Databases Listed by Subject
Databases for Controversial Issues (Pro-Con)
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CQ ResearcherA weekly publication providing original, in-depth analysis of the most current major and controversial issues of the day with complete summaries, all the pros and cons, bibliographies and more.
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SIRS Issues Researcher (for opposing viewpoints on controversial issues)Provides articles exploring social, scientific, health, historic, business, economic, political, and global issues. A helpful list of popular topics is included as well as current issues organized in a “Pro/Con” argument format.
Databases for Peer Reviewed Journals
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Academic Search CompleteThis scholarly collection of more than 8,200 publications offers information in nearly every area of academic study, many in full text.
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JSTOR Arts & Sciences IAn archival collection of 175 peer reviewed academic journals in the social sciences, math, and humanities.
EBSCO Databases
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Academic Search CompleteThis scholarly collection of more than 8,200 publications offers information in nearly every area of academic study, many in full text.
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Health Source -Nursing/Academic EditionProvides nearly 550 scholarly, full-text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Also provides access to up-to-date and reliable information on prescription drugs, herbal and nutritional supplements, over-the-counter products and new drugs. Updated daily.
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MasterFILE CompleteA multidisciplinary database covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues, biographies, and more in full text.
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How-to Video: Searching Masterfile PremierDemonstrates logging on to Ebsco databases, selecting social science sites, combing terms, searching, saving, and emailing articles.
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Psychology and Behavioral Sciences CollectionContains the full text of articles, many peer reviewed, covering topics in psychology, sociology, anthropology, and psychiatry.
EBSCO Search Tips
Scroll to Limit Your Results
- Select
for complete articles - Limit to academic journals only and publication date, as necessary
Databases for Newspapers
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US Newsstream (1980 to current)Full text coverage of the following major newspapers: New York Times, 1980- to current, Wall Street Journal, 1984 – to current, Christian Science Monitor, 1988 – to current, Washington Post 1987 – to current, and the Los Angeles Times, 1985 – to current date. Please refer to New York Times Historical Collection for New York Times coverage from 1851 – 2003.
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Access World News - California Newspapers and othersFull-text newspapers including statistics, quotes, facts, analysis, historical perspectives, obituaries and more. Local newspapers such as Redding Record Searchlight included along with San Francisco Chronicle and Sacramento Bee. An easy to use map-based interface allows flexible searching by newspaper, state, and region.
Proquest Database Tips
- Get a computer generated citation for your article by clicking
. Scroll to Change Citation Style and select MLA 7th edition. - Use the other icons to print and email articles
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- Select Articles & Databases from the left hand green menu
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