Fulltext access is available from 1996 to the present, often before it is available in print. Backfiles through 1993 will be available in the near future. Only History Universe is a module within CIS Lexis-Nesix Universe service. Both collections are browsable and searchable, either jointly or separately. Each collection is composed of fulltext resources compiled from historical and contemporary biographies, statutes and case law, state and federal publications, manuscripts, images and photographs, reference articles, scholarly articles, and speeches.
Additional content is added to each collection monthly.
A list of currently available titles is online. Not all electronic journals participate in OCLC's service. A catalog of database holdings is available online. The collection is particularly strong in works from the Renaissance.