Recommended Databases
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Best One: Academic Search Ultimate
- Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new window
Academic Search Complete provides both popular and scholarly journal coverage and video clips for nearly all academic areas of study including: social sciences, humanities, education, technology, engineering, physics, chemistry, language & linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences and ethnic studies. Academic Search Complete is a great starting point for most general research.
- Chicago Tribune (1849-Present)
Provides indexing and full-text coverage of the Chicago Tribune from 1989-present.
- CQ Researcher
CQ Researcher contains in-depth articles on selected current and controversial issues. Topics range from social and teen issues to environment, health, education, and science and technology. This database is great for speech assignments, research papers, and debate preparation.
- Daily Herald (7/2/1997 - Present)
Provides full-text access to the Daily Herald. Coverage: 1997-present.
- Gale in Context: College
Gale in Context: College provides support for papers, projects, speech assignments, and presentations. Including thousands of overview essays, critical analyses, biographies, timelines, and multimedia elements in five core subject areas: history, literature, biography, science, and social studies. This is a great place to start your research.
- Issues & Controversies
Issues & Controversies provides accurate, accessible, and authoritative information about current issues, exploring more than 800 hot topics in business, politics, government, education, and popular culture. This is an excellent database to explore pros/cons and multiple sides of an issue and is great for research papers and debate preparation.
- Military & Government Collection
The Military & Government Collection provides full-text for nearly 350 journals and periodicals. The database also includes 245 pamphlets and offers indexing and abstracts for nearly 450 titles. It also offers current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government.
- New York Times Digital Edition
The New York Times Digital Edition includes access to the Newspaper, the Magazine, the Book Review, the Learning Network for Educators, and a variety of newsletter selections, as well as a variety of images and videos created for the newspaper.
Create an account with your COD email to access this resource. - Wall Street Journal
Provides indexing and full-text coverage of the Wall Street Journal. Coverage: 1984-present.
