Historical Documents Available online now

Dear Colleagues,
Many disciplines use the historic documents provided in the annual
Historic Documents series from Congressional Quarterly. As of this
month, Sweet Briar has converted its subscription from paper to
electronic format and you may obtain the documents online.

Point your browser to: http://library.cqpress.com/historicdocuments/

or choose the link from the library web page at:
http://www.cochran.sbc.edu or http://library.sbc.edu/

Published annually since 1972, the Historic Documents Series now
contains 32 volumes of primary sources. Each volume includes
approximately one hundred documents covering the most significant events
of the year. These documents range from presidential speeches,
international agreements, and Supreme Court decisions to U.S.
governmental reports, scientific findings, and cultural discussions.

In CQ Historic Documents Series Online Edition you can find the entire
collection of the acclaimed Historic Documents collection. The online
edition is clearly organized and easy to use. And since it contains more
than 32,000 print pages, rich in its depth and wide in its areas of
coverage. CQ Historic Documents Series Online Edition also provides you
with many of the same features you find in other CQ Electronic Library
products, such as Citenow!, Email this Document, and Print this
Document. Like other CQ Electronic Library products, the CQ Historic
Documents Series Online Edition includes the Your Profile function where
you can permanently save your favorite documents.

Searching the Historic Documents Series
CQ Historic Documents Series Online Edition conveniently allows you to
search for documents in multiple ways.
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Key Word: CQ Historic Documents Series Online Edition also offers key
word searches that allow you to quickly search the running text of every
article in the series. Your results can be sorted by the number of hits,
date, or alphabetically by title. The advance search allows you to more
specifically define the parameters of your key word search.
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Browse by Title: By using the Browse by Title function, you can search
through the CQ Historic Documents Series Online Edition as you would the
print books. After selecting a title, the title browse organizes the
documents by the month of their release as the print books' table of
contents does.
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Browse by Topic: You may also find the Browse by Topic function helpful.
Each document is organized in topical categories, which allow you to
browse the Historic Documents Series' wide range of articles by the
subjects that interest you. Selecting the See All Topics link will
reveal the entire list of topics and subtopics in which the articles are
sorted.
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Cumulative Index: CQ Historic Documents Series Online Edition also
provides a cumulative index to help you navigate the entire series. From
the cumulative index you can link from the page number listed to the
exact section of the document you are looking for. Using the cumulative
index you may find references not only to the particular document you
seek but also to other entries on the same subject or related subjects.

Documents
Each article in CQ Historic Documents Series Online Edition begins with
an introduction that is presented in a shaded box. This introduction
provides the historical and intellectual context for the selected
document(s). Following the introduction you will find information
regarding the source of the selected document(s).

The text that follows the shaded box is the official document. The
spelling, capitalization, and punctuation of the original or official
copy have been retained. Where the full text is not given, omissions of
material are indicated by ellipses. Insertions with in the documents by
the editors to clarify information are enclosed within brackets. Page
numbers are listed in the running text to signify where each page of the
print edition begins. These page numbers allow you to link from the
cumulative index to the exact section of the document you are looking for.

Future Additions to the Historic Documents Series
Beginning with 2004, each new volume of Historic Documents will be added
to the CQ Historic Documents Series Online Edition, ensuring you have
the most up-to-date collection of important documents. To improve your
researching experience, additional enhancements will be added to this
robust collection in the coming years.




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John G. Jaffe
Director of Libraries & Integrated Learning Resources
Sweet Briar College VOICE: 434 381 6139
Sweet Briar, VA 24595 FAX: 434 381 6173
E-MAIL: jgjaffe@sbc.edu


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