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• Academic Search Premier
  Scholarly journal articles and popular magazines covering all topics. A great database for beginning searches. 1980s-present (dates may vary).
  

  

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  Topics include news and current events, politics, literature, communication science, business, medicine, psychology, the arts, and many more.

  • Summaries of articles in over 8,000 journals, magazines, and newspapers
  • Full-text of articles in over 4,000 journals
  • Summaries of scholarly articles in over 6,000 journals
  • Full-text of scholarly articles in over 3,000 journals

  While subject-specific databases may offer more depth, this one may be more up-to-date.

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• CQ Researcher
  In-depth, unbiased coverage of health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy. From the Congressional Quarterly. 1991 to present.
  

  

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  Each report is 24 pages, and covers topics like:
  

  • Abortion
  • Voting
  • Sex Offenders
  • Stem Cell Research
  • Treatment of Detainees
  • Drinking on Campus
  • Cyber Socializing
  • Change in Latin America

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• Encyclopedia Britannica Online
  Get basic information on thousands of topics covering history, politics, literature, news, and the arts.

  Also Known As

  • Encyclopædia Britannica Online

  

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  Includes:

  • An Internet directory that includes thousands of links to Web sites selected, rated, and reviewed by Britannica editors.
  • Access to Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus.
  • Britannica Heritage, which explores articles, images, and media from past editions of the encyclopedia. It will include studies of the changes through the editions, contributions from notable people, and collections of historical maps, etc.
  • Multimedia and full-motion video.
  • An additional timeline browse feature for searching historical events.
  • An interactive World Atlas to search history, geography, government, or the economy.
  • Timelines - Trace developments and changes in several different subject areas with Britannica's timelines. Available at three different reading levels and rich with images, the timelines include links to articles in the encyclopedias.
  • Year in Review Browse - Gain new insights into significant events and people of the recent past by browsing by year through Britannica Books of the Year.

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• LexisNexis News
  National and international newspapers, news transcripts from TV and radio, and company financial reports. 1980s-current.
  

  

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  Includes national and international newspapers, popular and general-interest magazines, economics and trade journals, company financial reports, and the 'Public Opinion Online' database, produced by the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research. See also LexisNexis Legal and LexisNexis Business Publication groups within LexisNexis News include:

  • Today's news
  • U.S. and International news
  • News transcripts from television and radio
  • Arts & sports information
  • Campus newspapers
  • Business news
  • Company financial information
  • SEC filings
  • Industry & market news and reports
  • Patents
  • Biographical information from Marquis Who's Who
  • Country profiles
  • Polls & surveys
  • Quotations
  • World Almanac

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