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Provides access to periodicals (CQ Weekly & CQ Researcher), Databases (CQ Congress, CQ Public Affairs, CQ Supreme Court & CQ Voting & Elections) and online editions of selected CQ publications.

Provides access to ForeignAffairs.com including the entire digital archives, 1992 to the present. Foreign Affairs is published by the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), a nonpartisan organization. Articles are written by academics, foreign affairs practitioners, journalists, and other informed writers. The magazine covers a broad range of issues in contemporary international affairs from political, historical, legal, and economic perspectives.

Collection of legal history and government documents, including 2,400 law-related periodicals, the entire Congressional Record, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, and U.S. Reports back to 1754. Contains all of the world's constitutions, all U.S. treaties, collections of classic treatises and presidential documents, and access to the full text of state and federal case law powered by Fastcase.

Provides citations to world history articles, book chapters, books, and more on topics dating from 1450-present. Coverage excludes U.S. and Canada. Over 2,000 peer-reviewed journals are indexed. Years of coverage: 1954-present.

Provides access to content across all disciplines. Search or browse books, journals, images, and primary sources.

Online fulltext access to National Journal periodicals and resources. Provides coverage of current US government activity and policy, as well as technology and health care issues.

Provides citations to political science articles, government documents, books, and more from over 2,462 publications in the areas of public affairs, public policy, social issues, and international relations. Citations date from 1915-present.

Roper iPoll is a large collection of poll data, covering 1935 to the present, from U.S. and international polling firms with broad topical coverage of opinions and behavior on social issues, politics, pop culture, international affairs, and more. Content includes polling questions, charts, demographic crosstabs, and datasets.

Provides access to cases, briefs, statutes and regulations, trial court documents, dockets, public records, news, journal articles, international materials, and more. Includes analysis of U.S. law covering the late 19th century to present. Search function incorporates tools such as Key Numbers, KeyCite, headnotes, notes of decisions, indexes, and secondary sources.

Provides abstracts of materials from professional journals, major news magazines and books devoted to international politics and political analysis, 1975-present.

Covers key historical events, population, city profiles, social statistics, climate, recent elections, current leaders, defence, international relations, economy, energy and natural resources, industry, international trade, religion, culture, and diplomatic representatives, as well as fact sheets for countries world wide. Browse by places, people, international organizations, or abbreviations. Includes editions from 1864-present.

Provides a database of encyclopedias and reference sources for research. Coverage include the Arts, Business, Education, the Environment, History, Literature, Medicine, Multicultural Studies, Religion, Science and Social Science. 2000 – present.

A comprehensive source for researchers in the social sciences. E-content includes scholarly books, reference books, handbooks, major works, and professional development titles, 1995 to the present.

Provides full-text access to legal news and law reviews, case law, codes and regulations, international legal materials, patent research and career information. Years of coverage: varies by title.

Contains entries on countries and territories around the world. Content provides each country's political parties and includes names of key ambassadors, international memberships, and profiles intergovernmental organizations

Provides full-text articles from over 10,680 U.S. and international newspapers, offering diverse viewpoints on local, regional and world issues. Includes The Gettysburg Times (2008-present) and The Evening Sun (2001-present).

Provides full text for more than 200 national (U.S.) and international newspapers. The database also contains selective full text for more than 310 regional (U.S.) newspapers. In addition, full-text television and radio news transcripts are provided from CBS News, CNN, CNN International, FOX News, NPR, etc.

Provides unlimited access to NYTimes.com content from 1981-present. Students, faculty, and staff can create a NYTimes.com account.

Provides access to more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources. Contains journal articles, television and radio broadcasts, newswires, and reporting from national and international newspapers; business information on 80 million U.S. and international companies; and federal and state cases and statutes, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions since 1790. Formerly known as "LexisNexis Academic."

Access to the Wall Street Journal provided by Gettysburg College. New users must create an account; see https://libanswers.gettysburg.edu/faq/235869 for instructions.

Access news articles from the daily Washington Post. Journalists report on politics, business, world national news, and more. Coverage goes back on a rolling 15 year basis. NOTE: Account creation is not necessary. The library provides site/remote access but ads will appear alongside news articles.