New Library Indexes, Databases, and Research Resources
Index to Jewish Periodicals (trial access until 6/29/08)
Index covering English-language articles, book reviews, and feature stories in more than 160 journals devoted to Jewish affairs, including Jewish history, activity and thought. Send comments to pile@middlebury.edu
East View Universal Databases (Russian & English)
Includes Russian Central Newspapers (66), Social Sciences & Humanities Periodicals (80); Military & Security Periodicals (1); and Current Digest of the Post-Soviet Press. Dates of coverage vary.
Universal Database of Russian Central Newspapers (East View)
Includes 66 official Russian language sources (Rossiiskaia gazeta, Krasnaia zvezda, ITAR-TASS), independent media and partisan publications, as well as English language titles such as Moscow Times. Dates of coverage vary by title, 1980+
Universal Database of Russian Social Sciences & Humanites Journals (East View)
Includes 80 titles. Dates of coverage vary.
LexisNexis Congressional Hearings Digital Collection (trial access)
Includes abstracting, indexing and searchable PDFs for all published congressional hearings from 1980 to 2000 (eventually through the end of 2003). Congressional hearings cover a broad range of important subjects from the war in Iraq, health insurance, and the federal response to disasters such as hurricanes, to the confirmation of nominees for the U. S. Supreme Court and the performance of top federal officials. For the trial, it is included with Lexis Nexis Congressional Universe. Send feedback to raum@middlebury.edu
Russia and CIS Statistical Database
Covers Russian and English-language publications, reports & data sets from the Russian State Statistics Committee and the Commonwealth of Independent States Statistical Committee. Guide: http://online.eastview.com/help/statguide_eng.pdf
China Data Online
Our subscription only covers these databases (listed under China Statistics): 1) Monthly Statistics (2) National Statistics (3) Provincial Statistics (4) City Statistics (5) County Statistics (6) Monthly Industrial Data (7) Yearly Industrial Data (8) Statistics with Map & Charts (9) Statistical Yearbooks. Works best with Internet Explorer.
NExpress
Use the
button in Midcat to search for and request items from a consortia of 6 other northeastern libraries, Middlebury borrowers can also visit these libraries and check out items directly. These libraries are: Williams, Bates, Bowdoin, Wellesley, Colby, and Northeastern University. See the NExpress page for full details.
JSTOR IV Collection Added
The Arts & Sciences IV collection has now been added to our JSTOR collections. This adds over 100 new journals in many disciplines - with greatest focus on education, law, public policy, and psychology. See JSTOR IV list of journals for details.
Periodicals Archive Online
Searchable archive of hundreds of digitized journals published in the arts, humanities and social sciences from 1665 - 2000. Our customized package includes a liberal arts collection and is searchable with the British Periodicals I collection. Formerly called PCI Full-text.
CQ Historic Documents
Published annually by Congressional Quarterly (CQ) since 1972, each volume includes approximately 100 primary source documents covering the most significant events of the year. These documents range from presidential speeches, international agreements, Supreme Court decisions to U.S. governmental reports and scientific findings. For CQ Electronic Library, Go shortcut = go/cq
New Acquisitions
Lists of the Middlebury College Libraries' recently acquired materials. These lists are arranged by call number (Library of Congress Classification) and are updated monthly.