.
Index to articles in popular magazines before 1983.
Citations to articles in U. S. general-interest magazines, providing coverage of events prior to 1983. Covers nonfiction, fiction, poems, short stories, and reviews of books, dance, motion pictures, musicals, operas and operettas, radio and television programs, and theater.
Vendor name: H. W. Wilson
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Heaton, Shelley

Sabin Americana full text

See: American History and Culture Online: Sabin Americana, 1500-1926

Sage eReference Collection full text

40 online encyclopedias in the social sciences, education and history.
An online collection of more than 40 reference titles from Sage Publications. Reference titles cover a variety of subjects including history, sociology, psychology, criminal justice, political science, communications, social work, education and business.
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Heaton, Shelley

Television News Archive full text
1989-.
Index of stories from evening news broadcasts with some video.
Indexes individual network evening news broadcasts from the major U.S. national broadcast networks: ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN and Fox, and more than 9,000 hours of special news-related programming including ABC's Nightline.
Vendor name: Vanderbilt University
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Skarl, Susie

Times Digital Archive, 1785-1985 full text
1785-1985.
Full text of the London Times though 1985
The Times Digital Archive, 1785-1985, presents searchable full text and page images of The Times (London). The Times is the "world's newspaper of record" and covers all major international historical events from the French Revolution to the Falkland War. Search the full text of the entire newspaper, including articles, editorials, and advertising.
Alternate name: London Times
Vendor name: Gale
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla
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U. S. Newspapers on Microfilm at UNLV Libraries
List of microfilmed newspapers in Lied Library.
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Heaton, Shelley

UNLV Libraries - Gateway to Government Information
Links to government web sites.
Government information resources include Congressional laws and hearings, nutrition, crime, diseases, endangered species, immigration, and much more. The U.S. federal government is also the world's greatest collector and publisher of statistics. UNLV Libraries’ tangible collection of government publications is located in Lied Library on the second floor and in LASR (Lied Automated Storage and Retrieval). Ask for assistance at the service desk or call 895-2200.
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Lowe, Sidney

UNLV Libraries Media Subject Guides
Browse DVDs available by subject area.
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Ipri, Tom

UNLV Libraries Microform Collection Finder
Discover microform research collections at UNLV Libraries.
Browse or search brief descriptions of the research collections available on microform at Lied Library. Use a very broad search term (for example, try "women and history" instead of "Seneca Falls Women's Rights Convention") because this tool searches short summaries of very large microfilmed collection. The Microform Collection Finder does not search the microfilm itself - ask for assistance at the second floor Research & Information Desk for help using microform research collections.
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Heaton, Shelley

UNLV Library Catalog
Find out which books, encyclopedias, periodicals, audiovisual items, maps and government documents are available from UNLV Libraries by searching the library catalog. Includes links to books available online.
The LOCATION and CALL NUMBER information helps you physically locate each item in the library.
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Del Bosque, Darcy
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UNLV Print and Online Journal Subscription List

To discover whether UNLV Libraries offers online access or owns a print copy of a particular journal, search for the name of the magazine or journal in this list.
A link to "University of Nevada Las Vegas Holdings" will show you information about print copies of the journal. Links to online subscriptions will list the range of dates available for that journal.
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: UNLV Libraries Research & Information

UNLV Special Collections Guides
Learn about collections of manuscripts, photographs, oral histories, archives and gaming resources available from Special Collections.
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Del Bosque, Darcy

Women and Social Movements in the United States full text
1600-2000.
Publications on women's reform activities.
Books, images, documents, scholarly essays, commentaries, and bibliographies which document reform activities by and affecting women.
Vendor name: Alexander Street Press
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla
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General Indexes

Academic Search Premier full text
1975-present.
Searchable articles from academic and professional journals and magazines covering every academic discipline.
This excellent one-stop resource lets you search citations and summaries by keyword and then instantly retrieve the full text of articles from journals online. The Get Text button helps you locate any article without linked full text in alternate online sources or in UNLV's print journal collection.
Alternate name: EbscoHOST, ASP
Vendor name: Ebsco
Update frequency: Updated daily
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: UNLV Libraries Research & Information
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Alternative Press Index
1991-.
Citations and abstracts of articles published in alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers, and magazines.
Provides citations and occasional abstracts for articles in alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines. Subjects include anarchism, democracy, ecology, feminism, gay and lesbian issues, indigenous peoples, labor, national liberation, and socialism.
Vendor name: OCLC FirstSearch
Update frequency: quarterly
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Skarl, Susie
More info: see Alternative Press Index Archive for 1969-1990. Print volumes v.24(1992)-v.35(2003) available in LASR.

Alternative Press Index Archive
1969-1990.
Citations and abstracts of articles published in alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers, and magazines.
Provides citations and occasional abstracts for articles in alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines. Subjects include anarchism, democracy, ecology, feminism, gay and lesbian issues, indigenous peoples, labor, national liberation, and socialism.
Vendor name: OCLC FirstSearch
Update frequency: complete
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Skarl, Susie
More info: see Alternative Press Index for 1991-. Print volumes v.24(1992)-v.35(2003) available in LASR.

America's Historical Newspapers full text
1690-1922.
Historical newspapers from every state in the U.S.
Search full text and view page images for articles in categories such as news/opinion, election returns, letters, poetry, legislative information, prices, advertisements, matrimony notices and death notices.
Alternate name: Archive of Americana, Early American Newspapers Series 1-3
Vendor name: Readex
Update frequency: complete
Scope: U.S.
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla
More info: Can also be searched in combination with Early American Imprints I and II. Series I, 1690-1876: provides images and full-text content access to historic newspapers listed in Clarence Brigham's bibliography, History and bibliography of American newspapers, 1690-1820, as well as other bibliographies; Series II, 1758-1900: focuses on the period between 1820 and 1860; Series III, 1829-1922: focuses on the period between 1861 and 1920 providing in-depth coverage of the Civil War, Reconstruction, the Gilded Age, the Progressive Era and beyond. Search tips

American Periodicals Series Online full text
1741-1900.
Magazines and journals published in the U.S. before 1900.
Use this resource to search the full text of American journals and magazines published between 1741 and 1900, including Benjamin Franklin's General Magazine, the first American professional journals, and several popular magazines still in publication, such as Vanity Fair, Harper's, and Ladies' Home Journal.
Alternate name: APS Online
Vendor name: ProQuest
Update frequency: quarterly
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla
More info: Derived from the microform collections--American periodical series, eighteenth century; American periodical series, 1800-1850; and: American periodical series, 1850-1900. Search tips

Article First
1990-.
Articles in all subject areas from more than 16,000 journals.
Subject coverage in science, technology, medicine, social science, business, the humanities, and popular culture is particularly strong.
Vendor name: OCLC FirstSearch
Update frequency: daily
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Heaton, Shelley
More info: List of titles indexed

Cambridge Scientific Abstracts databases
dates of coverage vary.
A group of indexes covering criminal justice, design, education, environment, geoscience, government, political science, and sociology with links to full text articles.
More than 20 indexes searchable through the Illumina interface. Areas of focus include criminal justice, design, education, environment, geoscience, government, political science, and sociology. Citations have links to the full text of articles. Use the "Specific databases" link to see a list of more than 20 databases with a brief description of each. From the list choose a single database to search or select multiple databases to search simultaneously.
Alternate name: CSA Illumina
Vendor name: ProQuest-CSA
Update frequency: varies most are weekly or monthly
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: UNLV Libraries Research & Information

Chicago Tribune, 1849-1986 full text
1849-1986.
Cover to cover digital reproductions of the Chicago Tribune from 1849-1986 with searchable full text.
Complete issues of the Chicago Tribune, including news, ads, obituaries, reviews, editorials, legal notices, comics, and photographs. Search by full text and view digital reproductions of newspaper pages. Output is a PDF image of the article as it appeared in the paper.
Vendor name: ProQuest
Update frequency: complete
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: UNLV Libraries Research & Information
More info: Can be searched in combination with historical NY Times, historical LA Times, and American Periodical Series. For access to the text of Chicago Tribune articles after 1985 see ProQuest Newspapers.

CQ Electronic Library full text

Combined access to the CQ Public Affairs Collection, the CQ Researcher and the CQ Weekly.
These three resources can be searched simultaneously or individually.
Vendor name: CQ Press
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Lowe, Sidney
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CQ Public Affairs Collection full text

Reporting on vital public policy issues with statistical and historical analyses; also includes the full text of historic documents and primary source materials concerning public affairs.
Organized by key public affairs subject headings - like advocacy and public service, education, environment and natural resources, health, and national security - the CQ Public Affairs Collection features in-depth reporting on vital public policy issues, statistical and historical analyses, and the full text of many historic documents and primary source materials.
Vendor name: CQ Press
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Lowe, Sidney

CQ Weekly full text
1983-present.
Comprehensive roundup of virtually all Capitol Hill activity from the previous week.
Excellent source of current information on hot legislative topics in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate.
Alternate name: Congressional Quarterly
Vendor name: CQ Press
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Lowe, Sidney

Credo Reference full text
current editions.
Dictionaries, specialized encyclopedias, quotations, thesauri, and bilingual dictionaries.
Full text of encyclopedia entries plus over 20,000 searchable images including photographs, fine art, scientific diagrams and more. Covers a broad range of topics from biography to medicine and Shakespeare to technology.
Alternate name: xreferplus
Vendor name: Credo Reference
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Heaton, Shelley
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Dissertations and Theses
citations 1861-; abstracts 1980-; full text 1997-.
Full text of most dissertations produced after 1997; citations and abstracts for others.
ProQuest Dissertations and Theses contains over 1.5 million entries, providing citations to North American and European dissertations from 1861 forward, with abstracts from 1980 forward. It also provides citations and abstracts for theses from 1988 forward. Full text of UNLV theses and dissertations available from 1996 to the present. Full text from all other institutions available from 1997 to the present.
Alternate name: ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
Update frequency: Updated quarterly
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Heaton, Shelley
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ebrary full text
dates of coverage vary.
Digital copies of more than 30,000 complete books, reports and other resources covering all academic subject areas.
Books and other materials are arranged in five main subject areas - business and economics, career and general education, computers, engineering and applied sciences, humanities, social/behavioral sciences and life/physical sciences. The ebrary reader is required to view books and can be downloaded for free from ebrary. A free account is needed In order to access some features (i.e. saving notes and highlights).
Vendor name: Ebrary
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Del Bosque, Darcy
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EBSCO Databases
dates of coverage vary.
More than 30 databases indexing all subject areas with a heavy focus on business, education, film, health, psychology, sociology, and sports.
Lists more than 30 databases available through the EBSCOhost interface. The databases index all subject areas with solid coverage of business, education, film, health, psychology, sociology, and sports. For each database there is a description of the content and some link to a Title List of indexed journals. The databases contain full text articles and link to more articles. Choose a single database to search or select multiple databases and search them simultaneously
Alternate name: EbscoHOST
Vendor name: Ebsco Publishing
Update frequency: varies
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: UNLV Libraries Research & Information
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Factiva full text
1950s-. Access is limited to 6 simultaneous users.
Continuously updated news and business information from major news sources.
The full text of all editions of Dow Jones publications, the Wall Street Journal and Barron's, plus the Boston Globe, the Los Angeles Times, three months of the New York Times, and 8,000 other publications. 20,000 company reports and 8,500 editorially selected business Web sites are also available through the Factiva service. Contains television and radio transcripts, general business and industry magazines, company reports, and historical market data.
Vendor name: Factiva
Update frequency: continuous
Languages: 22 languages
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Grays, Lateka
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Gallup Brain full text
1935-.
Database of public opinions. Also contains in-depth public opinion and management data analyses.
Searchable database of public opinion including answers to questions and responses from more than 3.5 million people interviewed by The Gallup Poll since 1935. It also contains Gallup Poll News Service articles, Gallup Poll Tuesday Briefing articles, and Gallup Management Journal articles that feature in-depth public opinion and management data analyses. Replicas of historical news stories and press releases are also included.
Vendor name: Gallup Organization
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Skarl, Susie
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Get overviews of hot topics from CQ Researcher full text
1923-.
In-depth reports describe and analyze important issues and current events.
These in-depth reports describe and analyze public policy controversies. Expert journalists present balanced information on all sides of an issue, including data from government agencies, comments from experts in the field, numerous charts and graphs, a pro-con feature, a chronology, a lengthy bibliography for additional research, and a list of contacts. CQ Researcher addresses current events, campus life, ethical dilemmas, and trends in American culture and is an excellent starting point for students trying to select or narrow down a paper topic!
Alternate name: CQ Researcher
Vendor name: CQ Press
Update frequency: weekly
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: UNLV Libraries Research & Information

Google Books
Search the full text of digitized books.
Depending on copyright status, you may see your search term highlighted in snippets of the text or in a "limited preview" of a few pages of the book. If the book is out of copyright (published before 1923), you'll be able to page through the entire book or download it as a PDF.
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Heaton, Shelley

Google Scholar
Searches scholarly journal articles. Set preferences to UNLV for full text access!
Google Scholar (Beta) searches for scholarly materials such as peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and reports from many academic and technical fields. It is freely available to anyone searching the Internet; however, many of the links that lead to full text resources are not. On your first visit, go to Google Scholar Preferences and use the Library Links box to set UNLV as your source for no-fee access to many full text articles. For answers to questions about Google Scholar, check out the FAQ.
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Heaton, Shelley
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Government Documents Catalog Service
1976-.
Information about government documents published since 1976.
Index to the complete Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications from 1976 to the present, containing over 400,000 records and thousands of links to full text documents.
Alternate name: Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
Vendor name: Autographics
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Lowe, Sidney

Historical Statistics of the United States full text
1775-.
Tables of data related to population, work and welfare, and international relations.
A source for quantitative indicators of American history, this database of almost 2000 tables covers nearly every quantifiable dimension in American history, including population, work and welfare, and international relations from the earliest times to the present. Chapters are preceded by essays that introduce the quantitative history of their subject, provide a guide to the sources, and offer expert advice on the reliability of the data and the limits that might be placed on their interpretation.
Alternate name: HSUS
Vendor name: Cambridge University Press
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Lowe, Sidney
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In the First Person

Index to personal narratives (letters, diaries, memoirs, autobiographies, and oral histories) from online collections.
Some are available on the Web, some through UNLV's subscriptions to Alexander Street Press collections, and some are held by repositories and archives around the world. Perform in-depth field and keyword searches across letters, diaries, oral histories, memoirs, and autobiographies within Alexander Street Press databases and more than one million pages of editorially selected materials spanning 400 years.
Vendor name: Alexander Street Press
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla

IRIS - Illinois Researcher Information Service
current listings.
Database of grants, fellowships and scholarships for individuals and institutions.
Over 9,000 funding opportunities in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities can be located in this resource. Advanced and basic search features are offered as well as links to the websites of the funding organization. The database has an alert service that allows users to be notified of relevant funding. An expertise service allows individuals to create a profile by institution for others to view their activities.
Vendor name: Illinois Researcher Information Service
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Las Vegas Age full text
1905-1915, 1917-1922, 1924. free
The Las Vegas Age newspaper, published between 1905 and 1924.
Complete digital images of the Las Vegas Age newspaper digitized from the print copies from the Special Collections of the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District. Search by date or by keyword or browse page images.
Vendor name: LVCCLD
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla

Las Vegas Review-Journal full text
1991-.
Full text of articles, excluding images, from 1991 to the present.
Full text of articles from 1991 to the present. Articles do not include images.
Alternate name: LVRJ
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UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: UNLV Libraries Research & Information
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LexisNexis Academic full text
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Searchable published news, legal, medical and business information.
The news section delivers the full text of international, national and regional newspapers along with wire services, broadcast transcripts, magazines, and non-English language sources. The legal section contains U.S. Federal and state case law, codes, regulations, legal news, law reviews and international legal information. This includes Shepard's Citations for all U.S. Supreme Court cases back to 1789. The medical section supplies information from news and medical journals, and provides abstracts to medical news from Medline. The business section includes business news journals, company financial information, SEC filings and reports, and industry and market news.
Alternate name: Academic Universe
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LINK+
Books available for 1-3 day delivery to UNLV Libraries.
LINK+ is a book request service that uses a shared library catalog to allow UNLV students, staff and faculty to search for and borrow over 8 million books and documents from over 40 libraries throughout California and Nevada. More borrowing options.
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: UNLV Libraries Research & Information

Los Angeles Times, 1881-1986 full text
1881-1986.
Cover to cover digital reproductions of the Los Angeles Times from 1881-1986 with searchable full text.
Complete issues of the Los Angeles Times, including news, ads, obituaries, reviews, editorials, legal notices, comics, and photographs. Search by full text and view digital reproductions of newspaper pages. Output is a PDF image of the article as it appeared in print.
Alternate name: LA Times
Vendor name: ProQuest-CSA
Update frequency: complete
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NetLibrary full text
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Digital copies of more than 3,000 complete books, reports and other resources covering all academic subject areas.
Browse e-books for quick research and reference or create a free account to check out items, create notes, and list favorites.
Vendor name: NetLibrary
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Del Bosque, Darcy

New York Times, 1851-2006 full text
1851-2006.
Cover to cover digital reproductions of the New York Times with searchable full text.
For 2006- present see ProQuest Newspapers
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UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla
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Newspaper Source full text
1994-.
Regional newspapers and broadcast television transcripts.
Newspaper Source provides selected full text coverage for more than 240 newspapers and other sources. This collection includes cover-to-cover full text for USA Today, The Christian Science Monitor, and The Times (London), as well as selected full text from more than 180 regional newspapers including: Boston Globe, Detroit Free Press, Houston Chronicle, Miami Herald, San Jose Mercury News, etc. Full text transcripts are also included from Face the Nation, CBS Evening News with Dan Rather, 60 Minutes, O'Reilly Factor, Hannity & Colmes, National Public Radio, and more.
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Oxford Reference Online full text
current editions. Access is limited to 7 simultaneous users.
Subject dictionaries and reference works.
Access to over 100 language and subject dictionaries and reference works containing over 60,000 pages of material. Includes sources covering general reference, language, science, medicine, humanities, social sciences, and business. List of full text reference books.
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Periodicals Archive Online full text
1802-1995.
Journal articles in the humanities and social sciences published between 1802-1995.
Search international scholarly literature in the humanities and social sciences disciplines from 1802 to 1995. PAO includes pre-1995 issues of over 400 journals, including many journals published in languages other than English.
Vendor name: ProQuest
Update frequency: quarterly
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla
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ProQuest Databases
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Databases from ProQuest.
Current collections: ABI/INFORM, Accounting & Tax Index, Dissertations & Theses, Ethnic NewsWatch, GenderWatch, ProQuest Newspapers, Chicago Tribune, Las Vegas Review-Journal, Los Angeles Times. Historical collections: American Periodicals Series Online, ProQuest Historical Annual Reports, Chicago Tribune (1849 - 1985), Los Angeles Times (1881 - 1985), The New York Times (1851 - 2003)
Vendor name: ProQuest
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ProQuest Newspapers full text
1980s-.
Searchable current and recent newspapers from ProQuest.
Full text of articles from major national newspapers: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, The Christian Science Monitor, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, USA Today. Also included are the New York Times Book Review, the New York Times Magazine, and the Las Vegas Review Journal.
Vendor name: ProQuest
Update frequency: Updated daily
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: UNLV Libraries Research & Information

Times Digital Archive, 1785-1985 full text
1785-1985.
Full text of the London Times though 1985
The Times Digital Archive, 1785-1985, presents searchable full text and page images of The Times (London). The Times is the "world's newspaper of record" and covers all major international historical events from the French Revolution to the Falkland War. Search the full text of the entire newspaper, including articles, editorials, and advertising.
Alternate name: London Times
Vendor name: Gale
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UNLV Libraries - Gateway to Government Information
Links to government web sites.
Government information resources include Congressional laws and hearings, nutrition, crime, diseases, endangered species, immigration, and much more. The U.S. federal government is also the world's greatest collector and publisher of statistics. UNLV Libraries’ tangible collection of government publications is located in Lied Library on the second floor and in LASR (Lied Automated Storage and Retrieval). Ask for assistance at the service desk or call 895-2200.
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UNLV Library Catalog
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The LOCATION and CALL NUMBER information helps you physically locate each item in the library.
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Del Bosque, Darcy
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WorldCat
11th century -.
Use WorldCat to search the holdings of academic, public and special libraries around the world.
This union catalog contains records of books and other items in libraries worldwide. Items owned by UNLV Libraries are indicated; UNLV students, faculty and staff may request books via Document Delivery Services.
Vendor name: OCLC FirstSearch
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UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: UNLV Libraries Research & Information; Heaton, Shelley

Xreferplus full text

See: Credo Reference
Encyclopedias in many academic disciplines. Title has changed to Credo Reference.

History: Electronic Journals Top of page

Collections of Journals

PROJECT MUSE Fulltext
This collection consists of approximately fifty online journals made available by the Johns Hopkins University Press, in various subject areas. Users may elect to search individual titles, multiple titles, or all titles contained in the collection. (primarily 1995-, updated monthly)

JSTOR Fulltext Journals List
A collection of full-text articles from over 80 scholarly journals in various fields, including African-American studies, anthropology, Asian studies, ecology, economics, education, finance, history, literature, mathematics, philosophy, political science, and sociology. JSTOR covers journal back issues. Thus, the most recent articles will be from 3-5 years old. Journals may be browsed individually, or collectively searched.

Asian StudiesTOP OF PAGE

Far Eastern Quarterly - PRINT COPY
Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies - PRINT COPY
Journal of Asian American Studies - PRINT COPY

Journal of Asian Studies
Late Imperial China
Modern Asian Studies - PRINT COPY

DemographyTOP OF PAGE

Population Literature
Population Studies - PRINT COPY


EconomicsTOP OF PAGE

Journal of Economic History - PRINT COPY
Journal of Economic Literature - PRINT COPY


HistoryTOP OF PAGE

American Historical Review - PRINT COPY
Continuity and Change - PRINT COPY
Eighteenth-Century Studies(Current Issues) - PRINT COPY
Eighteenth-Century Studies(Issues Before 1996) - PRINT COPY
Historical Journal - PRINT COPY
International Review of Social History - PRINT COPY
Journal of African History - PRINT COPY
Journal of American History - PRINT COPY
Journal of Military History - PRINT COPY
Journal of Modern History - PRINT COPY
Journal of Negro History - PRINT COPY

Journal of Southern History - PRINT COPY
Journal of the American Military History Foundation
Journal of the American Military Institute - PRINT COPY
Journal of the History of Ideas - PRINT COPY
Military Affairs - PRINT COPY
Mississippi Valley Historical Review - PRINT COPY
Reviews in American History(Current Issues) - PRINT COPY
Reviews in American History(Issues Before 1995) - PRINT COPY
William and Mary Quarterly - PRINT COPY
William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine - PRINT COPY
William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Papers

Literature / HumanitiesTOP OF PAGE

American Jewish History - PRINT COPY
ELH (English Literary History) (Current Issues) - PRINT COPY
ELH (English Literary History) (Issues Before 1995) - PRINT COPY
New Literary History - PRINT COPY

Renaissance Quarterly - PRINT COPY
Speculum: A Journal of Mediaeval Studies - PRINT COPY
Studies in English Literature 1500-1900 - PRINT COPY

ReligionTOP OF PAGE

Journal of Early Christian Studies
Journal of Ecclesiastical History - PRINT COPY


Social Sciences (Other)TOP OF PAGE

Journal of Latin American Studies - PRINT COPY
Journal of Modern African Studies - PRINT COPY


SociologyTOP OF PAGE

American Sociological Review - PRINT COPY


 

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