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  • Academic OneFile
    The premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world’s leading journals, this comprehensive resource covers the physical and social sciences, technology, medicine, engineering, the arts, technology, literature, and many other subjects.
  • Academic Search Complete
    Provides complete coverage of multidisciplinary academic journals. It supports high-level research in the key areas of academic study by providing peer-reviewed journals, full-text periodicals, reports, books, and more. More than 9,000 full-text journals, for more than 7,800 peer-reviewed journals, dating back as far as 1887.
  • eBook Collection
    Over 200,000 titles from leading university presses and academic publishers.
  • Encyclopedia Britannica
    Contains complete encyclopedia with related Internet resources, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, and Thesaurus.
  • MLA Handbook Plus
    MLA Handbook Plus includes the full text of the ninth edition of the handbook and an MLA Style 101 video course that teaches the principles of MLA documentation style through a series of short videos paired with quizzes and a final assessment. It also offers MLA Guide to Digital Literacy and the MLA Guide to Undergraduate Research in Literature.
  • Nexis Uni
    Contains a large selection of sources, including full-text magazine, newspaper and journal articles, industry and company information, legal materials, medical information, and reference materials.
  • OmniFile full Text Select
    A large of collection of multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journals, magazines, and more.
  • Opposing Viewpoints in Context
    Covers today’s hottest social issues presenting each side of a topic.
  • Statista
    Aggregates statistical data on over 80,000 topics from more than 18,000 sources, including market researchers, trade organizations, scientific journals, and government databases.

News and Statistics

  • NewsBank
    Offers access to current and archived content from more than 2,000 newspaper titles, as well as newswires, transcripts, business journals, periodicals, government documents, and other publications.
  • Newspaper Source Plus
    Provides full text for more than 1,200 newspapers, 40 news magazines, news from more than 130 newswires and 1.7 million television and radio news transcripts.
  • Nexis Uni
    Contains a large selection of sources, including full-text magazine, newspaper and journal articles, industry and company information, legal materials, medical information, and reference materials.
  • Statista
    Aggregates statistical data on over 80,000 topics from more than 18,000 sources, including market researchers, trade organizations, scientific journals, and government databases.
  • Wall Street Journal
    WSJ is a premier newspaper for business news and information on financial markets worldwide. The database includes Eastern and Online editions and provides a comprehensive coverage back to 1984.

Opposing Viewpoints

  • CQ Researcher
    Offers in-depth, unbiased coverage of political and social issues, with regular reports on a wide range of topics. Each report is investigated and written by a seasoned journalist, professionally fact-checked, and footnoted to facilitate further research. Reports date back to 1923.
  • Global Issues in Context
    Ties together sources to present a rich analysis of issues: social, political, military, economic, environmental, science related, health related, cultural, and headlines in world hot spots.
  • Opposing Viewpoints in Context
    Covers today’s hottest social issues presenting each side of a topic.
  • Points of View Reference Center
    Contains resources that present multiple sides of an issue. Provides more than 370 topics, each with an overview (objective background / description), point (argument), and counterpoint (opposing argument). Each topic features a Guide to Critical Analysis which helps the reader evaluate the controversy.

Visual Resources

  • Artstor Digital Library
    Features a wide range of images from some of the world’s leading museums, photo archives, scholars, and artists.
  • Britannica ImageQuest
    Offers nearly 3 million images rights-cleared for non-commercial, educational use and are perfect for creating exciting and visually engaging projects and presentations.
  • DocuSeek2
    Offers access to over 800 documentary films covering a variety of topics with a focus on environmental and social justice issues.
  • Films on Demand
    Provides access to over 35,000 educational videos covering a wide variety of disciplines.
  • Kanopy
    Offers access to a large, curated collection of educational, entertaining, and enriching films.
  • Netflix Educational Documentaries
    Offers a selection of Netflix original documentary features and series.

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