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LexisNexis Academic Universe

Full-text access to a broad range of sources covering news, business, legal, medical, and general reference research.

Types of material covered: Approximately 5,000 resources, including regional, national, and international newspapers, wire services, magazines, almanacs, biographical dictionaries, etc.

Dates covered: Dates of coverage vary from source to source. Newspaper coverage ranges from current year to 20+ years. Wire services and newspapers updated daily.


Lugt's Repertoire Online

Lists more than 100,000 art sales catalogs. A libraries database component indicates libraries which hold these catalogs. The Répertoire online can be searched on Lugt number, date, place, provenance, auction house and existing copies, but the database does not indicate what individual works sold for.

Types of material covered: Sales catalogs

Dates covered: 1600 to 1900