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Academic Search Premier (EBSCO) 
Publisher : EBSCO Type: Full Text Database Updated : Daily
Holdings : See database publication list for exact holdings; some titles from 1975 or earlier, many with PDF images
Description : A multi-disciplinary database with citations and abstracts for nearly 8200 journals and full text articles from nearly 4500 journals.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown, Main, and Rice campuses. Advertising Redbooks Publisher : LexisNexis Type: Full Text Database Updated : Weekly
Holdings : 14,500 agency parent and branch profiles and 19,000 advertiser profiles
Description : Online version of Advertising Redbooks. Includes current, detailed data -- such as contact information and financial information -- on advertising agencies, advertisers, advertising data, and brand names. Search by company name, location, SIC code, agency type, or agency specialization.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown Campus American Law and Economics Review Publisher : Oxford University Press Type: Journal Updated : 2 times a year
Holdings : Full text from 1999 - present
Description : Online version of journal.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown Campus American Political Science Review Publisher : Cambridge University Press Type: Journal Updated : Quarterly
Holdings : Full text from 2001 - 2003
Description : Online version of journal.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown Campus American State Papers Publisher : Readex Type: Full Text Database Updated : N/A
Holdings : Full text images from 1789-1838
Description : Search electronic versions of legislative and executive documents from the first 25 U.S. Congresses.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown Campus. America's News Magazines Publisher : NewsBank/InfoWeb Type: Full Text Database Updated : Daily
Holdings : Full text articles, some back to the 1990s.
Description : Full text of articles from nearly 30 popular magazines, including Time, Newsweek, and U.S. News & World Report.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown, Main, and Rice campuses. America's Newspapers Publisher : NewsBank/InfoWeb Type: Full Text Database Updated : Daily
Holdings : Full text articles, some back to the 1970s.
Description : Full text articles from nearly 800 popular newspapers. Includes Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, New York Times, L. A. Times, and Washington Post.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown, Main, and Rice campuses. ArticleFirst (FirstSearch) Publisher : FirstSearch (OCLC Databases) Type: Full Text Database Updated : Daily
Holdings : See database publication list for exact holdings; some titles from 1990
Description : Abstracts and full text for articles from over 16,000 journals.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown, Main, and Rice campuses Artificial Intelligence and Law Publisher : SpringerLink Type: Journal Updated : Three times a year
Holdings : Full text PDF articles from Vol. 12 only, issues 1-2 (March 2004).
Description : Web version of journal
Available on the Downtown Campus only. Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals (EBSCO) Publisher : EBSCO Type: Index Updated :
Holdings : Citations and abstracts from 2,500 US and international journals. Some citations back to the 18th century. The Index also features nearly 13,000 citations to architects' obituaries.
Description : Published by the Getty Research Institute, the Avery Index covers current international, scholarly and popular periodical literature in architecture and design. It includes publications from professional associations, US state and regional periodicals, and major serials about the architecture and design of Europe, Asia, Latin America and Australia.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown, Main, and Rice campuses.
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BePress Legal Repository Publisher : BePress Type: Full Text Database Updated : Frequently
Holdings : PDFs of working papers
Description : Full text legal journals and working papers on legal topics. Includes institutional repositories.
No restriction; journals require guest registration.Bloomberg Professional Publisher : Bloomberg Type: Terminal Updated : Continuously (20 min delay)
Holdings : Varies depending on resource
Description : Includes historic data, news, analytics, pricing, trading and communications tools for professional investors. Also features Bloomberg Law, with information about bankruptcy, securities, and mergers & acquisitions.
Available only at the designated terminal in the 4th floor Stuart School student lounge BNA Intellectual Property Library Publisher : BNA Type: Full Text Database Updated : Weekly
Holdings : Full text cases from 1929 - present
Description : Search the United States Patents Quarterly (USPQ) First and Second Series. Also includes federal laws, federal regulations, and examining procedures. News Highlights are not part of the Library's subscription. If logging on remotely, you may need to approve the security certificate.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown Campus Business Insights Publisher : Business Insights Type: Full Text Database Updated : As reports become available
Holdings : PDF reports from 1998 to present
Description : Business Insights works in association with leading industry experts, to produce a range of reports across a wide range of industry sectors. Some of the companies associated with Business Insights include: Reuters Health, IMS Healthcare, TNS, ComputerWire IT Industry intelligence.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown, Main, and Rice campuses. Business Periodicals Index (Wilson) Publisher : H. R. Wilson Co. Type: Index Updated : Daily
Holdings : See database publication list for exact holdings; some titles from 1982
Description : Citations from over 850 business publications. To search this database, check "Business Index" in the top navigation bar.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown Campus. Business Source Premier (EBSCO) Publisher : EBSCO Type: Full Text Database Updated : Daily
Holdings : See database publication list for exact holdings. Includes full text for more than 2,300 scholarly business journals and other sources. Some publications back to 1922.
Description : Full text articles from management, marketing, and scholarly journals including Harvard Business Review, Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Marketing Research (JMR), and Management Science. Includes country economic reports from the EIU, Global Insight, ICON Group and CountryWatch; market research reports, industry reports, country reports, company profiles and SWOT analyses; and detailed company profiles. Contains PDF images for the great majority of journals, many of which are native (searchable) or scanned in color. To learn more about using Business Source Premier, see our tutorial.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown, Main, and Rice campuses. Business Week Online Publisher : Business Week Type: Web Resource Updated : Daily
Holdings : Full text from Jan. 1991 - present
Description : Featuring comments on Business Week articles, weblogs, and other web resources.
Partially password restricted -- please see a reference librarian for full access
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CALI (Computer Assisted Legal Instruction) Lessons Publisher : CALI Type: Web Resource Updated : As lessons are available.
Holdings : Complete lessons
Description : A collection of over 270 interactive, computer-based lessons covering 28 legal education subject areas. Please see librarian for school access code. Site requires additional individual registration.
Password required -- please see a reference librarian to access Canado-American Treaties Publisher : LexUM Type: Full Text Database Updated : Not currently updated
Holdings : Full text treaties
Description : All bilateral treaties established between the United States of America and Canada from 1783 to 1997.
No restriction Chicago-Kent Faculty Selected Works Publisher : BePress Type: Web Resource Updated : Frequently
Holdings : Citations and PDFs of full-text articles
Description : Citations to scholarly works published by current Chicago-Kent faculty. Search all of Chicago-Kent, or browse works by professors. Some full-text articles available. Track updates by subscribing to email lists or RSS feeds.
No restriction. Chronicle of Higher Education Publisher : Chronicle of Higher Education Type: Journal Updated : Daily
Holdings : Full text from 1995 - present
Description : Online version of journal.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown Campus. CILP (Current Index to Legal Periodicals Online) Publisher : University of Washington via NELLCO Type: Current Awareness Updated : Weekly
Holdings : From Jan. 8, 1999 - present
Description : Access to online version of the Current Index to Legal Periodicals.
Available on the Downtown Campus only. ClasePeriodica (FirstSearch) Publisher : FirstSearch (OCLC Databases) Type: Full Text Database Updated : Quarterly
Holdings : Varies depending on title; some titles as far back as 1975
Description : Abstracts and full text articles from Latin American journals in the sciences and humanities. Articles are in Spanish, Portuguese, French and English.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown, Main, and Rice campuses Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) Publisher : Columbia International Affairs Online Type: Full Text Database Updated : Monthly
Holdings : Full text papers, articles, books, and case studies; some material from 1990
Description : Working papers, conference proceedings, journals, books, policy briefs, economic indicators, and case studies from more than 75 organizations.
Available on the Downtown Campus only. Communication & Mass Media Complete (EBSCO) Publisher : EBSCO Type: Full Text Database Updated : Daily
Holdings : See database publication list for exact holdings; some titles from 1915; some PDFs available
Description : Citations and full text articles on communications and mass media from nearly 600 journals (full text is not available for all articles).
Available by remote access and on the Downtown, Main, and Rice campuses Congressional Serial Set Publisher : Readex Type: Full Text Database Updated : As new material is added
Holdings : Full text images from 1817-1941
Description : Search electronic versions of Congressional documents. Currently includes 1817 - 1941. New volumes are added regularly.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown Campus.
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Digital Sanborn Insurance Maps (Illinois) 
Publisher : ProQuest Type: Web Resource Updated : Not updated
Holdings : Maps from 1867 - 1970
Description : Maps for most towns & cities in Illinois.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown, Main, and Rice campuses Downtown Campus Library Online Catalog Publisher : Illinois Institute of Technology, Downtown Campus Library Type: Catalog Updated : Daily
Holdings : Downtown Campus Library's collection records
Description : The online catalog for the Downtown Campus Library.
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Ebooks (FirstSearch) Publisher : FirstSearch (OCLC Databases) Type: Index Updated : Daily
Holdings : Indexes nearly 300,000 items. Includes all materials cataloged to the present.
Description : All online electronic books cataloged by OCLC members, including all subjects. Includes books available in NetLibrary.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown, Main, and Rice campuses. EBSCOhost Publisher : EBSCO Type: Full Text Database Updated : Varies depending on individual EBSCO database
Holdings : Varies depending on individual EBSCO database; some PDFs available
Description : Full text articles, abstracts, and citations from business, academic, health, and general databases (full text is not available for all articles). See individual EBSCO databases for more information.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown, Main, and Rice campuses ECO (Electronic Collections Online) (FirstSearch) Publisher : FirstSearch (OCLC Databases) Type: Index Updated : Daily
Holdings : See database publication list for exact holdings; some titles from 1995; links to full text articles in other FirstSearch databases
Description : Index to over 5400 science and humanities journals.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown, Main, and Rice campuses EconLit (EBSCO) Publisher : EBSCO Type: Index Updated : Monthly
Holdings : Citations and abstracts from 1969 - present.
Description : The American Economic Association’s electronic database includes citations and abstracts for all fields of economics, including capital markets, country studies, econometrics, economic forecasting, environmental economics, government regulations, labor economics, monetary theory, and urban economics. Includes abstracts of books, journal articles, and working papers published by the Cambridge University Press.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown, Main, and Rice campuses. Economist.com's Country Briefings Publisher : Economist.com Type: Web Resource Updated : Daily
Holdings : Current reports
Description : Country profiles including articles published in The Economist, links to Web sites useful for conducting research about the country, and links to important articles appearing in other news sources. The profiles include data on political and economic structure, economic data, political and economic outlook, population statistics, currency, trade, taxation, etc.
No restriction EDGAR Publisher : SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) Type: Web Resource Updated : Daily
Holdings : Filings from 1994. Full-text search from the last four years. Mutual fund and associated filings from February 2006 - present. Variable insurance products from February 2006. Comment and response letters from August 2004.
Description : Find public company, mutual fund, and variable insurance fund filings. Research company financial information and operations through 10-K and 10-Q forms. Find information about recent corporate events in 8-K forms. Full-text search is now available.
No restriction. Eighteenth Century Collections Online (Legal) Publisher : Gale Type: Full Text Database Updated : n/a
Holdings : Full text images of over 9000 books and other documents
Description : Covers the development of law in the British Empire between 1701 and 1800. Topics include acts, criminal and international law, appellants’ cases.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown, Main, and Rice campuses. Electronic Information System for International Law (EISIL) Publisher : American Society of International Law (ASIL) Type: Web Resource Updated :
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Description : EISIL is a search engine of international law resources that includes more than 1,500 selected sources organized into 13 subject groups.
No restriction. Emporis Research Publisher : Emporis Type: Web Resource Updated : Continuous
Holdings : Statistics, analytic information, and photos from buildings, architectural companies, and over 50,000 worldwide cities.
Description : Focusing on buildings 12 stories tall or higher, Emporis is the world’s largest publicly available database on architectural and building data. News, photographs, renderings, and firm data are collected for more than 50,000 cities worldwide. Includes current news and information about developments in architecture, engineering, construction, and real estate.
Available on the Downtown, Main, and Rice campuses. Environmental Law Reporter Publisher : Environmental Law Institute Type: Full Text Database Updated : Daily
Holdings : Full text of Environmental Law Reporter since 2000
Description : Online version of journal, judicial decisions, federal and state administrative developments, summaries of briefs and other environmental materials.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown Campus. ERIC (EBSCO) Publisher : EBSCO Type: Index Updated : As added
Holdings : Reports and articles
Description : Abstracts of articles and reports on education from over 2000 sources.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown, Main, and Rice campuses ERIC (FirstSearch) Publisher : FirstSearch (OCLC Databases) Type: Index Updated : Monthly
Holdings : See database publication list for exact holdings; some titles from 1985; links to full text articles as available in other FirstSearch databases
Description : Abstracts of articles and reports on education from over 2000 sources.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown, Main, and Rice campuses Ethics Publisher : University of Chicago Press Type: Journal Updated : Quarterly
Holdings : Full text and pdf from October 2001 - July 2005
Description : Online version of journal
Available by remote access and on the Downtown Campus. European Journal of International Law Publisher : Oxford University Press Journals Type: Journal Updated : Quarterly
Holdings : Abstracts and tables of contents from Vol. 9, Issue 1 (1998); Full text from Vol. 9, Issue 3 (PDF)
Description : Online version of journal.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown Campus
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Far Eastern Economic Review Publisher : Far Eastern Economic Review Type: Journal Updated : Weekly
Holdings : Full text articles from 1946 - present
Description : Includes Far Eastern Economic Review's electronic archive.
Partially password restricted -- please see a reference librarian for full access FirstSearch (OCLC Databases) Publisher : FirstSearch (OCLC Databases) Type: Full Text Database Updated : Varies depending on FirstSearch database
Holdings : Varies depending on FirstSearch database; some PDFs available
Description : Databases with abstracts and full text articles from business and management journals, catalogs of library collections, and other resources. Users can search 3 FirstSearch databases at a time.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown, Main, and Rice campuses Foreign Law Guide Publisher : Foreign Law Guide Type: Web Resource Updated : As available
Holdings : Entries for more than 170 jurisdictions around the world.
Description : The Foreign Law Guide, based on the print title Foreign Law: Current Sources of Codes and Legislation by Thomas H. Reynolds and Arturo A. Flores, features detailed descriptions of where to find -- and how to use -- the laws of almost any international jurisdiction. Most entries feature a brief legal history, a guide to codes, cases, and other legal materials, and a list of resources by subject matter. Includes links to online resources, a bibliography of frequently cited multi-jurisdictional databases, and a search engine to research across entries.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown Campus. Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia (EBSCO) Publisher : EBSCO Type: Full Text Database Updated : Annually
Holdings : Encyclopedia entries
Description : Includes over 25,000 encyclopedia entries.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown, Main, and Rice campuses
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Global Chicago Publisher : Global Chicago Type: Web Resource Updated : Updated regularly to reflect current information
Holdings : Depends on resource
Description : A portal designed to identify Chicago's global resources and provide a community forum on local issues related to globalization. Includes information about local organizations and events as well as country data.
No restriction Government Web Sites from Bernan Publisher : Bernan Type: Web Resource Updated : As needed
Holdings : Nearly 5,000 Web sites
Description : A database and search engine for local, regional, state, federal, and international government Web sites.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown, Main, and Rice campuses GPO Access Publisher : U.S. Government Type: Web Resource Updated : Daily
Holdings : Varies depending on resource
Description : Electronic access to publications from the U.S. Government Printing Office. Includes legislative, judicial, and administrative legal sources. Library has a dedicated GPO terminal at the 9th floor Service Desk.
No restriction GPO Monthly (FirstSearch) Publisher : FirstSearch (OCLC Databases) Type: Index Updated : Monthly
Holdings : See database publication list for exact holdings; some resources from 1976; links to full text sources as available.
Description : Covers all types of U.S. government documents, including Congressional reports, hearings, debates, and records; judiciary materials; and documents issued by executive departments.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown, Main, and Rice campuses GreenFILE Publisher : EBSCO Type: Index Updated :
Holdings : Index and abstracts for nearly 400,000 records. Some full text available.
Description : A multi-disciplinary databases on environmental issues, including climate change, green building, renewable energy, recycling, and many other topics.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown, Main, and Rice campuses.
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Harper's Weekly (HarpWeek) Publisher : Harper's Weekly Type: Journal Updated : As Available
Holdings : Full text images from 1857-1912
Description : Imaged pages of Harper's Weekly from the Civil War, the Reconstruction era, the end of the 19th Century and the early 20th Century.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown, Main, and Rice campuses Health Source: Consumer Edition (EBSCO) Publisher : EBSCO Type: Full Text Database Updated : Weekly
Holdings : See database publication list for exact holdings; some titles from 1984
Description : Citations and full text articles from over 1000 sources, including journals (full text is not available for all articles). Includes over 4500 Clinical Reference Systems Reports in English and Spanish.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown, Main, and Rice campuses Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition (EBSCO) Publisher : EBSCO Type: Full Text Database Updated : Twice a week
Holdings : See database publication list for exact holdings; some titles from 1975
Description : Citations and full text articles from nearly 850 journals focusing on medical disciplines (full text is not available for all articles).
Available by remote access and on the Downtown, Main, and Rice campuses HeinOnline Publisher : HeinOnline Type: Full Text Database Updated : As available
Holdings : Full text images; range varies depending on database
Description : HeinOnline's libraries include law journals, Federal Register, CFR, opinions from the Supreme Court of the United States, English Reports, attorney general opinions, session laws, Statutes at Large, legislative history, presidential documents, international law materials, treaties and agreements, Phillip C. Jessup Library, and legal classics. All texts are available in PDF images. See individual database descriptions for more information.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown, Main, and Rice campuses HeinOnline's American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) Library Publisher : HeinOnline Type: Full Text Database Updated : As available
Holdings : PDF images of materials from the AALL
Description : Features the AALL Spectrum (Vol. 1-present, 1996-present) and the Law Library Journal (Vol. 1-98, 1908-2006).
Available by remote access and on the Downtown, Main, and Rice campuses. HeinOnline's American Law Institute Library Publisher : HeinOnline Type: Full Text Database Updated : As available
Holdings : Guide to the American Law Institute Publications (various years); Statement of Essential Human Rights Archive (1923-1947); Uniform Commercial Code Drafts (Vols. 1-23); Uniform Commercial Code Confidential Drafts (Vols. 1-10)
Description : Includes the ALI Guide; ALI annual reports; proceedings of ALI meetings (and speeches); the ALI Reporter; the Uniform Commercial Code; the Model Penal Code; and the Restatement, Second, Torts. Future additions will include other Restatements.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown, Main, and Rice campuses. HeinOnline's Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Library Publisher : HeinOnline Type: Full Text Database Updated : As available
Holdings : PDF images of materials from the AALS
Description : Features the AALS Directory of Law Teachers (1922-2008), Proceedings from the Annual Meeting (1900-2004), and the Journal of Legal Education (Vols. 1-55) (1948-2006).
Available by remote access and on the Downtown, Main, and Rice campuses. HeinOnline's Code of Federal Regulations Publisher : HeinOnline Type: Full Text Database Updated : As available
Holdings : PDF images from 1938-2007. No CFR supplements were published in 1942 and 1948.
Description : Browse or search the CFR online.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown, Main, and Rice campuses. HeinOnline's English Reports Publisher : HeinOnline Type: Full Text Database Updated : N/A
Holdings : All volumes of The English Reports, Full Reprint.
Description : Search or browse the English Reports, including over 100,000 cases from 1220 to 1865.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown, Main, and Rice campuses. HeinOnline's European Center for Minority Issues Publisher : HeinOnline Type: Full Text Database Updated :
Holdings : Reports from 1997-2005, working papers from 1998-2005, Various journals from 2000-2006.
Description : Includes ECMI Reports, ECMI Working Papers, Journal on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues in Europe, and Ombudsman Institutions and Minority Issues: A Guide to Good Practice (2005).
Available by remote access and on the Downtown, Main, and Rice campuses. HeinOnline's Federal Agency Library Publisher : HeinOnline Type: Full Text Database Updated : As available
Holdings : Images of agency decisions and agency reports, as well as images of court decisions related to US agencies. Content and range vary by resource.
Description : Includes Administrative Decisions under Immigration and Nationality Laws, Copyright Office Bulletin, Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Federal Communications Commission Record (FCC), Federal Trade Commission Decisions (FTC), Internal Revenue Cumulative Bulletin (IRS), Reports of the Tax Courts of the United States, among many other agencies.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown, Main, and Rice campuses. HeinOnline's Federal Register Library Publisher : HeinOnline Type: Full Text Database Updated : As new images are added
Holdings : Full text images of Federal Register from 1936-2007. Full text images of the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents from 1965-2007.
Description : Imaged pages of the Federal Register and CFR. The collection has older issues than those which can be found on Lexis or Westlaw. Includes List of Sections Affected (to 2000) and Annual Indexes. Also includes 1944-1946 Administrative Procedure Act and the United States Government Manual from 1935-2007.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown, Main, and Rice campuses HeinOnline's Foreign & International Law Resources Publisher : HeinOnline Type: Full Text Database Updated : Varies depending on resource
Holdings : PDF versions of yearbooks, periodicals, digests, tribunal/judicial decisions.
Description : Includes over 60 international yearbooks and periodicals, historical digests of U.S. international law, decisions from the Hague Permanent Court of International Justice (1922-1945), and Reports of International Arbitral Awards (1948-2001).
Available by remote access and on the Downtown, Main, and Rice campuses. HeinOnline's Harvard Research in International Law Publisher : HeinOnline Type: Full Text Database Updated : As available
Holdings : Full text images.
Description : The Harvard International Law Library includes the reprint of The Harvard Research in International Law and a 2007 Contemporary Analysis and Appraisal. The Harvard Research participants wrote draft conventions on several international law topics between 1929 and 1939. In the Contemporary Analysis, legal experts discuss the reasoning upon which the original proposals were based as well as the continuing impact of those proposals.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown, Main, and Rice campuses. HeinOnline's Law Journal Library Publisher : HeinOnline Type: Full Text Database Updated : New titles and issues are added monthly.
Holdings : Full text images; range depends on periodical, some as far back as the early 1800s.
Description : Imaged pages of retrospective law periodicals from around the world. Includes over 1,200 titles.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown, Main, and Rice campuses HeinOnline's Legal Classics Library Publisher : HeinOnline Type: Full Text Database Updated : New titles added regularly
Holdings : Full text images of legal texts from the 1500s to the 1900s
Description : Digitized versions of over 1000 American and European legal classics.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown, Main, and Rice campuses. HeinOnline's Phillip C. Jessup Library Publisher : HeinOnline Type: Full Text Database Updated : Yearly
Holdings : Moot Court Competition Compendium (1960-2007); ILSA Journal of International and Comparative Law (1995-2005); ILSA Journal of International Law (1977 to 1993)
Description : Includes Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition Compendium, ILSA Journal of International and Comparative Law, and ILSA Journal of International Law (also called ASILS International Law Journal)
Available by remote access and on the Downtown, Main, and Rice campuses. HeinOnline's Session Laws Publisher : HeinOnline Type: Full Text Database Updated : As available
Holdings : Varies depending on state
Description : Includes recent session laws from each state, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the U.S., Canada, and Australia.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown, Main, and Rice campuses. HeinOnline's Treaties and Agreements Library Publisher : HeinOnline Type: Full Text Database Updated : As available
Holdings : Full text images; some treaties back to 1776
Description : Includes the following titles: United States Treaties and Other International Agreements (UST; 1950-1984); Treaties and Other International Agreements of the United States of America 1776-1949 (Bevans; 1776-1949); Treaties, Conventions, International Acts, Protocols and Agreements (Malloy; 1776-1937); Treaties and Other International Acts of the United States of America (Miller; 1776-1863); Treaties and International Act Series (TIAS; 1982-1996); KAV Agreements (1987-2007); Treaties in Force (1929-2007). Also induces International Legal Materials (1962-2006). See database for additional international materials.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown, Main, and Rice campuses HeinOnline's U. S. Attorney General Opinions Publisher : HeinOnline Type: Full Text Database Updated : New titles added regularly
Holdings : Varies depending on resource.
Description : Digitized versions of Official Opinions of the Attorneys General of the United States (1791-1982); Opinions of the Office of Legal Counsel of the United States Department of Justice (1977-1996); Digest of the Published Opinions of the Attorneys-General, & of the Leading Decisions of the Federal Courts, with Reference to International Law, Treaties and Kindred Subjects (1877); Attorney General, Annual Report (1870-2005).
Available by remote access and on the Downtown, Main, and Rice campuses HeinOnline's U.S. Congressional Documents Publisher : HeinOnline Type: Full Text Database Updated : As available
Holdings : Annals of the Congress of the United States (1789-1824); Register of Debates in Congress (1825-1837); Congressional Globe (1833-1873); Congressional Record (1873-1928;1971-2003); American State Papers (1789-1838); Journals of the Continental Congress (1774-1789); Congressional Record Daily (1994-2007)
Description : Includes records of Congressional debates and the American State Papers.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown, Main, and Rice campuses. HeinOnline's U.S. Federal Legislative History Library Publisher : HeinOnline Type: Full Text Database Updated : As available
Holdings : Sources of Compiled Legislative History: selected histories from various Congresses. Irregular coverage up to the 59th Congress; includes histories from the 59th Congress to the 107th Congress. Federal Legislative History Title Collection: varies depending on title
Description : Includes the Sources of Compiled Legislative History Database, based on the looseleaf publication Sources of Compiled Legislative Histories: A Bibliography of Government Documents, Periodical Articles, and Books. The sources for these compilations include congressional documents, legal periodicals, treatises and looseleaf services. Also includes the U.S. Federal Legislative History Title Collection, a collection of full-text legislative histories of important and historically significant legislation.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown, Main, and Rice campuses. HeinOnline's U.S. Presidential Library Publisher : HeinOnline Type: Full Text Database Updated : As available
Holdings : Varies depending on resource; some back to George Washington
Description : Includes Messages and Papers of the Presidents, Compilation of Messages and Papers of the Presidents, Compilation of Messages and Papers of the Presidents (New Series), Public Papers and Addresses of Franklin Delano Roosevelt , and Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States. Also includes Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Economic Reports, Presidential Executive Orders, and other sources.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown, Main, and Rice campuses. HeinOnline's U.S. Statutes at Large Publisher : HeinOnline Type: Full Text Database Updated : Yearly
Holdings : Vol. 1 - 118 (1789-2005)
Description : Electronic version of the U. S. Statutes at Large; also includes Revised Statutes of the United States, 1st and 2nd Edition (1873-1874).
Available by remote access and on the Downtown, Main, and Rice campuses. HeinOnline's U.S. Supreme Court Library Publisher : HeinOnline Type: Full Text Database Updated : As available
Holdings : Full text images, some from 1754
Description : U.S. Reports from 1754 to 2004. U.S. Reports Preliminary Prints (2002-2006), and U.S. Reports Slip Opinions (2002-to date). Includes books and periodicals on the Court.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown, Main, and Rice campuses HeinOnline's World Trials Publisher : HeinOnline Type: Full Text Database Updated : As available
Holdings : PDF images from documents from the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries
Description : World Trials features trial transcripts and court documents from hundreds of trials around the world. The collection also includes analytical monographs as well as Cornell University's world trial collection.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown, Main, and Rice campuses. Historical Statistics of the United States Publisher : Cambridge Type: Full Text Database Updated : n/a
Holdings : Varies depending on type; some reports back to the 1700s
Description : Historical statistics of the United States available in HTML, PDF, and Excel. Topics include population, labor, economics, and government.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown Campus Hoover's Publisher : Hoover's Type: Web Resource Updated : Daily
Holdings : Varies depending on information type
Description : The Library no longer subscribes to Hoover's Pro, but Hoover's basic services offer detailed company information. In addition, please find company information in Business Source Premier and Hoover's company profiles in LexisNexis Academic.
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IICLE SmartBooks Publisher : IICLE Type: Full Text Database Updated : Varies depending on handbook
Holdings : Full text of current handbooks
Description : Nearly 100 QuickGuides, Flash Points, and select course materials issued by the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education. Many include downloadable forms.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown Campus. IIT Dissertations and Theses Publisher : ProQuest Type: Full Text Database Updated : As available
Holdings : Index from 1982 - present; full text from 1997 - present
Description : Dissertations and Theses produced at IIT. Works best in Firefox. See also ProQuest Dissertations and Theses.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown, Main, and Rice campuses Illinois Administrative Code Publisher : State of Illinois/JCAR Type: Full Text Database Updated :
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Description : Electronic access to the Illinois Administrative Code.
No restriction Illinois General Assembly Publisher : Illinois General Assembly Type: Web Resource Updated : Daily
Holdings : Selected legislative documents beginning with the 77th General Assembly (1971-1972)
Description : Full-text of bills and resolutions; House & Senate Journals and other documents; bill-tracking chronologies
No restriction. Illinois Resources Publisher : Illinois Institute of Technology, Downtown Campus Library Type: Web Resource Updated : Links are checked regularly
Holdings : Web links
Description : Web resources for researching Illinois Law
No restriction Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals Publisher : Ovid Type: Index Updated : Quarterly
Holdings : See database publication list for exact holdings; some titles from 1985
Description : Provides access to legal literature worldwide, covering all forms of foreign (non-Anglo-American) law. Includes over 550 titles.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown Campus. Index to Legal Periodicals and Books Publisher : H. R. Wilson Co. Type: Full Text Database Updated : Monthly
Holdings : See database publication list for exact holdings; some titles from 1980; some full text from 1995.
Description : Search law journals, law reviews, bar associations, books, and other legal publications. Includes nearly 900 titles. To search this database, check "Legal Periodicals Full Text" in the top navigation bar. Full text is not available for all articles.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown, Main, and Rice campuses Index to Legal Periodicals Retrospective: 1908-1981 Publisher : H.R. Wilson Co. Type: Index Updated : As available
Holdings : Citations from 1908-1981; links to articles in Hein when available
Description : An index of over 750 legal periodicals published between 1908-1981 in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. Periodical coverage includes law reviews, bar association journals, university publications, yearbooks, institutes, and government publications. Subject headings and personal names as subjects have been updated and standardized to allow for easier searching. To search this database, check "Legal Periodicals Retro" in the top navigation bar.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown Campus. Indexmaster Publisher : Indexmaster Type: Full Text Database Updated : Varies by publisher
Holdings : Varies by publisher
Description : Tables of contents and indexes for legal treatises. Includes over 10,000 titles.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown, Main, and Rice campuses. Industrial and Corporate Change Publisher : Oxford University Press Journals Type: Journal Updated : Quarterly
Holdings : Abstracts and tables of contents from 1996 - present; Full text from 1999 - 2003 (PDF)
Description : Online version of journal.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown Campus INFORMS Journals Publisher : INFORMS Type: Journal Updated : Varies by title
Holdings : Full text; ranges vary by title
Description : Electronic access to: Information Systems Research; Interfaces; Journal on Computing and Manufacturing; Marketing Science; Manufacturing and Service Operations Management; Management Science; Mathematics of Operations Research; Operations Research; Organization Science; Transportation Science; Transactions on Education
Available on the Downtown Campus only. Inspec (EBSCO) Publisher : EBSCO Type: Index Updated :
Holdings : Citations and abstracts from 3,400 journals, 2000 conference proceedings as well as books, dissertations, and reports. Some citations back to 1950.
Description : Provides indexes and abstracts of world scientific and technical literature in physics, electrical engineering, electronics, communications, control engineering, computers, computing, information technology, manufacturing, production and mechanical engineering.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown, Main, and Rice campuses. International Financial Statistics (IFS) Publisher : International Momentary Fund (IMF) Type: Web Resource Updated : Monthly
Holdings : Statistics from 1945
Description : The IMF’s principal statistical publication which includes approximately 34,000 time series (from as far back as 1945) covering nearly 200 countries and geographic areas. Data can be downloaded into Excel spreadsheets. Includes data of major economic aggregates used in economic analysis.
Available by remote access and on the Downtown Campus. Investext Plus Publisher : InfoTrac/Gale Group Type: Full Text Database Updated : Weekly
Holdings : Full text reports from 1982 - present
Description : Investment, company, and industry reports from over U.S. and international brokers. Reports from Investment Research, Trade Association Research, and FIS/Mergent (Moody's).
Available on the Downtown Campus only.
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JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) Publisher : Journal of the American Medical Association Type: Journal Updated : With print publication
Holdings : Full text 1998 - present
Description : Online version of journal.
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