Recommended Databases

Article Databases (multi-subject)

• ProQuest Central
  Magazine and scholarly journal articles from ProQuest Research Library and a multitude of other databases

• EBSCOhost Combined Databases
  Magazine and scholarly journal articles from Academic Search Complete and 8 additional EBSCOhost databases

• Gale Academic OneFile
  Millions of articles from thousands of scholarly journals and other authoritative sources—including podcasts and transcripts from NPR and CNN as well as videos from BBC Worldwide Learning

• Gale General OneFile
  General interest magazine and journal articles, images, and videos covering topics such as careers, education, health, personal finance, and self-improvement

• Gale OneFile: Informe Académico
  Spanish- and Portuguese-language scholarly journal and magazine articles (not simply translations of English-language materials) both from and about Latin America, on an interface configured for Spanish-speaking users

• HeinOnline Academic
  Journal articles and government documents in many subject areas, with emphasis on history, law, and criminal justice

• InfoTrac Educators Collection (Gale)
  Magazine, journal, and news articles in a wide variety of subject areas

• JSTOR Archival Journals & Primary Sources Collection
  Scholarly journal articles in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences

See also:

• Databases by Subject
• A-Z Databases
• eBook Collections
• Open-Access Collections
• Streaming Video Collections

Reference Databases (multi-subject)

• Credo Reference
  Online reference collection offering encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, biographical sources, quotation books, and more

• Gale eBooks (Gale Virtual Reference Library)
  Specialized subject encyclopedias and reference books

• Reference Shelf (Salem Press)
  Reference collection covering literature, history, science, and careers

• CQ Researcher (SAGE)
  In-depth reports on today's issues—with helpful overview, background, and pro/con info

• Issues & Controversies (Infobase)
  Reports on current issues in politics, government, business, society, education, and popular culture

   

• Opposing Viewpoints (Gale)
  Analyses of current social issues provided through background and viewpoint essays, articles, multimedia resources, and more

  
   

• Polling the Nations (Infobase)
  Results from thousands of public opinion polls

News and Newspapers

• US Newsstream (ProQuest)
  Articles from major U.S. newspapers—including: Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, New York Times, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post

• New York Times
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• International Newsstream (ProQuest)
  News from world newspapers—such as: The Times of London, Reforma (Mexico),  Le Monde (Paris), The Times of India, and many more

• Gale OneFile: News
  U.S. and world newspaper articles & media

• World News Digest (Infobase)
  News summaries and background articles covering national and international events from 1940 to the present