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The following databases are newly acquired or being evaluated for a future subscription.
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Developed in conjunction with the American Theological Library Association (ATLA) as part of an effort to preserve endangered serials related to African American religious life and culture, this archive of 173 periodicals is a complete, centralized and accessible resource of formerly fragmentary, widely-dispersed and endangered materials from 1816 through 1922. Resources in this collection include newspapers and magazines, in addition to reports and annuals from various African American organizations, including churches and educational and service institutions.
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Searchable full-text access to thousands of newspapers in the United States and the Caribbean from 1690-1922 chronicling the evolution of American culture and society through eyewitness reporting, editorials, letters, advertisements, obituaries, and much more. Includes Early American Newspapers Series I-III and American Civil War Newspapers, 1840-1877.
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A large variety of curriculum-focused, streaming videos in a broad range of subjects from producers such as Films for the Humanities and Sciences, PBS, A&E, History, ABCNews, BBC, NBC News, Biography, National Geographic, and others.
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A comprehensive cover-to-cover archive of the famed photojournalism magazine from its very first issue in November 1936 through December 2000. The magazine featured story-telling through documentary photographs and informative captions with each issue visually and powerfully depicted national and international events and topical stories. The Life Magazine Archive is valuable to a wide variety of researchers interested in 20th- century events, politics, and culture, as well as those interested in the history of business, advertising, photography, and popular culture.
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Comprehensive chemical information database with chemical substance and reaction indexed. Covers scientific journals, patents, conference proceedings, and technical papers. 1907 - present. The updated platform SciFinder-n includes new features such as retrosynthesis planning and biosequence search.

Must register before using the first time at CAS Registration
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Reporting on the sports industry with weekly coverage back to 2020. Additional information about this resource is available here.

Note:  EKU Libraries has access to the Weekly Edition Only. A limited number of additional articles are available for free on their website.
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Provides academic streaming access to feature films, documentaries, and television shows. Swank features content from Walt Disney Pictures, Warner Bros., Universal Studios, Paramount Pictures, Lionsgate Films, Magnolia Pictures, A24 Films, and other studio partners. Titles are made available to EKU students at the request of instructors.

Note: Instructors must setup an instructor account through Swank to request films. Users must turn off or pause their pop up blocker to complete registration. Learn more here: Swank Digital Campus LibGuide.
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An extensive collection of the prominent weekly news magazine dating back to its first issue in March 1923 through December 2000. Focused on conveying to a broad audience both domestic and international news and analysis on a spectrum of subjects, the Time Magazine Archive is valuable to researchers of 20th-Century current events, politics and culture, as well as those interested in the history of business, advertising, and popular culture.
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