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General & Multi- Disciplinary Databases

Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
- What it is: A rich, multi-disciplinary database which includes thousands of full-text peer-reviewed journals, select open-access journals, and ahead-of-print content.
- Who It Is Great For: All Students
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
Gale Power Search This link opens in a new window
- What it is: Big database that allows users to search multiple GaleCengage databases at once.
- Who It Is Great For: All Students

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
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
Historical Hartford Courant 1764-1922 This link opens in a new window
- What it is: Searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of politics, society, and events as published in the Hartford Courant from 1764 to 1922.
- Who It Is Great For: Anthropology, General Studies, History Studies, Political Science Studies, Sociology Studies

Try using the following keywords in combination with your chosen career. See examples under Search strategies below.

Search strategies: Use AND to combine the one of the key terms above with the chosen career job/employment you are looking for

nursing AND job stress

police officer AND job outlook

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