Overton is the world’s largest searchable index of policy documents, guidelines, think tank publications and working papers. It collects data from 188 countries and over a thousand sources worldwide with more being added all the time.
API available, more information here: APIs for Scholarly Research
A comprehensive legal research database from Bloomberg, including dockets, cases, statutes, financial and corporate information and news. UVA Law students and faculty have access via password. Register for access here. You don't need an activation code, but be sure to use an @virginia.edu address.
Law Students and Faculty may request access to our institutional account. Note: if your account goes inactive for several months, we may reclaim your seat and assign it to another student. You can fill out the form again to get your access turned back on.
Alternate Name(s)
Lexis Nexis, LexisAdvance, Lexis Plus
A comprehensive collection of legal and general databases, including cases, statutes, Shepard’s Citations, journal articles, and news. UVA Law students and faculty have access via password.
Lexis+ vs. NexisUni: NexisUni is intended for the entire University community; it lacks some content and features of the law school version, but does not require a password.
Online access to the New York Times includes full entry to the archives from 1851 to present day. Features include Spanish and Chinese editions plus hundreds of articles published in other languages and access to The New York Times Magazine. Users must be On-Grounds or have their VPN turned on to create an account with NYTimes.
*Cooking, Wirecutter, The Athletic (sports coverage), Games/crossword puzzles, and e-Reader editions (e.g., iPad/tablet apps) excluded.
There is a daily download limit of 5 pdf articles from 1923 through 1980.
The Daily Progress is Charlottesville's local newspaper. Click the blue 'Access Online' button to see database access options: use America's News for text-only and Newsbank for scanned images. A historical archive of scanned images (covering 1893-1964) is also available here.
A comprehensive commercial site from ThomsonWest, including cases, statutes, KeyCite, journal articles, and news. UVA Law students and faculty have access via password.
Requires a password. UVA law students and faculty should contact a law library staff member for assistance.
