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Database - Hot Topics

Issues & Controversies This link opens in a new window
- What it is: Pro- and Con- viewpoint articles on many "hot topics." Also includes overview or background articles and news. Sometimes includes primary sources, newspaper editorials and videos. Keyword search or browse popular topics by category or alphabetical listing.
- Who It Is Great For: Communication Studies, Criminal Justice (Criminology Studies), General Studies, History Studies, Human Services (Human Services, Social Work Studies), Political Science Studies, Sociology Studies
Gale In Context: Global Issues This link opens in a new window
SIRS Issues Researcher This link opens in a new window
- What it is: Balanced content with diverse viewpoints from thousands of international sources that cover the pros, cons, and everything in between on nearly 400 social, scientific, health, historic, economic, and political issues. Save found resources to OneDrive using Office365 credentials.
- Who It Is Great For: Allied Health (Medical Assisting, Medical Laboratory Technician), Business (Accounting, Business Administration, Business Studies), Communications (Communication Studies), History (History Studies), Science (Biomolecular Science, Biology Studies, Chemistry Studies, Environmental Science, Physics Studies), Human Services (Human Services, Social Work Studies), Social Science (Economic Studies, Geography Studies, Political Science Studies, Psychology Studies, Sociology Studies), Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies

General Topics - Recommended Databases

In these general databases, you will find articles from all disciplines. Make sure to check "peer reviewed" if the option is available and your professor requires scholarly articles.

Gale Academic OneFile This link opens in a new window
- What it is: A large collection of multi-media resources including scholarly articles from more than 17,000 journals, thousands of podcasts from NPR and CNN, and videos from BBC Worldwide Learning.
- Who It Is Great For: All Students
Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
MasterFILE Premier This link opens in a new window

Newspaper Databases

Newspaper Source Plus This link opens in a new window
- What it is: EBSCO’s full-text digital collection of the world's major news content. Includes millions of articles from newspapers and news magazines, television and radio transcripts, and ongoing daily updates from popular news sources.
- Who It Is Great For: Anthropology, Communication Studies, General Studies, History Studies, Political Science Studies, Sociology Studies
News & Newspapers This link opens in a new window
- What it is: ProQuest’s collection of digitized news content, from the latest headlines and developments in contemporary politics, culture, health and technology, to historical coverage dating back to the 1700s.
- Who It Is Great For: Anthropology, Communication Studies, General Studies, History Studies, Political Science Studies, Sociology Studies

Recommended databases - Biography

Gale In Context: Biography This link opens in a new window
- What it is: Background information on people who have shaped the world. Users can explore articles, videos, photos, etc. on each of the more than 5,000 subjects through easy-to-use individualized pages. The database is regularly updated to provide the most up-to-date information.
- Who It Is Great For: Anthropology, Art (Art Studies, Visual Arts), Communication Studies, Criminal Justice (Criminology Studies), General Studies, History Studies, Human Services (Human Services, Social Work Studies), Humanities, Liberal Arts, Political Science Studies, Sociology Studies
Biography Reference Bank This link opens in a new window
- What it is: More than 700,000 full-text biographical articles, 35,000 images and additional summaries from both academic journals and popular magazines. Search for individuals based on any combination of occupation, activity, gender, place of origin, birthday and lifespan.
- Who It Is Great For: Anthropology, Art (Art Studies, Visual Arts), Communication Studies, Criminal Justice (Criminology Studies), General Studies, History Studies, Human Services (Human Services, Social Work Studies), Humanities, Liberal Arts, Political Science Studies, Sociology Studies
Biography Reference Center This link opens in a new window
- What it is: More than 400,000 biographical articles. Search by keyword or locate biographies by subject occupation, nationality, activity, gender, lifespan, birthplace, birthday, and more.
- Who It Is Great For: Anthropology, Art (Art Studies, Visual Arts), Communication Studies, Criminal Justice (Criminology Studies), General Studies, History Studies, Human Services (Human Services, Social Work Studies), Humanities, Liberal Arts, Political Science Studies, Sociology Studies