The Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution is an online version of original documents dealing with the Constitution’s ratification and published on the Rotunda platform of the The University of Virginia Press. It is part of the American…
Yearly Archives: 2020
The Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution – Digital Edition
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Resource Spotlight: CQ Voting and Elections Collections
With only one week to go until the extraordinarily contentious 2020 general election, CQ Voting and Elections Collections (CQ VEC) allows curious minds to easily dig into key aspects of past American elections. CQ VEC pulls together local and national…
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Resource Spotlight: Jewish Life in America, c1654-1954
Thanks to Northwestern University Libraries we have access to a new database, Jewish Life in America, c1654-1954, Sources from the American Jewish Historical Society, New York. The database contains full-color, full-text searchable digitized primary source materials on the history of…
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Resource Spotlight: Extra! Extra!: Access to News Articles
If you hit a paywall when trying to access a news article, we have many electronic resources where you can likely access the full-text article instead. For current articles from the Wall Street Journal, use this link to access the…
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Resource Spotlight: Duo Mobile app
The authentication process that you’re used to for CAESAR is now a part of accessing library resources. This extra layer of security is great for our users because when just one password on campus is compromised, the entire university can…
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Resource Spotlight: Sports Market Analytics
Coinciding with the exciting news that Major League Baseball will be returning in July, I would like to provide a brief overview of Sports Market Analytics, a unique resource for sports fans and researchers interested in the business and economic…
Librarian Liaisons Connect Faculty with Remote Teaching Resources
Our librarians are available to support faculty members with designing remote classes for the fall. From our experience teaching courses, giving guest lectures, and supporting faculty teaching, we have gained expertise with several tools and teaching techniques. We invite you…
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Black Lives Matter: Titles from Antiracist Reading Lists Available as E-Books at NU Libraries
To assist Northwestern Law faculty, staff, and students with accessing books on racism, the law library has obtained e-books for many of the titles recommended on the Office of Inclusion & Engagement’s Racism Resources list, Ibram X. Kendi’s Antiracist Reading…
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Graduate and Summer Access to Online Resources: Resource Spotlight
With the semester over, a common question students have is how they can get access to Westlaw and Lexis. With the coronavirus pandemic upending everything, it’s fair to ask whether it’s upending access to your legal research tools as well. …
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Resource Spotlight: PitchBook
Analytic tools have cropped up in many different fields, and while we normally focus on legal information resources, I’d like to highlight a business data platform recently licensed by NU: PitchBook*. PitchBook tracks startups, public and private equity markets, including…
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