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Large general database of articles from scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers on many topics. Covers science, social sciences, mathematics, engineering, and many other subjects. Full-text coverage: 1887-present (EBSCOhost)
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Find over 70,000 online video titles in a broad range of subjects from publishers like PBS, BBC, National Geographic, BroadwayHD, A&E Networks, and more. (ProQuest)
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Research diverse perspectives, topics and trends that align with areas of study such as Business, Health, Criminal Justice, Science, Humanities, Political Science and more. Features reliable, credible information from a wide variety of local, regional and national news sources. (NewsBank)
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Access thousands of ebooks from Cambridge University Press on a variety of topics. (Cambridge)
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Cambridge University Press currently publishes more than 420 peer-reviewed academic journals covering subjects across the humanities, social sciences and science, technology and medicine. (Cambridge)
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CQ Researcher reports offer in-depth, non-biased coverage of political and social issues, with regular reports on topics in health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the U.S. economy. Each report is written by a seasoned journalist based on a common structure. Users may browse through articles by topics in alphabetical order, or search for articles using words, dates, or other criteria. Full-text coverage: 1923-present (CQ Press)
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This database provides access to thousands of open access ebooks.
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This database covers free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals.
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Electronic books by university presses and other scholarly publishers, as well as a collection of older titles by major authors. Formerly NetLibrary. (EBSCOhost)
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Choose from multiple databases within the EBSCO platform. These databases cover a wide range of subjects, including history, communications, sociology, religion, biology etc.
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Explores and analyzes hundreds of hot topics in politics, business, government, crime, law, energy, education, health, family, science, foreign policy, race, rights, society, and culture. Includes articles, videos, and primary source documents. (Infobase Learning)
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Watch streaming videos from such publishers as the BBC, History Education, HBO, Films for the Humanities and Sciences, Frontline, National Geographic and more. Topics range from health and medicine to history to biology and many more. (Infobase)
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A set of electronic encyclopedias and reference books covering a wide variety of subjects and disciplines, such as health and medicine, history, and criminal justice. (Gale)
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Access to several reference works covering law and public affairs. (Gale)
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Covers today's hottest social issues. Access viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to Web sites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles. (Gale)
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Access many e-journals with articles covering law and public affairs. (Gale)
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Contains video oral history interviews of many important African Americans from all walks of life. Rather than focusing on a single subject, such as their career or participation in the civil rights movement, the interviews cover their entire span of memories. The archive continues to grow with new videos added daily and memories stretching from 1890s to the present. (HistoryMakers)
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Stream a broad selection of thousands of documentaries, feature films, and training videos on all topics from thousands of producers, including Criterion Collection, PBS, HBO, The Great Courses, California Newsreel, Kino Lorber, BBC, and many more. (Kanopy)
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Includes scholarly peer-reviewed publications including law journals, documents, and case studies. Legal topics include criminal justice, international law, federal law, organized crime, medical, labor and human resources, ethics, and the environment. Full-text coverage: 1912-present (EBSCOhost)
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Large database covering many topics, such as general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues, and more. Includes full-text of many reference books, primary source documents, as well as a vast image collection. Full-text coverage: 1921-present (EBSCOhost)
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Covers a broad range of topics, including biography, history, careers, cooking, literature, genealogy, health, parenting, personal finance, politics, architecture, science, current events, social-emotional health, sports, and travel. (EBSCO)
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Magazines and academic journals providing news about defense issues for all branches of the armed services - army, air force, navy, marines. Also includes country reports and relevant government and international documents. Full-text coverage: 1934-present (EBSCOhost)
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Lists journal articles, books, reports and other publications on research, policy, and practice related to criminal and juvenile justice, and drug control. Published by the Department of Justice. Abstract coverage: 1970-present
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Access online encyclopedias, handbooks, and dictionaries published by Oxford on a wide variety of topics. (Oxford University Press)
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Access hundreds of ebooks on a wide variety of topics in the humanities and social sciences. (Oxford University Press)
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Provides online access to hundreds of journals in the humanities, arts, and social sciences. Full-text coverage: 1906-present (Johns Hopkins University Press)
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Comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses from around the world, offering millions of works from thousands of universities. Full-text coverage: 1743-present (ProQuest)
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Access thousands of ebooks on a wide variety of topics. (ProQuest)
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Access thousands of ebooks on a wide variety of topics. (ProQuest)
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Search our library catalog to find ebooks, articles, physical books, etc. (Ex Libris)
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[NO FULL-TEXT] Covers essential areas related to race relations, including ethnic studies, discrimination, immigration studies, and more. Abstract coverage: 1903-present (EBSCOhost)
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Visually explore census data - right down to a city block. Create maps, charts, and reports with data related to demography, economy, health, politics, environment, crime, and more. Download and display your visualization in a presentation. (Social Explorer)
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Covers topics like abortion, criminology & criminal justice, demography, ethnic & racial studies, gender studies, marriage & family, political sociology, religion, rural & urban sociology, social development, social psychology, social structure, social work, socio-cultural anthropology, sociological history, sociological research, sociological theory, substance abuse & other addictions, violence and many others. Also includes thousands of author profiles. Full-text coverage: 1908-present (EBSCOhost)
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This database pulls together data and statistics from thousands of sources on many different topics. Download the charts and graphs provided in this database and incorporate them into your presentations. Much of the focus is on demographic data, company data, and market trends. (Statista)
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[LIMITED FULL-TEXT] Access thousands of scholarly ebooks on a wide range of subject areas. Please note we only have access to a select number of ebooks through this database. (Taylor & Francis)
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[NO FULL-TEXT] Including bibliographic records covering essential areas related to the study of cities and regions, this database explores such topics as urban affairs, community development, urban history and other subjects of key relevance to the discipline. Abstract coverage: 1939-present (EBSCOhost)
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[NO FULL-TEXT] Includes bibliographic records covering essential areas related to violence and abuse, including family violence, sexual assault, emotional abuse, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline. Abstract coverage: 1986-present (EBSCOhost)
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Journals and ebooks cover a variety of disciplines, including the fields of arts and humanities, business and economics, engineering, law, medicine, social sciences, sciences, and technology. Full-text coverage: 1977-present (Wiley)
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Online catalog to thousands of the world's libraries. If it's held in a library somewhere around the world, a record of it is in this database. Items include books, films, journals, magazines, manuscripts, musical scores, newspapers, slides, sound recordings, and videos/DVDs. (OCLC)
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