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Find Background information with Encyclopedias

Britannica Online
Search one of the most scholarly of English language encyclopedias.

An online version of the Encyclopedia Britannica with the full text of articles and links to relevant websites.
Credo Reference
Provides access to nearly 500 reference titles, including encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, and more, covering a wide variety of subjects.

Find Academic Articles

Academic Search Premier
Search mainly news, magazine, and journal articles across all subjects.

A multi-disciplinary full-text database with indexing and abstracts for over 8,450 periodicals, with full-text for more than 4,650 of those titles, including more than 3,900 peer-reviewed, scholarly journals. This database covers nearly all academic areas of study - including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, arts & literature, and global studies.
Opposing Viewpoints
Find opinions on current issues with balanced pro/con debates.

Information about controversial social issues, including full text articles from magazines, newspapers, selected books, pro and con opinion pieces, statistics, primary source documents, and links to websites. (Gale)
Global Issues in Context
Global perspectives on issues of international importance and current world events and topics in the news related to these issues.
ProQuest Research Library
Search mainly magazines and journal articles covering all subject areas. Contains article abstracts from over 5,000 popular magazines and scholarly journals in all subject areas. Full-text articles are available for 3,000 of those magazines and journals.

Find Newspaper Articles

Nexis Uni
Find and compare company information or search for SEC filings. Also includes information on legal cases, biographical information and access to news sources around the world.
Los Angeles Times Historical
Archive of the Los Angeles Times from 1881-1986. Contains page and article images of every page from every issue. For articles from 1987-present, please use National Newspapers Core above.
National Newspaper Core
Full-text articles from five major newspapers: Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post.

Find eBooks

ProQuest Ebook Central
Browse and find e-books available to read online 24/7, in all subject areas.

Ebrary is an online digital library of full texts of over 70000 scholarly e-books.

Find Videos

Films on Demand
Search and stream documentary films from all subject areas.

Access to over 8,000 educational videos covering all academic disciplines. Films or segments of films may be saved to a personal playlist. Instructors can embed films into course webpages.