Digital Literacy and Reference Librarian
Louis J. Blume Library
One Camino Santa Maria, San Antonio, TX 78228-8608
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News
Newspapers and new databases a good source of information about countries.
In addition, Nexis Uni also includes a Country Info section where you can 1) select a country and 2) find sources like recent news stories and country, economic, and political risk overviews. You can then limit by date, industry, and language and more.
- Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Includes local, regional, national, and international newspapers, as well as non-English language news; business information about US and international companies; federal, state, and international legal materials including case law, media transcripts, and more.
Nexis Uni features more than 17,000 news, business, and legal sources—including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790.
- Newspapers guideBlume Library guide to Newspapers held at the Library and available online. Topics include current and historical news, San Antonio and Texas news, and more.
Hein Online
Hein Online is a large legal database that also includes country-related materials via international and non-US law journals, country-specific legislative and treaty data, United Nations materials, and more.
- HeinOnline This link opens in a new windowHeinOnline is Hein's premier online product, with more than 70 million pages of legal history available in an online, fully-searchable, image-based format. HeinOnline bridges the gap in legal history by providing comprehensive coverage from the inception of more than 1,600 law and law-related periodicals.
Focuses on law journals, case law, and government documents.
Some United States collections include the Congressional Record, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, and the entire digital Serial Set. Other notable collections are the US state collections, canon law materials, international treaties and agreements, English legal materials, and United Nations legal materials.
Databases by Category: Canadian Content, Case Law, Current Content Journals, International Resources, International Treaties and Agreements, U.K. Content, U.S. Federal Content, U.S. State Content
Learn more about this resource at: https://lib.stmarytx.edu/HeinOnline
- Hein Online LibGuidesHeinOnline-produced guide with details about specific databases. Also, links to the HeinOnline Blog which highlights ways to find topics in the database which is very useful.
Streaming Videos
There is country-related content in the Blume Library's streaming videos sources. One way to search is by the name of of the country. You may also want to search by topic.
- Alexander Street Video This link opens in a new windowAlexander Street publishes more than 80 collections totaling many millions of pages, audio tracks, videos, images, and playlists. We’re concentrating on building the best collections we can across the curriculum—in literature; music; women's history; black history; psychological counseling and therapy; social and cultural history; drama, medical, theatre, film, and the performing arts; religion; sociology; and other emerging areas.
- Films on Demand This link opens in a new window36,570 titles and 282,830 segments of streaming videos from a variety of popular and educational publishers/producers. Content includes a wide variety of subject areas including movies, plays, speeches, interviews, documentaries, lectures, and more.
Subjects covered include Anthropology, African Studies, Asia & The Pacific, Latin American Studies, Art & Architecture, Biology, Business & Economics, Communication, Counseling & Social Work, Criminal Justice & Law, Earth Science, Education, Engineering, English, Entertainment, Environmental Science, Geography, Health & Medicine, History, Mathematics, Music & Dance, Philosophy & Religion, Physical Science, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Technology & Society, World Languages
Learn more about this resource: FILMS ON DEMAND - Kanopy This link opens in a new window
A video streaming service with a broad selection of documentaries, feature films, and training videos from thousands of producers. Featured producers include BBC, the Criterion Collection, the Great Courses, HBO, PBS, and many more.
Content includes- Anthropology, Art and Architecture, Business, Education, Everyday Health, Film Studies, Global Studies & Languages, History, Law & Criminal Justice, Media & Communications, Medicine, Music, Theater & Dance, Political Science, Psychology, Sciences, and Sociology.
Learn more about this resource: https://lib.stmarytx.edu/kanopy
Borrow from Other Libraries
If our library does not have a book or article you need, St. Mary's University students, faculty and staff may order it through Interlibrary Loan (ILL).
Don't forget to ask a librarian for help if you have questions. Students, faculty, and staff of the Law School must contact the Law Library for Interlibrary Loan services.