New and Updated Databases
New and Updated Databases May 2026
The following databases and e-resources have been recently changed or added to KU Libraries' collections. A list of database trials is also available.
New to Databases A-Z
British Library Newspapers, Parts I-VI (Gale Primary Sources) - This collection of papers includes over 150 publications from 1732 to 1950. The papers represented are rural and urban and include England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, and their diaspora.
MLA Handbook Plus - MLA Handbook Plus includes the full text of the ninth edition of the handbook; the Manual MLA, the official Spanish adaptation of the ninth edition of the MLA Handbook; the second editions of both the MLA Guide to Digital Literacy and the MLA Guide to Undergraduate Research in Literature; as well as video courses.
ProQuest Regulatory Insight Collection - The Regulatory Insight Collection provides unprecedented access to federal regulatory documentation including historic and current rules and guidance. This collection reveals how federal agencies translate legislation into implemented policy through expertly curated regulatory histories, comprehensive agency documentation, and powerful research tools.
ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the United States - A comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Provides thousands of tables and millions of data points across a wide variety of topics.
Twentieth Century Drama - This collection contains the essential collection of published plays from throughout the English-speaking world, covering the history of modern drama from the 1890s to the present day, alongside unpublished works by major writers and Pulitzer Prize winners.
U.S. Executive Branch Policy Documents Collection (ProQuest) - U.S. Executive Branch Policy Documents Collection combines Historic Executive Branch Documents (1789-1952), Executive Branch Documents Great Series and Reports (1953-present), and the Trends and Policy Collection (1789-present). This content provides federal publications, statistics, and research tools that allow researchers to track policy development from the nation’s founding through today’s key issues and societal impacts over time.
ProQuest has combined their Legislative and Executive Branch documents under their Congressional Collection. See also ProQuest Congressional.
Updates to Databases A-Z
Title changes / URL changes / Platform changes:
Archives of Sexuality & Gender (Parts I, II, III, IV, and VI) - Updated to include parts 3 & 6 of this collection effective May 12, 2026.
Cancelled Databases
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Please refer to the Libraries' Budget Update page to review resources identified for non-renewal.