The DLCR is as an online collection of primary source texts by Catholic authors from the period of the Catholic Reformation (16th and 17th centuries). These printed works are fully searchable and can be displayed separately or simultaneously as a transcription of the text and as a digital image of the original page. In addition, the texts have been tagged with subject descriptors that enhance browsing and searching.

The database will eventually grow to almost 2000 titles and 450,000 pages, including papal and synodal decrees, catechisms and inquisitorial manuals, biblical commentaries, theological treatises and systems, liturgical writings, saints' lives, and devotional works.

A companion collection to the Digital Library of Classic Protestant Texts, the DLCR would provide similar electronic access to the texts that document the Catholic contribution to this critical period of Western history.

- David Jenkins, Byzantine Studies Librarian

• Funded by University Libraries, with contributions from the Graduate School and the College of Arts & Letters

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News stories, editorials, photos, graphics, and advertisements are all included and searchable in the new cover-to-cover digitized version of The New York Times from 1851 to 2001!

Searches can be done by keyword, limiting to particular dates and article types such as classified ads or display ads, obituaries, reviews and articles. Search results provide the user with complete bibliographic information, including date, issue, article headline, page number, and when available, byline. Display options include full-page and article images in downloadable PDF.

In order to browse a complete issue, first search for a specific date. The resulting list will display alphabetically by article headline. Select "page map" display for any article, use the drop-down menu at the top of the screen to select page 1, then click on "Page Image PDF" on the top right of the screen. This will bring up the first page of the issue in a readable format. Users can then browse through the issue page by page.

Whether looking for news articles, editorial cartoons or advertisements the digitized version of The New York Times is an invaluable research tool.

- Margaret Porter, Reference Librarian

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New York Times, current two years (from Lexis/Nexis Academic)