Database Services
The databases below do not offer articles from peer reviewed journals. However, they do provide reports on current issues in a variety of disciplines, AND handy statistics.
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Statista
Statista provides access to data from market and opinion research institutions, as well as from business organizations and government institutions.
Newspaper Articles
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New York Times (1980 - present)
Comprehensive coverage of The New York Times from 1980 to the present. -
New York Times Digital Archive
Full text access to The New York Times from the first issue (1851) up to about four years ago. (For more recent coverage, see "New York Times 1980 to Present"
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Newspaper Source
Cover-to-cover full text for 35 national (U.S.) and international newspapers. Has selective full text for 375 regional U.S. newspapers. Full text transcripts are also included from CBS Evening News, CNN, Fox News, Face the Nation (CBS), 48 Hours (CBS), 60 Minutes (CBS), All Things Considered (National Public Radio), and others -
US Major Dailies
Full access to the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, and Wall Street Journal from 1985 to the present. Updated each day by 8am.
Library Databases
Use these databases to find journal and magazine articles on your topic.
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Academic Search Premier
The library's primary scholarly database. Contains over 17,900 journals, over 15,900 of which are peer-reviewed. Over 8,900 journals are full text.
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JSTOR
Full text access to about 800 core journals spanning most subject areas. Specializes in recent, but not newest issues. For the latest issues, see Project MUSE. -
Project MUSE (Basic Collection)
Full text articles from journals in the humanities, arts, and social sciences.
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Business Source Premier
Provides abstracts from over 6,800 journals (over 3,800 peer-reviewed). Full text from over 2,700 journals covering business, management, economics, banking, finance, accounting.
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Social Sciences Full Text
Full text for 330 journals. Indexing for 750 journals, 670 of them peer-reviewed.
Create a My EBSCOHost Account
Using a MyEBSCOhost Account
You have your own account to save (and find again!) those terrific articles you found. You can also save search terms, or create an alert for new articles available with your search terms.
To access your account:
- Access an EBSCO database, like Academic Search Premier.
- Click the Sign In link in the horizontal green menu along the top of your screen.
- A yellow MY will appear on the EBSCOhost logo when you are logged in.
- To access previously saved articles, click the Folder link in the horizontal green menu.
Websites
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U.S. Government InformationProvides free access to information resources for all three federal branches, including congressional hearings.
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Pew Research CenterGreat site for survey data on a variety of social and economic issues.
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National Weather ServiceGreat for weather data.
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Bureau of Justice StatisticsWant to double check a crime statistic that you heard about? This site may help!
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Center for Disease Control and PreventionThis is a great source for all facts related to public health and disease statistics.
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Catalog of U.S. Government PublicationsProvides citations to federal and print electronic publications, congressional hearings and committee reports. It also includes records for over 500,000 publications, some of which can be accessed online.
