New and Updated Databases
New and Updated Databases July 2025
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
17th & 18th Century Nichols Collection of UK Newspapers - Includes fully searchable images of London newspapers and pamphlets gathered by antiquarian and printer John Nichols. This collection spans the years 1672 to 1737 and complements the titles and issues found in 17th and 18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers.
History of Disabilities: Disabilities in Society, 17th-20th Century - This collection of primary sources provides materials from the New York Academy of Medicine on topics such as treatments, policies, institutional records, studies, advice, and personal accounts. Most content is from the United States and United Kingdom, but there are also sources in German and French.
Indigenous Peoples of North America, Part II: The Indian Rights Association, 1882-1986 - This collection of primary sources provides a record of the first organization to address Native American interests and rights. Resources include correspondence, pamphlets, draft legislation, administrative files, the papers of Indian Rights Association founder Herbert Welsh, photographs, manuscripts, and research notes.
Public Health Archives: Public Health in Modern America, 1890-1970 - Documents the rise of the twentieth-century public health system in the United States through correspondence, reports, pamphlets, ephemera, and more.
Updates to Databases A-Z
Title changes / URL changes / Platform changes:
Archives of Sexuality & Gender (Parts I, II and IV) - Part II has been added and contains periodicals, newsletters, manuscripts, government records, organizational papers, correspondence, providing coverage of underrepresented communities including often-excluded groups even within the LGBTQ community.
Times digital archive, 1785-2024 - Articles from the years 2020 - 2024 have been added to the archive.
Cancelled Databases
Political Science Complete (EBSCO) - Access expires July 31, 2025.
Drama Online - Access expires July 30, 2025.
Please refer to the Libraries' Budget Update page to review resources identified for non-renewal.