History

Databases marked with are sponsored by VIVA, the Virtual Library of Virginia (www.vivalib.org)

• Facts-On-File
  Database of world news coverage dating from 1940. Also includes World Almanac, a science database, and a database that focuses on current issues and controversies.

• Books in Print 
  Large database of information about books currently available in print.

• CIAO Columbia International Affairs Online
  International affairs collection that includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGO's, foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, books, journals and policy briefs.

• Congressional Universe (Lexis Nexis)
  Includes abstracts and indexing for congressional publications, legislative histories, member biographies, committee assignments, voting records, and financial data; and the full text of key regulatory and statutory resources.

• Dissertation Abstracts (FirstSearch)
  Index to dissertations and theses in all subject areas.

• Encyclopædia Britannica
  Online access to the full-text of The Encyclopaedia Britannica.

• GPO Monthly Catalog (FirstSearch)
  Index to U.S. government publications.

• HarpWeek
  Full-text facsimiles of Harpers Weekly Magazine covering the Civil War and Reconstruction Era, 1857-1877.

• Oxford Reference Online
  Full-text access to hundreds of Oxford reference books in all subject areas.

• Statistical Universe (Lexis Nexis)
  Database of over 30,000 statistical tables.

• World Almanac Encyclopedia (Facts on File)
  Full-text of the World Almanac Encyclopedia

• WorldCat (FirstSearch)
  Large database of books and other materials held in thousands of libraries.