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Find Background information with Encyclopedias

Britannica Online This link opens in a new window
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 This link opens in a new window
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 This link opens in a new window
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.
Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text This link opens in a new window
The leading full-text database for criminal justice and criminology research. It provides hundreds of top journals and magazines covering all related subjects, including forensic sciences, corrections, policing, criminal law, and investigation.
Human Kinetics Library This link opens in a new window
The Human Kinetics Library combines Bloomsbury’s digital excellence with Human Kinetics’ market-leading sports and physical activity content, featuring an exclusive package of over 150 ebooks and 200 videos.
ProQuest Research Library This link opens in a new window
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.
Alt-Press Watch This link opens in a new window
Search newspapers, magazines & journals of alternative and independent presses.

Full text articles of newspapers, magazines and journals from alternative and independent presses. This interdisciplinary resource provides a valuable source of alternative viewpoints and perspectives to complement and challenge mainstream media coverage.
Global Issues in Context This link opens in a new window
Global perspectives on issues of international importance and current world events and topics in the news related to these issues.
Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new window
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)

Find Newspaper Articles and a Digital Magazine Collection

Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
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.
Flipster This link opens in a new window
Flipster is a digital magazine service that offers access to popular titles, such as Oxygen, EatingWell, Psychotherapy and Fast Company.
Los Angeles Times Historical This link opens in a new window
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 This link opens in a new window
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 This link opens in a new window
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.
JSTOR eBooks This link opens in a new window
JSTOR provides access to more than 43,000 journal articles, books, and primary sources in a variety of disciplines.
EBSCO eBook Collection This link opens in a new window
EBSCO eBooks are online versions of print books that your library has either purchased with a perpetual license or via an annual subscription. eBooks that are owned will be available to the library in perpetuity, with provisions being made for long term access and preservation. eBooks available via subscription are renewed annually for the library to retain access. EBSCO eBooks are available from all major academic publishers in virtually all academic disciplines.

Find Videos

Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
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.

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