Articles & Databases

General Indexes/Databases

Academic OneFile

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From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets research needs across all academic disciplines.  OneFile includes more than 5,156 full-text titles (more than 9,200 titles in all), including 89 newswires, 5 leading newspaper indexes, and periodicals, on a powerful, intuitive interface.

Academic Search™ Complete

Academic Search Premier contains indexing and abstracts for more than 8,500 journals, with full textx for more than 4,600 of those titles. This database contains unmatched full-text coverage in biology, chemistry, engineering, physics, psychology, religion and theology, etc.

Expanded Academic ASAP

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From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets research needs across all academic disciplines. Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers - many with full text and images!

FirstSearch

A list of individual databases available on FirstSearch, linked to detailed information on each including subjects and dates covered, sources, publisher and index labels.

Newsstand

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Newsstand provides access to over 23 million full-text articles from over 160 national and international full-text newspapers.

Access World News

News articles covering social, economic, environmental, government, sports, the arts, people, health and science issues and events from more than 500 U.S. regional and national newspapers, wire services, and broadcasts.

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (OVRC)

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center draws on the acclaimed social issues series published by Greenhaven Press, as well as core reference content from other Gale and Macmillan Reference USA sources to provide a complete one-stop source for information on social issues. Access viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles.

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Subject-Specific Databases

Business and Company Resource Center

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Business and Company Resource Center is a fully integrated resource bringing together company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals. Search this database to find detailed company and industry news and information.

Contemporary Authors, Dictionary of Literary Biography

Contemporary Authors helps researchers discover biographical details on approximately 116,000 modern novelists, poets, playwrights, nonfiction writers, journalists and scriptwriters.  The Dictionary of Literary Biography records the achievements of the world’s most influential literary figures.

Health and Wellness Resource Center

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Use this Resource Center to find magazines, journals, newspapers, definitions, directories, and information on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, Prescription Drugs, etc. Included are links to diet, cancer, and health assessment sites as well as government databases.

Informe

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The first electronic resource in Spanish, Informe is specifically designed to meet the research needs of Spanish-speaking users. With full-text articles from the most popular Spanish-language and bilingual periodicals, it provides quality Hispanic reference material, not simply Spanish translations of English-language materials. Informe also features a powerful, easy-to-use interface configured for Spanish speaking users, allowing researchers to analyze topics and conduct research in Spanish..

Literature Resource Center

Literature Resource Center provides access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors from every age and literary discipline. Combining Gale Group's core literary databases in a single online service, the Literature Resource Center covers more than 120,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers, with in-depth coverage of 2,500 of the most-studied authors.

Nursing Resource Center

Nursing Resource Center provides the wide array of content needed for research papers and basic nursing theory overviews, including access to sample care plans, multimedia content, full text reference books, citations to journals in the field and more. Nursing students can search through millions of pages of content from the top reference and textbook publications in the field, as well as animated depictions of human anatomy.

Scientific American Archive Online

The archive currently contains the entire editorial contents of Scientific American Magazine, from January 1993 through to the present. The issues are presented in PDF format, which maintains the integrity of the printed page with all the graphics.

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Magazine and Journal Articles by Subject

Anthropology

Religion & Philosophy

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Index provides access to magazines and academic journals covering religion and the related areas of philosophy, archaeology, and anthropology.

Archaeology

Religion & Philosophy

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Index provides access to magazines and academic journals covering religion and the related areas of philosophy, archaeology, and anthropology.

Biography

Biography in Context

Provides access to biographical information on figures across all academic disciplines

Contemporary Authors, Dictionary of Literary Biography

Contemporary Authors helps researchers discover biographical details on approximately 116,000 modern novelists, poets, playwrights, nonfiction writers, journalists and scriptwriters.  The Dictionary of Literary Biography records the achievements of the world’s most influential literary figures.

Literature Resource Center

Literature Resource Center provides access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors from every age and literary discipline. Combining Gale Group's core literary databases in a single online service, the Literature Resource Center covers more than 120,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers, with in-depth coverage of 2,500 of the most-studied authors.

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Education

Discovering Collection

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Covering the core curriculum areas, including history, literature, science, social studies, and more, Discovering Collection provides a premium selection of reference, primary sources, creative works, and multimedia, including hours of video and audio clips. New to the database are popular topic picklists and an integrated national and state curriculum standards search with content correlated to the standards.

Educators

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Health, Fitness, Medicine

Health and Wellness Resource Center

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Use The Health and Wellness Resource Center to find magazines, journals, newspapers, definitions, directories, and information on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, Prescription Drugs, etc. Included are links to diet, cancer, and health assessment sites as well as government databases.

Nursing Resource Center

Nursing Resource Center provides the wide array of content needed for research papers and basic nursing theory overviews, including access to sample care plans, multimedia content, full text reference books, citations to journals in the field and more. Nursing students can search through millions of pages of content from the top reference and textbook publications in the field, as well as animated depictions of human anatomy.

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History, Political Science, Geography, Social Issues

Annals of American History

With over 2,000 primary source documents and 700 pieces of multimedia, Annals of American History is an excellent resource for expanding your understanding of the history and culture of the United States.

CountryWatch

CountryWatch provides up-to-date information and news on the countries of the world and for the public and private sector organizations with global operations and interests. CountryWatch offers a key set of political, economic, and business information, daily news, and data for its users.

GreenFILE

GreenFILE indexes scholarly and general interest titles, as well as government documents and reports. This resource offers a unique perspective on the positive and negative ways humans affect the environment. Drawing on the connection between the environment and disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology, GreenFILE serves as an informative resource for anyone concerned about the issues facing our planet. The database contains nearly 300,000 records, full text for selected titles and searchable cited references for more than 200 titles as well.

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center  (OVRC)

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center draws on the acclaimed social issues series published by Greenhaven Press, as well as core reference content from other Gale and Macmillan Reference USA sources to provide a complete one-stop source for information on social issues. Access viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles.

U.S. History in Context

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U.S. History in Contextdelivers coverage of the most-studied topics — from the arrival of Vikings in North America to the Civil Rights movement, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq – through a web-like experience that supports 21st century learners as they develop critical-thinking and information literacy skills.

World History in Context

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World History in Contextreaches back nearly 5,000 years to chronicle the rise and fall of cultures and societies across all continents and eras. Rare primary sources combine with reliable references to put content into context for every learner.

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Law

LegalTrac

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Drawing on a wide variety of the most highly regarded legal publications, LegalTrac® provides indexing for more than 1,400 titles including major law reviews, legal newspapers, bar association journals and international legal journals. Each title included in LegalTrac® is selected on the basis of criteria provided by a special advisory committee of the American Association of Law Libraries. LegalTrac® also contains law-related articles from over 1,000 additional business and general interest titles.

Literature

Contemporary Authors, Dictionary of Literary Biography

Contemporary Authors helps researchers discover biographical details on approximately 116,000 modern novelists, poets, playwrights, nonfiction writers, journalists and scriptwriters.  The Dictionary of Literary Biography records the achievements of the world’s most influential literary figures.

Literature Resource Center

Literature Resource Center provides access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors from every age and literary discipline. Combining Gale Group's core literary databases in a single online service, the Literature Resource Center covers more than 120,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers, with in-depth coverage of 2,500 of the most-studied authors.

Philosophy

Religion & Philosophy

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Index provides access to magazines and academic journals covering religion and the related areas of philosophy, archaeology, and anthropology.

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Religion

Religion & Philosophy

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Index provides access to magazines and academic journals covering religion and the related areas of philosophy, archaeology, and anthropology.

Science

Health and Wellness Resource Center

Use The Health and Wellness Resource Center to find magazines, journals, newspapers, definitions, directories, and information on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, Prescription Drugs, etc. Included are links to diet, cancer, and health assessment sites as well as government databases.

Scientific American Archive Online  

The Scientific American Archive Online currently contains the entire editorial contents of Scientific American Magazine, from January 1993 through to the present.

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