  We present new chemical abundance measurements of 16 damped Lya systems at
z>1.5 and update our previous abundance analyses. The entire database presented
here was derived from HIRES observations on the Keck I telescope, reduced with
the same software package, and analysed with identical techniques. Altogether,
we present a large, homogeneous database of chemical abundance measurements for
protogalaxies in the early universe, ideal for studying a number of important
aspects of galaxy formation. In addition, we have established an online
directory for this database and will continuously update the results.

Astrophysics