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Catalogs

UW Libraries Catalog

Search this to determine which books, journals, newspapers and other materials are available at the University of Washington Libraries. Visit the UW Libraries Catalog help sheet for search tips.

OCLC WorldCat

This catalog lists books, journals and other materials held at hundreds of libraries in the United States and around the world. Many of the materials that you find listed here can be request through Interlibrary Borrowing.

Indexes

America, History and Life - UW Restricted

Provides historical coverage of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Includes information abstracted from over 2,000 journals published worldwide.

Expanded Academic Index - UW Restricted

Provides indexing and abstracting for approximately 1,500 scholarly and general interest periodicals, covering all major fields of study in the humanities, social sciences, and science and technology.

Research Library - UW Restricted

Indexing and full text for a basic collection of general-interest, humanities, social science and science periodicals and newspapers; 1986 to present.

Newspaper Indexes

Academic UNIVerse (Lexis-Nexis) - UW Restricted

Contains hundreds of national and international news sources, including some files in Spanish, French, German and Italian. Most files are searchable in their entirety, some going back to the early 1980's and most updated daily.

Ethnic NewsWatch- UW Restricted

Indexes over 170 ethnic, minority and native publications currently published in the United States. Coverage extends back to 1991 and is updated monthly. Search in either English or Spanish; articles originally published in Spanish are not translated; all other material is in English.

National Newspapers - UW Restricted

Indexes 9 U.S. newspapers (Atlanta Constitution, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, LA Times, New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post). Most titles are available in full text at this site beginning in 1995, with the New York Times being the major exception.

Washington State Newsstand - UW Restricted

A partially full text database that indexes the Puget Sound Business Journal, Seattle P-I, Seattle Times, Spokesman Review, Tacoma News Tribune, and Vancouver Sun.

Internet

Search Engines

Utilize search engines to find webpages concerning your topic. Helpful search engines include Google, Alta Vista, and Fast Search.

American History from 1865

Includes links to general american studies sites, biographical sites, sites arranged chronologically, and much more. All sites are evaluated and selected by the UW Libraries History Studies Librarian.

Pacific Northwest History

Includes general Pacific Northwest sites, regional sites, and more; all of which are evaluated and selected by the Libraries History Studies Librarian.

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