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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.

  Access restricted to University of Connecticut.
• 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

  Access restricted to University of Connecticut.
• Issues & Controversies
  Summarizes current issues and controversies in political, economic, social and scientific topics. 1995-current.

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  • Facts on File

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  Includes chronologies, editorial cartoons, illustrations, maps, tables, sidebars, bibliographies and contact information.

  Access restricted to University of Connecticut.
• 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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• Newspapers through ProQuest
  Full text of: the Hartford Courant, 1992 -;

  Also Known As

  • iConn Newsstand
  • Hartford Courant

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  Access restricted to University of Connecticut.