Upcoming Programs

Training Sessions

Advanced Legal Research on Lexis

Tuesday, October 9, 2012, 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm

This program builds on the techniques presented in the “LexisNexis: Introduction and New Features” class, emphasizing time-efficient and cost-effective searching. Legal researchers attending the class will be shown new methods that can be used to obtain supporting caselaw, statutes, law review and newspaper articles, as well as federal and state administrative materials. Participants will learn about advanced search techniques to make their research more efficient and hear about recently introduced services.

Please Note: This class is also being offered to remote users as a simultaneous online webinar via Web Ex. Please contact the Interior Library by e-mail at library@nbc.gov for information on how to register for WebEx access to the class.

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Park Ranger Speaker Series

The Conway Cabal: The Conspiracy to Replace George Washington as Commander-In–Chief

Tuesday, October 16, 2012, 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm

Fortunately for General George Washington there was no such thing as Public Opinion Polls during the American Revolutionary War. By the late Fall of 1777, after more than two years of inconclusive war, there was growing concern about whether he was the right man for the job of Commander-In-Chief of the Continental Army. Washington's stature was at an all-time low following the defeat at Brandywine (Sept. 11, 1777), the occupation of Philadelphia by the British Army (Sept. 26, 1777), the defeat at Germantown (Oct. 4, 1777), and the loss of the Delaware River forts (mid-November 1777). Meanwhile, following a stunning victory at Saratoga (Oct. 17, 1777), a victory which would convince the French to recognize American independence, General Horatio Gates was given a gold medal by the Continental Congress. As Washington's weary soldiers trudged into winter encampment at Valley Forge (Dec. 19, 1777), General Washington was not only fighting to keep his army from completely dissolving, but also to keep his thankless position.

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Electronic Resources for Departmental Employees

Others must come to the Interior Library to use these databases, or contact a Reference Librarian for assistance.

Find Electronic Journals By Title

To help you determine whether and where a needed journal is available online, we provide this complete, searchable alphabetical list of titles. If you're not sure where to find a journal online, try this list first.

The list combines the full-text journals and other periodicals in all the database services to which the Library has access. Also included are some single subscriptions as well as some journals freely available on the Internet. Most entries include coverage dates, and all entries have links directly to the journal.

Please direct your questions on database searching strategies to a Reference Librarian.