The databases included in this subject specific listing are helpful for finding information on astronomy or physics topics. Towards the bottom of the page, Newspaper databases are also included to help with finding information on current events and public opinion.

Astronomy

Statistical Universe Full-Text. Statistics from federal, state, and international sources. (Select "Statistical" from the left bar in Lexis-Nexis.)

Dissertation Abstracts Online Abstracts of dissertations accepted at accredited U.S. institutions from 1861. See a librarian for logon information for on- or off-campus use.

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Physics

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NEWS

America's Newspapers Full-text of over 700 local, regional, and national newspapers. Includes Decatur's Herald and Review, Springfield's State Journal Register, plus many more. Years of coverage varies by title.

News(Lexis-Nexis): Search the full text of today's news or search back more than 20 years. Covers regional, national and international news, including newspapers, TV transcripts, and wire services. Select "News" from the left side of the Lexis-Nexis screen, then follow the four steps on the page to select your source and dates to search. To access Campus News choose "University News" from the News Category list, then choose to search either the Chronicle of Higher Education or the University Wire (including Millikin's Decaturian).

Newspaper Source Provides selected full text articles from 143 U.S. and international newspapers.

Chicago Tribune Full-text from 1985 - .

New York Times Complete full-text of the New York Times daily newspaper, from 2000 - .

Dec Online The online version of Millikin University's student newspaper.

Decatur's Herald & Review Full-text online from Janurary 1, 1992 - .

A sampling of English-language Foreign Newspapers on the web: London , Russia-Moscow, Russia-St.Petersburg, China, Japan, India, Pakistan, Israel, Middle East Times (Egypt edition) , Jordon, Lebanon.