The Libraries have a trial for  the Digital National Security Archive which includes collections of declassified government papers. Among the 38 current collections are:

• The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962
• El Salvador: War, Peace, and Human Rights, 1980–1994
• Afghanistan: The Making of U.S. Policy, 1973–1990
• China and the United States: From Hostility to Engagement, 1960–
• South Africa: The Making of U.S. Policy, 1962–
• Presidential Directives on National Security, Part 1: From Truman to Clinton
• Kissinger Telephone Conversations: A Verbatim Record of U.S. Diplomacy, 1969-1977
• U.S. Military Uses of Space, 1945–1991

You can search within the documents and their bibliographies, by date and topic, and by an overall keyword search. The database provides comprehensive indexing and full-text is available via scanned documents.

This trial runs through April 6th, 2012. Contact Barbara Morgan, Law Librarian, at 413-545-6850 with questions or comments.

Public Documents Masterfile offers single point search for indexing and some full-text of U.S. government information published since 1774. You can browse by topic or search by keyword, title, author/agency or SU document number.

This trial goes through February 13th, 2012. Please send comments or questions to Barbara Morgan, Law Reference Librarian, at 413-545-6850.

The Libraries now offer the following collections through the ProQuest Congressional database:

• Congressional Hearings Digital Collection Historical Archive, Part C 2004-2010
• Congressional Record Permanent Digital Collection, Predecessors (1789 – 1997)
• US Serial Set 2 Digital Collection, Part A 1970-1979 w/ Senate Executive Documents & Reports
• US Serial Set 2 Digital Collection, Part B 1980-1989
• US Serial Set 2 Digital Collection, Part C 1990-2003

These collections significantly improve our online government sources. If you’d have questions or would like assistance, contact Barbara Morgan, Law Reference Librarian, at 413-545-6850.