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Index to published U.S. federal legislative histories as well as full-text access to a collection of legislative histories for key U.S. national legislation.
Publication coverage: 1790 - present (updated weekly)
The USPTO's Patent Public Search system contains more than 11 million US patents issued from 1790 to the present and 7 million US published applications from 2001 forward. Full-text patents are searchable from 1976 forward. PDF documents and OCR text are available prior to 1976. Patent documents are classified under the Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) and International Patent Classification (IPC) systems. New patents are issued weekly on Tuesdays; new applications are published on Thursdays.U.S. Statutes at Large Library
Publication coverage: 1789- [check online for most recent volume available]
Full-text access to the U.S. Statutes at Large which are the official source for the laws and resolutions passed by the U.S. Congress.Underground and Independent Comics, Comix, and Graphic Novels
Publication coverage: 1960's-
Underground and Independent Comics, Comix, and Graphic Novels is the first ever scholarly, primary-source database focused on adult comic books and graphic novels. Here are the works of artists both celebrated and overlooked, alongside interviews, criticism, and journal articles that document the continual growth and evolution of this artform.
Provides web-based access to United Nations documents, including the full text of all United Nations parliamentary documents, and preliminary (masthead) versions of resolutions and decisions.
Universalis Junior offers more than 5,400 multidisciplinary articles and over 9,000 items online learning objects. This resource is the most important French-language general encyclopedia and is idea for teachers and students alike.
Encyclopaedia Universalis (or Universalis Senior) offers more than 30,000 articles and 17,000 online learning objects. This resource is the most important French-language general encyclopedia
University Press Scholarship Online
Publication coverage: 2012-2013
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New / Trial Databases
Adam Matthew Digital Colonial Caribbean Module III (trial ends October 17, 2023)
- The third and final module of the expansive Colonial Caribbean collection studies a turbulent period of economic decline and uprising across the region. The documents, drawn from The National Archives, UK, explore the rise of indentured labour of Chinese and Indian workers against a backdrop of injustice and poverty in previously enslaved communities leading to widespread rebellion across the Caribbean. Covering 1850-1870.
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Focal Press Theatre Books (trial ends September 30th)
- The Focal Press Theatre Books collection contains 72 practical and vocational stagecraft titles from renowned theatre studies imprint Focal Press. Through an array of guides, handbooks, toolkits, and masterclasses, this collection supports practical courses relating to the theatre industry, whether in front of the curtain or behind the scenes. The library already offers the core toolkit books (e.g. for the director, technical director, production, design, properties, manager, lighting). Please search Omni for specific titles.
- Contact Corinne Laverty with feedback.