Databases

LexisNexis Congressional provides indexes to and abstracts of Congressional committee publications, including hearings, committee prints, reports, documents, and public laws. It includes the full text of reports and documents (1789-1969), hearings (1833-2003), Congressional Record (1985-), Statutes at Large (1789-), and Federal Register (1980-) as well as the current U.S. Code and Code of Federal Regulations.

BREPOLis is a single search interface for a number of databases in religious studies, medieval studies, and Latin. Works include: the International Directory of Medievalists, Europa Sacra, Papal Letters, Vetus Latina Database, the Archive of Celtic-Latin Literature, and the Database of Latin Dictionaries, among others. Databases can be searched individually or using the “Cross Database Searchtool.”

SimplyMap is a web-based mapping application that enables non-technical users to create professional quality thematic maps and reports using extensive demographic, business, and marketing data. Features include Points-of-Interest (POI) data and the ability to specify locations based on zip codes, cities, census tracts and block groups, counties and states. Users can also create and save up to 6 individual workspaces, and detailed tutorial videos are available for new users.

Literature Criticism Online consolidates ten popular Gale literature series into a single database. Users can search all of the series at once, or limit their searches to a specificone. Series included are: Children’s Literature Review, Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism, Contemporary Literature Criticism, Drama Criticism, Literature Criticism from 1400 to 1800, Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism, Poetry Criticism, Shakespeare Criticism, Short Story Criticism, and Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism.