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Nexis Uni
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Full text of news and legal sources, as well as company and industry data.
Sources include newspapers, wire services, magazines, SEC filings, law cases, state and federal codes, law review journals, and reference works. Limited coverage of health administration news.
LexisNexis Academic (previous platform) is no longer accessible, as of December 2018.
Westlaw Campus
Westlaw Campus access will cease on July 31, 2024.
A 2nd UCF Tech Fee proposal has been approved to provide 12 additional months of campus-wide access to Westlaw Campus. No funds have been identified for extending the Westlaw Campus access beyond 12 months. See Nexis Uni for other access to legal materials currently and beyond July 31, 2024.
ProQuest Congressional (1789+)
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access to vast and varied information published by and about Congress, including full text of almost all Committee Reports from 1990 forward and Congressional testimony from 1988 forward.
formerly called "LexisNexis Congressional"
Contents include:
- Legislative Histories, 1969+
- Bills & Laws, 1987+
- Committee Prints & Misc. Publications, 1789+
- Congressional Record & Predecessors, 1789+
- CRS Reports, 1916+
- Hearings, 1824+
- House & Senate Documents, 1789+
- House & Senate Reports, 1789+
- Executive Branch Documents, 1789-1939

Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature)
separate sites for House and Senate
bill numbers:
* odd = House
* even = Senate
See also Florida Legislative History
- Bill Citator (1998+)
- Florida Statutes (1997+)
- Legislative Lobbyists (2006+)
- Lobbying Firm Compensation Reports (2007+)
U.S. Southeast Newsstream (ProQuest)
US Southeast Newsstream includes newspapers, newswires, and news sites in full-text format from Washington DC, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, as well as some national news sources and blogs. Includes the Orlando Sentinel.