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Factiva.com blends an unrivalled collection of content from 118 countries in 22 languages - including nearly 8,000 global publications, 10,000 key Web sites, thousands of company profiles, and pictures from Reuters.

LEXIS-NEXIS pioneered the field of online research in 1973 with the release of the LEXIS® service, the first commercial, full-text legal information service.

The LEXIS unit is a leading provider of online legal research materials and information products to legal professionals, small and large law firms, sole practitioners and law schools. This unit delivers a full array of job-critical information to the legal profession, including online access to continuously updated archives of state and federal case law, statutes and regulations, in addition to specialized libraries covering all major fields of practice.

The NEXIS service began in 1979, starting with news content, as a companion to the LEXIS® service. Since that time, NEXIS has grown to become the largest news and business online information service with not only news, but company, country, financial, demographic, market research and industry reports. The NEXIS service is unmatched in depth and breadth of information, offering more than 18,871 sources of news and business information. In fact, 120,000 new articles are added each day from worldwide newspapers, magazines, news wires and trade journals.

ProQuest Direct provides immediate access to an extensive collection of newspapers, journals, periodicals, magazines, and other information sources. It provides access to over 400 full text periodicals in the following formats: citations, abstracts, full text, image and image/text. Image is not available for all the 400 periodicals. It also provides citations and/or abstracts of over 1600 periodicals and newspapers including New York Times.

CQ Researcher is the choice of researchers seeking original, comprehensive reporting and analysis on issues shaping our world. Published 44 times a year, the single-themed CQ Researcher report offers in-depth, non-biased coverage of political and social issues, with regular reports on topics in health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the U.S. economy. The CQ Researcher can be read in its entirety or by section, which includes a background and chronology; an assessment of the current situation; tables and maps; pro/con statements from representatives of opposing positions; and bibliographies of key sources.

GaleNet Databases:

Gale's Ready Reference Shelf

Gale's Ready Reference Shelf provides integrated access to 355,000 entries culled from the databases of fourteen of Gale's most popular reference directories:

Directories in Print

Directory of Special Libraries and Information Centers

Encyclopedia of American Religions

Encyclopedia of Associations: National Organizations of the U.S.

Encyclopedia of Associations: International Organizations

Encyclopedia of Associations: Regional, State and Local Organizations

Encyclopedia of Governmental Advisory Organizations

Gale Directory of Databases

Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media

Newsletters in Print

Publishers Directory

Research Centers Directory

International Research Centers Directory

Government Research Centers Directory

InfoTrac OneFile

A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. Updated daily.

Biography Resource Center

This database combines award-winning biographies from respected Gale Group sources. Biography Resource Center also includes full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals. Search for people based on one or more personal facts such as birth and death year, nationality, ethnicity, occupation or gender, or combine criteria to create a highly-targeted custom search.

PDQ (Public Diplomacy Query) provides information on international relations and foreign affairs from most publications produced by Department of State Bureau of International Information Programs.

Dialog provides immediate access to over 450 databases covering a wide range of disciplines. This system contains millions of records of documents and articles drawn from scientific and technical literature, trade journals, newspapers, and newswires -- some full-text capability is offered.