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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.

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Canada-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

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.

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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.     No restriction

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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

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

Electronic Information System for International Law (EISIL)

Publisher    : American Society of International Law (ASIL)	Type: Web Resource
Updated     :  Holdings     :  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.

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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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.

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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

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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 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 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 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 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.

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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.

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Journal of International Economic Law

Publisher    : Oxford University Press Journals	Type: Journal
Updated     : Quarterly Holdings     : Full text PDFs from 1998 - present Description :  Online version of journal     Available by remote access and on the Downtown campus

Journal of Law, Economics and Organization

Publisher    : Oxford University Press Journals	Type: Journal
Updated     : Twice a year Holdings     : Full text is now 1998-2003. Description :  Online version of journal     Available by remote access and on the Downtown campus

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Legal Theory

Publisher    : Cambridge University Press	Type: Journal
Updated     : Quarterly Holdings     : Abstracts and full text from 1997 - 2004 (Vol. 10, No. 1) Description :  Online version of journal.     Available by remote access and on the Downtown Campus.

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MAS Ultra -- School Edition (EBSCO)

Publisher    : EBSCO	Type: Full Text Database
Updated     : Daily Holdings     : See database publication list for exact holdings; some titles from 1975 Description :  Includes over 500 general interest journals (many full text) as well as pamphlets, reference books, and primary source documents.     Available by remote access and on the Downtown, Main, and Rice campuses

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Newspaper Source (EBSCO)

Publisher    : EBSCO	Type: Full Text Database
Updated     : Daily Holdings     : See database publication list for exact holdings; some titles from 1994. Description :  Full text from 25 national newspapers, selected full text from 260 national newspapers; includes television and radio transcripts.     Available by remote access and on the Downtown, Main, and Rice campuses

Northwestern University Journal of International Human Rights

Publisher    : Northwestern	Type: Journal
Updated     : Yearly Holdings     : PDFs. Starting with Vol. 1, (2003) Description :  Electronic Journal     No restriction.

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Official Document System of the United Nations (ODS)

Publisher    : United Nations	Type: Full Text Database
Updated     : As available Holdings     : Varies depending on department; some documents available back to 1946 Description :  Parliamentary documents and official resources of the United Nations Requires UNICODE-based Internet browser (e.g. Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher, Netscape 6.21 or higher).     No restriction.

Oxford Journal of Legal Studies

Publisher    : Oxford University Press Journals	Type: Journal
Updated     : Quarterly Holdings     : Abstracts and tables of contents from 1996 - present; Full text from 1999 - present (PDF) Description :  Online version of journal.     Available by remote access and on the Downtown Campus

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Policy Archive

Publisher    : Center for Governmental Studies (CGS) / Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis (IUPUI)	Type: Full Text Database
Updated     : Frequently, though perhaps not always daily Holdings     : See database for exact holdings; depends on contributing members Description :  A free, multi-disciplinary database with public policy research from governmental, charitable, for-profit, and non-profit contributors     No restriction.

ProQuest Dissertations and Theses

Publisher    : ProQuest

Type: Full Text Database

Updated     : As new material becomes available Holdings     : Includes dissertations and theses published from 1861-present. Full text generally available from 1996 - present (some full text available from 1939-1995) Description :  Dissertations from 1980-present include 350-word abstracts; master's theses from 1988 forward include 150-word abstracts. More than 600,000 PDF dissertations and theses are available.     Available by remote access and on the Downtown, Main, and Rice campuses.

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Review of International Studies

Publisher    : Cambridge University Press Journals	Type: Journal
Updated     : Quarterly Holdings     : Abstracts and full text from 1997 - 2004 (Vol. 30, No. 4) Description :  Online version of journal. Library no longer subscribes; back issues only.     Available by remote access and on the Downtown Campus

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Tutorial Series

Publisher    : Downtown Campus Library	Type: Web Resource
Updated     : Annually Holdings     : Self-paced tutorials Description :  Tutorials for legal research and writing resources. Includes Westlaw/Lexis Self-Paced Exercises, Legislative History Tutorial, Empirical Research Tutorial, and International Law Tutorial.     No restriction

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United Nations Treaty Collection

Publisher    : United Nations

Type: Full Text Database

Updated     : Varies Holdings     : Varies depending on database; includes full text images in French and English Description :  Access to full text United Nations treaties (UNTS to February 2005), League of Nations treaties, and other related documents. Includes Status of Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary-General (as of January 1, 2007).     Available by remote access and on the Downtown Campus

UNSTATS

Publisher    : United Nations	Type: Web Resource
Updated     : As statistics become available Holdings     : Varies depending on resource. Description :  An electronic database of statistics collected by the United Nations.     Available by remote access and on the Downtown Campus

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World Trade Review

Publisher    : Cambridge University Press Journals	Type: Journal
Updated     : Quarterly Holdings     : Abstracts and full text from 2002 only Description :  Online version of journal.     Available by remote access and on the Downtown Campus

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