Recommended Databases
Best One: Business Source Complete
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- 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.
- Border and Migration Studies
Border and Migration Studies is a collection that explores and provides historical background on more than thirty key border areas, including: U.S./Mexico, the European Union, Afghanistan, Israel, Turkey, The Congo, Argentina, China, Thailand, and others. The fundamental themes covered include the migrant crisis, refugee camps, human trafficking, women and children migrants, and much more.
- Chicago Tribune (1989-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
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.
- 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.
