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The E-Journal Portal
Use the E-Journal Portal to search for a full-text electronic journal among the 9,000+ in all of our databases.
Subject Specific Databases
CQ Researcher full text, 1991 - present
Detailed summaries of current public affairs issues. Each report includes an overview, bibliography, and pro/con articles.
Credo Reference 1990s to present
Search 100 online reference books all at once. Includes dictionaries and encyclopedias on all topics: science, history, art, religion, biography, foreign language, business, and more.
Opposing Viewpoints Full text
This is the best place to start. Includes pro/con essays about current, controversial issues. Also includes news stories and links to organizations that deal with each issue.
General/Related Databases
Academic Search Premier Full-text, 1970s – present
More than 4,500 journals on all different subjects: psychology, business, education, chemistry, and more.
LexisNexis full text, 1980s - present
Lexis Nexis provides full-text documents from over 5,600 news, business, legal, medical, and reference publications. Some of this information includes:
- National and regional newspapers, wire services, broadcast transcripts, international news, and non-English language sources.
- U.S. Federal and state case law, codes, regulations, legal news, law reviews, and international legal information.
- Shepard’s® Citations for all U.S. Supreme Court cases back to 1789
- Business news journals, company financial information, SEC filings and reports, and industry and market news.
Internet Resources
Search.edu
Search engine that allows you to limit your search to .edu (educational) sites. This site also links to a .gov (government) search engine. Sites retrieved from these search engines are, in general, likely to be more reliable than a typical google search.
Internet Public Library
A searchable collection of online webpages and resources compiled by students and faculty at several library and information science schools across the country.
Librarians Index to the Internet A collection of web resources handpicked by librarians.
Infomine
“A virtual library of Internet resources relevant to faculty, students, and research staff at the university level”
Internet Searching Tutorials
Evaluating Information on the Web
Online tutorial from Drexel University which discusses 5 steps to successfully evaluate information online.
Searching with success
Online tutorial containing tips for Internet researching from Acadia University in Canada.
Finding Information on the Internet
Comprehensive website about Internet research from Berkeley.
Bare Bones 101: A Basic Tutorial on Searching the Web
Comprehensive website about Internet searching from the University of South Carolina.
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