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Databases

Find articles from newspapers, journals, and magazines by searching the databases. Some databases include encyclopedias, books and multimedia.             

Academic Search Premier
A good place to begin your research!  Scholarly journal articles, peer-reviewed journal articles, and popular magazines covering all topics. 

ARTstor     
Image database for art, archaeology, architecture, painting, and more; covers many time periods and cultures.  

 

Auto Repair Reference Center

Repair and maintenance information on most major manufacturers of domestic and imported vehicles.
  

Business Source Premier    (Ebsco Publishing)
Full text articles for virtually all subjects related to

business.

 

College and University Catalogs
CollegeSource online provides links to more than 25,000 college catalogs around the world.

 

CQ Researcher     (CQ Press)
Explore "hot" issues in the news. Don't miss the "pro-con" feature. Reports include charts, graphs, chronology.  

Ebsco Databases
Search all Ebsco databases at once.

Off-Campus Access

Students log in with their 8-digit student id. Students, faculty and staff log in using their 14-digit Library card number.

 

What are scholarly journals? This guide helps users differentiate between popular and scholarly resources.


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College & Univ. Catalogs                                                                

Encyclopedia Britannica Academic Edition

Articles written by scholars and experts in their fields.

 

Historical New York Times (1851 - 2009)
Full text reproductions of New York Times articles and pages. For recent NY Times, use Newspaper Source Plus.

 

Lexis Nexis Academic
The legal component includes federal and state case law. Profiles provide company-specific information.  Mobile

 

Literature Resource Center    (Gale e-research)
Research authors and literary works.  Biographical and critical analysis of 120,000+ authors.  Search by author's name or title of a work. 

 

Medline; created by the National Library of Medicine.

 

Newspaper Source Plus   (Ebsco)
Full-text articles.  For a complete list of titles included in this database, view the Publications link.

 

Opposing Viewpoints in Context   (Gale e-research)
Research controversial or contentious issues.  Academic articles, opinion essays, primary sources, video and audio.

 

Proquest National Newspapers Core   (full text)
NY Times, Wall Street Journal, LA Times, Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor.

 

Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection  (Ebsco)

Full-text database of over 500 journals.

 

Student Research Center

Makes it easy for students to search by keyword or by topic to find useful search results. Results can be easily sorted by source type:   magazines, reference books, photos, flags, etc.

 

Testing & Education Reference Center

Practice tests:  ACT, SAT, CLEP, ASE, Automotive, Nursing, Military, Computer Skills ...  free!

 

Recommended Websites

JobStar:  Resumes & cover letters

Interview Questions from Monster.com

 

International Websites

International Newspapers 

 

Background Notes from the U.S. Dept. of State

 

Country Studies from the Library of Congress

 

UC Atlas of Global Inequality

 

Country Watch

 

DeCillis Vietnam Conflict Collection

 



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