James Madison University
Libraries and Educational Technologies

Articles (from magazines)

	Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) Index and full-text source for scholarly journals and magazines ... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Contemporary Women's Issues (Gale) An index to global information on women, including journals, including newsletters, fact sheets, and research... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Nation Digital Archive (Nation Publishing Company) According to a review in Magazines for Libraries, "The Nation is one of the most openly left-wing publications in existence," proud of its independence from any company or political party. [more info] Campus/Remote
	WilsonWeb OmniFile (HW Wilson) An index with abstracts and some full text covering all subjects, including humanities and social sciences... [more info] Campus/Remote

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Background Information

	CQ Press Electronic Library (CQ Press) Searches CQ Weekly, CQ Researcher, and CQ Historic Documents, all in one... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Almanac of American Politics Click 'more info' for online version....Search through in-depth profiles and photographs of every governor and member of Congress... [more info] Carrier Library Reference, JK271.B343
	Armed Conflict Database Full-text and statistics for international and internal conflicts... [more info] Internet
	Bibliographic Index Plus Full Text (HW Wilson) Full text bibliographies on almost every topic help guide you in your search. [more info] Campus/Remote
	Country Studies/Area Handbooks (Library of Congress) A continuing series of books containing studies of 100 countries... [more info] Unrestricted
	CQ Press Congress Collection (CQ Press) Nonbiased analysis of votes and other data relating to the U.S. Congress and its legislation... [more info] Internet
	CQ Press Political Reference Suite (CQ Press) Full text reference works on government and politics including the Supreme Court and Congress. [more info] Campus/Remote
	CQ Weekly (CQ Press) In-depth reports on current issues facing the U.S. Congress, Senate, and House of Representatives. A complete wrap up on the week’s news... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Facts.com Reference Suite (Facts On File News Services) Facts and overviews of historic events and issues since 1940. Content includes full text articles, essays... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Guide to Reference (ALA) A selective guide of reference sources, organized by academic discipline... [more info] Campus/Remote
	International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences (Gale) Covers global research topics in the social sciences. [more info]
	National Journal Group's Policy Central A collection of resources on U.S. politics and policy... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Oxford Reference Online: Premium Collection (Oxford University Press) Database of full-text scholarly reference books on all subjects... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Project Vote Smart (Project Vote Smart) Reports independent, factual information on over 13,000 candidates and elected officials... [more info] Unrestricted
	Sage eReference   [more info] Campus/Remote, AE5.S244
	Swords of Armageddon (On Disc) (Chukelea Publications) A reference source about nuclear weapons... [more info] Reference Desk
	World Almanac (Facts On File News Services) Full text of the World Almanac and Book of Facts editions since 1999... [more info] Campus/Remote
	World FactBook An intelligence database prepared by the CIA... [more info] Internet

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Biography

	American National Biography (Oxford University Press) A biographical resource for notable people in American history with a database offering portraits... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Biography and Genealogy Master Index (Gale) Indexes more than 15 million biographical sketches from reference books. Find a citation and then look in LEO to see if JMU Libraries has the reference book it is in. [more info] Campus/Remote
	Biography Resource Center (Gale) A comprehensive database of biographical information on over 320,000 people... [more info] Campus/Remote
	CQ Press Congress Collection (CQ Press) Nonbiased analysis of votes and other data relating to the U.S. Congress and its legislation... [more info] Internet
	Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Online (Oxford University Press) Biographies of 55,000 men and women who shaped all aspects of the British past from the earliest times. No living person is included in the dictionary. [more info] Campus/Remote

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Books

	LEO Library Catalog (JMU) [more info] Internet
	WorldCat (OCLC) Catalog of over 62 million titles cataloged by libraries worldwide ... [more info] Campus/Remote
	PAIS International (CSA) Indexes publications on all subjects that relate to contemporary public issues... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (CSA) Indexes and abstracts political science articles from periodicals published throughout the world, ... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) (Columbia University) A comprehensive full text source for theory and research in international affairs... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Dissertation Abstracts Online with Digital Dissertations (ProQuest) Indexing, abstracts, and full text for doctoral dissertations and master's theses... [more info] Campus/Remote
	eBrary Academic Complete Over 30,000 full text books from scholarly publishers in academic disciplines... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Index Islamicus (CSA) Indexes journal articles, conference proceedings, monographs, multi-authored works and book reviews on Islam... [more info] Campus/Remote
	PAISArchive (CSA) Indexes articles about global public policy and social issues from 1915 to 1976 ... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Past Masters: Philosophy and Theology Searchable full-text collections, in English and/or Latin, of the writings of philosophers and theologians from antiquity into the 20th century. [more info]
	Risk Abstracts (CSA)   Indexes and abstracts journal articles encompassing risk arising from industrial, technological, environmental... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Sociological Abstracts (CSA) Indexes and abstracts journal articles, book reviews, abstracts of books, book chapters, dissertations... [more info] Campus/Remote

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Countries

	Armed Conflict Database Full-text and statistics for international and internal conflicts... [more info] Internet
	Country Studies/Area Handbooks (Library of Congress) A continuing series of books containing studies of 100 countries... [more info] Unrestricted
	Europa World Yearbook (Taylor and Francis) Europa World provides the latest information covering political elections, country profiles, and industry statistics.... [more info] Campus/Remote
	UNdata  United Nations statistical information... [more info]
	World FactBook An intelligence database prepared by the CIA... [more info] Internet

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Current Events

	CQ Press Electronic Library (CQ Press) Searches CQ Weekly, CQ Researcher, and CQ Historic Documents, all in one... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Access World News (Readex) Provides full-text for over 600 U.S. and over 700 international news sources. [more info] Campus/Remote
	CQ Almanac (CQ Press) The CQ Almanac brings together over sixty years of congressional reporting... [more info] Campus/Remote
	CQ Press Congress Collection (CQ Press) Nonbiased analysis of votes and other data relating to the U.S. Congress and its legislation... [more info] Internet
	CQ Weekly (CQ Press) In-depth reports on current issues facing the U.S. Congress, Senate, and House of Representatives. A complete wrap up on the week’s news... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Facts.com Reference Suite (Facts On File News Services) Facts and overviews of historic events and issues since 1940. Content includes full text articles, essays... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Issues & Controversies (Facts On File News Services) Full text analysis of opposing viewpoints for more than 600 controversial topics in the news... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Nation Digital Archive (Nation Publishing Company) According to a review in Magazines for Libraries, "The Nation is one of the most openly left-wing publications in existence," proud of its independence from any company or political party. [more info] Campus/Remote
	Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (Gale) Contains secondary and primary sources discussing today's social issues... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Vanderbilt Television News Archive Streaming video of news from CBS (1968 to date) and CNN (1995 to date) plus indexing of television network news from all the major networks, 1968 to date. [more info] Campus/Remote

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Government Information

	PAIS International (CSA) Indexes publications on all subjects that relate to contemporary public issues... [more info] Campus/Remote
	LexisNexis Academic This resource's interface will be updated in late December. To view the changes, please click here. Contains several full-text databases: current news, laws and legislation, business and company information and more... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Congressional Masterfile 1 (CIS) Note that JMU has access to the full text of the U.S. Congressional Serial Set Digital Edition, which will eventually cover 1789 to 1980. See the listing for that Research Database for more information. [more info] Reference Desk
	Congressional Research Service Reports (Lexis Nexis) Nonpartisan and objective research and analysis on all public policy issues including:  American Law; Domestic Social Policy; Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade; Government and Finance; Knowledge Services; and Resources, Science and Industry. [more info]
	GPO Access (U.S. Government Printing Office) Includes all published versions of Congressional Bills starting with 103rd Congress ... [more info] Internet
	GPO Monthly Catalog (OCLC) The printed catalogs to Government documents published from March 1939 to September 1992 are shelved in the Government Documents reference area (1st floor) of Carrier Library. [more info] Campus/Remote
	PAISArchive (CSA) Indexes articles about global public policy and social issues from 1915 to 1976 ... [more info] Campus/Remote
	U.S. Congressional Serial Set Digital Edition (Readex)   An incomparably rich collection of primary source material on all aspects of American history originating from Congress and other federal agencies... [more info] Campus/Remote

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Images

	AP Images (Accuweather/AP) Image a database containing the Associated Press's current year's photo report and a selection of images... [more info] Campus/Remote

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Journal Articles

	PAIS International (CSA) Indexes publications on all subjects that relate to contemporary public issues... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (CSA) Indexes and abstracts political science articles from periodicals published throughout the world, ... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Annual Review of Political Science (Annual Reviews, Inc) A great way to keep up with research trends, this source provides reviews of scholarly literature on various topics... [more info] Internet
	Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) (Columbia University) A comprehensive full text source for theory and research in international affairs... [more info] Campus/Remote
	LexisNexis Academic This resource's interface will be updated in late December. To view the changes, please click here. Contains several full-text databases: current news, laws and legislation, business and company information and more... [more info] Campus/Remote
	ABI Inform (ProQuest)   Although primarily a management and business database, ABI Inform covers many aspects of public policy (e.g., health, economic, financial).  This resource covers scholarly research as well as news sources.  [more info] Campus/Remote
	Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) Index and full-text source for scholarly journals and magazines ... [more info] Campus/Remote
	America: History and Life (EBSCO) An index with abstracts to history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Bibliographic Index Plus Full Text (HW Wilson) Full text bibliographies on almost every topic help guide you in your search. [more info] Campus/Remote
	Clase and Periodica (OCLC) Index of Latin American journals, books, and more... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Communication & Mass Media Complete (EBSCO) Article index with some full text in the fields of communication and mass media studies. [more info] Campus/Remote
	GPO Monthly Catalog (OCLC) The printed catalogs to Government documents published from March 1939 to September 1992 are shelved in the Government Documents reference area (1st floor) of Carrier Library. [more info] Campus/Remote
	HLAS (Handbook of Latin American Studies) (Library of Congress) A multidisciplinary bibliography of materials on all aspects of Latin American studies ... [more info] Unrestricted
	Humanities and Social Sciences Index Retrospective: 1907-1984 (HW Wilson) Indexes articles in the subjects of gerontology, history, international relations, journalism, law, linguistics... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Index Islamicus (CSA) Indexes journal articles, conference proceedings, monographs, multi-authored works and book reviews on Islam... [more info] Campus/Remote
	International Political Science Abstracts (SAGE)     IPSA is published bimonthly by the International Political Science Association... [more info] Carrier Lib-Stacks, Abstract/Index
	JSTOR Full online text and images for back issues of selected scholarly journals in history, economics... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Legal Collection (EBSCO) This database contains over 250 scholarly law journals on topics ranging from criminal justice to organized crime... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (Gale) Contains secondary and primary sources discussing today's social issues... [more info] Campus/Remote
	PAISArchive (CSA) Indexes articles about global public policy and social issues from 1915 to 1976 ... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Periodicals Archive Online (ProQuest) Full text for journals published in the arts, humanities and social sciences. [more info] Campus/Remote
	Political Science: a SAGE journal collection (CSA) [more info] Internet
	Project Muse (John Hopkins University Press) An index of journals in the humanities, social sciences, and mathematics... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Risk Abstracts (CSA)   Indexes and abstracts journal articles encompassing risk arising from industrial, technological, environmental... [more info] Campus/Remote
	ScienceDirect (Elsevier) Despite its name, this database includes full text journals published by Elsevier, including many in the social sciences (e.g., European Economic Review, Energy Policy, and Telecommunications Policy). [more info] Campus/Remote
	Sociological Abstracts (CSA) Indexes and abstracts journal articles, book reviews, abstracts of books, book chapters, dissertations... [more info] Campus/Remote
	SourceOECD (OECD) SourceOECD is now called OECD iLibrary. To use the new interface, please click here. SourceOECD (Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development) provides up-to-date information on what's going on around the world... [more info] Campus/Remote
	WilsonWeb OmniFile (HW Wilson) An index with abstracts and some full text covering all subjects, including humanities and social sciences... [more info] Campus/Remote

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Legal Information

	American Society of International Law (ASIL) ASIL's research portal pulls together international law items, ranging from primary documents to publications of the ASIL.  View the ASIL Guide for help in conducting research in international law. [more info]
	Legal Collection (EBSCO) This database contains over 250 scholarly law journals on topics ranging from criminal justice to organized crime... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Legal Information Institute (LII) State, federal, and country laws and more. [more info]
	LexisNexis Legal Research Full text of U.S. Federal and state cases (including Supreme Court cases), federal and state codes and regulations, legal news, law reviews, Shephard's Citations, and international legal information... [more info] Campus/Remote
	West's Encyclopedia of American Law (Gale) Excellent legal resource for non-attorneys. [more info]

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Legislative & Congressional

	CQ Press Electronic Library (CQ Press) Searches CQ Weekly, CQ Researcher, and CQ Historic Documents, all in one... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Congressional Masterfile 1 (CIS) Note that JMU has access to the full text of the U.S. Congressional Serial Set Digital Edition, which will eventually cover 1789 to 1980. See the listing for that Research Database for more information. [more info] Reference Desk
	CQ Almanac (CQ Press) The CQ Almanac brings together over sixty years of congressional reporting... [more info] Campus/Remote
	CQ Press Congress Collection (CQ Press) Nonbiased analysis of votes and other data relating to the U.S. Congress and its legislation... [more info] Internet
	GPO Monthly Catalog (OCLC) The printed catalogs to Government documents published from March 1939 to September 1992 are shelved in the Government Documents reference area (1st floor) of Carrier Library. [more info] Campus/Remote
	LexisNexis Congressional Research Searchable full text congressional publications and legislative research... [more info] Internet
	National Journal Group's Policy Central A collection of resources on U.S. politics and policy... [more info] Campus/Remote
	U.S. Congressional Serial Set Digital Edition (Readex)   An incomparably rich collection of primary source material on all aspects of American history originating from Congress and other federal agencies... [more info] Campus/Remote

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News

	LexisNexis Academic This resource's interface will be updated in late December. To view the changes, please click here. Contains several full-text databases: current news, laws and legislation, business and company information and more... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) Index and full-text source for scholarly journals and magazines ... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Contemporary Women's Issues (Gale) An index to global information on women, including journals, including newsletters, fact sheets, and research... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Dow Jones Factiva Gateway to business resources including full text of periodicals, news photographs, company reports... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Ethnic NewsWatch (ProQuest) Full text and indexing for ethnic, minority, and international newspapers and magazines... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Facts.com Reference Suite (Facts On File News Services) Facts and overviews of historic events and issues since 1940. Content includes full text articles, essays... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Issues & Controversies (Facts On File News Services) Full text analysis of opposing viewpoints for more than 600 controversial topics in the news... [more info] Campus/Remote
	New York Times: Historical (ProQuest) Full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue to about 3 years ago... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (Gale) Contains secondary and primary sources discussing today's social issues... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Washington Post: Historical (ProQuest) Full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue to about 15 years ago... [more info] Campus/Remote

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Polls

	LexisNexis Academic This resource's interface will be updated in late December. To view the changes, please click here. Contains several full-text databases: current news, laws and legislation, business and company information and more... [more info] Campus/Remote
	ABC News Polling Unit Narrative results from ABC News polls. [more info] Internet
	Issues & Controversies (Facts On File News Services) Full text analysis of opposing viewpoints for more than 600 controversial topics in the news... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (Gale) Contains secondary and primary sources discussing today's social issues... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Polling the Nations Max limit of 4 simultaneous users.  Log out when you're done! More than 14,000 surveys conducted by over 1000 polling organizations in the United States and 100 other countries from 1986 to the present time... [more info] Campus/Remote

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Primary Sources

	CQ Press Historic Documents Online Library (CQ Press) A full-text database of primary source documents. Each volume contains approximately one hundred documents highlighting the year's most important events and issues... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Digital National Security Archive (Chadwyck-Healey) This database is the most comprehensive collection available of significant primary documents central to U.S. foreign and military policy since 1945 ... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Discovery Education Streaming Over 50,000 K-12 web-based digital videos from Discovery Education... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (Gale) Contains secondary and primary sources discussing today's social issues... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Past Masters: Philosophy and Theology Searchable full-text collections, in English and/or Latin, of the writings of philosophers and theologians from antiquity into the 20th century. [more info]
	Vanderbilt Television News Archive Streaming video of news from CBS (1968 to date) and CNN (1995 to date) plus indexing of television network news from all the major networks, 1968 to date. [more info] Campus/Remote

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Reports & Proceedings

	CQ Press Electronic Library (CQ Press) Searches CQ Weekly, CQ Researcher, and CQ Historic Documents, all in one... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) (Columbia University) A comprehensive full text source for theory and research in international affairs... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Congressional Masterfile 1 (CIS) Note that JMU has access to the full text of the U.S. Congressional Serial Set Digital Edition, which will eventually cover 1789 to 1980. See the listing for that Research Database for more information. [more info] Reference Desk
	Contemporary Women's Issues (Gale) An index to global information on women, including journals, including newsletters, fact sheets, and research... [more info] Campus/Remote
	CQ Press Researcher Plus Archive (CQ Press) Full text reports on current and controversial issues in U.S. politics, health care, education, economics... [more info] Campus/Remote
	CQ Weekly (CQ Press) In-depth reports on current issues facing the U.S. Congress, Senate, and House of Representatives. A complete wrap up on the week’s news... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Issues & Controversies (Facts On File News Services) Full text analysis of opposing viewpoints for more than 600 controversial topics in the news... [more info] Campus/Remote
	SourceOECD (OECD) SourceOECD is now called OECD iLibrary. To use the new interface, please click here. SourceOECD (Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development) provides up-to-date information on what's going on around the world... [more info] Campus/Remote
	U.S. Congressional Serial Set Digital Edition (Readex)   An incomparably rich collection of primary source material on all aspects of American history originating from Congress and other federal agencies... [more info] Campus/Remote

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Reviews

	Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (CSA) Indexes and abstracts political science articles from periodicals published throughout the world, ... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) Index and full-text source for scholarly journals and magazines ... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Index Islamicus (CSA) Indexes journal articles, conference proceedings, monographs, multi-authored works and book reviews on Islam... [more info] Campus/Remote
	WilsonWeb OmniFile (HW Wilson) An index with abstracts and some full text covering all subjects, including humanities and social sciences... [more info] Campus/Remote

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Statistics & Datasets

	Armed Conflict Database Full-text and statistics for international and internal conflicts... [more info] Internet
	County and City Data Book (University of Virginia. Geospatial & Statistical Data Center) Statistical database offering demographic, economic, and government information... [more info] Internet
	Historical Census Browser (University of Virginia. Geospatial & Statistical Data Center) Detailed U.S. census information by state and county from 1790-1960. [more info] Internet
	Historical Statistics of the United States (Cambridge University Press) Historical Statistics of the United States from 1790 to 2000. [more info] Campus/Remote
	ICPSR (Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research) (University of Michigan) A vast archive of social science data for research and instruction, available for download and re-use.... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Illustrated Book of World Rankings (Sharpe Reference) CD-ROM provides rankings of countries for various subjects... [more info] Reference Desk
	Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (Gale) Contains secondary and primary sources discussing today's social issues... [more info] Campus/Remote
	SourceOECD (OECD) SourceOECD is now called OECD iLibrary. To use the new interface, please click here. SourceOECD (Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development) provides up-to-date information on what's going on around the world... [more info] Campus/Remote
	STAT-USA (U.S. Dept. of Commerce) An online service of recent international trade information... [more info] Campus/Remote
	U.S. Census Bureau (U.S. Dept. of Commerce) Provides official census data for the United States at the level of states, counties, cities, metropolitan areas... [more info] Internet
	UNdata  United Nations statistical information... [more info]
	World Almanac (Facts On File News Services) Full text of the World Almanac and Book of Facts editions since 1999... [more info] Campus/Remote
	World Development Indicators Statistical information about countries of the world. A companion CD to the print. [more info] Reference Desk

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Videos

	LEO Library Catalog (JMU) [more info] Internet
	Discovery Education Streaming Over 50,000 K-12 web-based digital videos from Discovery Education... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Vanderbilt Television News Archive Streaming video of news from CBS (1968 to date) and CNN (1995 to date) plus indexing of television network news from all the major networks, 1968 to date. [more info] Campus/Remote

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