Trials & New Databases

Trials & New Databases

New Databases 2004-05

U.S. Congressional Serial Set, 1817-1980
Contains legislative reports, documents and journals from the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, along with significant Executive agency publications. Reports of exploration, technology, finance, immigration, scientific discovery, culture, commerce and war comprise this set of primary documents. Maps and statistics are included. The last portion digitized will be the American State Papers, reports from 1789-1838, compiled and organized in subject volumes.
ARTstor
ARTstor is a growing repository of 300,000+ digital images and related data supporting interdisciplinary studies with special emphasis on collections of art, architecture and archeology. For more information on using ARTstor see About ARTstor at Bowdoin College.
PsycCRITIQUES
PsycCRITIQUES is a database of full-text reviews of current books, some popular films, and comparative reviews of books. It replaces the print journal Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books.
WestLaw Campus
Contains laws and statutes of the federal government and all 50 states as published in United States Code Annotated. Also includes: federal and state court cases; federal regulations published in the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations; American Law Reports, a research tool that collects and analyzes every court case decided on a particular point of law; an encylopedia of state and federal law; articles from law reviews and journals; and European Union law sources.
AnthroSource
"AnthroSource, produced by the American Anthropological Association in partnership with University of California Press, contains the full text of more than 30 journals, including: A complete electronic archive of all AAA journals through 2003, Seamless access to archival content housed at JSTOR for key AAA publications including American Anthropologist, and current issues for 11 of the AAA’s most critical peer-reviewed publications."
International Who’s Who
Brief biographies for heads of state, politicians, religious leaders and ambassadors, the eminent and successful in business, finance, technology, film, music, fashion, sport, literature and the performing arts.
Environmental Issues and Policy Index
Policy issues are covered in this bibliographic database for a broad range of environmental topics. U.S. and international journals are indexed; subjects include agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, environmental law, marine and freshwater resources, and urban planning. Coverage extends back to 1973.
Humanities and Social Sciences Index Retrospective
This bibliographic database covers some of the best known scholarly journals and numerous lesser known specialized magazines in a broad array of humanities and social sciences topics. Coverage runs from 1907-1984.
State and International Modules Added to Lexis/Nexis Statistical
International and state modules have been added to the Lexis/Nexis Statistical database. Previously, the Library’s subscription included only federal statistical publications. Now, state, business, private, international, and intergovernmental sources can be searched. The federal module (ASI) covers 1973-; the state module (SRI) covers 1980-; the international module (IIS) covers 1983- .