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JSTOR -- Database of scholarly, full-text articles in the Arts & Sciences and the Life Sciences.

OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS -- Complete one-stop source for information on social issues, including viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles.

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CQ (CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY) RESEARCHER -- In-depth, non-biased coverage of political and social issues, with reports on topics in health, international affairs, education, environment, technology and the U.S. economy; each 12,000-word report is investigated and written by a seasoned journalist and includes background and chronology; assessment of the current situation; tables and maps; pro/con statements from representatives of opposing positions; and bibliographies of key sources.

ISSUES & CONTROVERSIES -- Combines authoritative factual analysis, covering clear explanations of opposing points of view and numerous special features. Also included are chronologies, illustrations, maps, tables, sidebars, bibliographies and contact information.

MERLOT Social Sciences -- Merlot is a collection of databases that have been created to be used by students. The sites have been reviewed and can supplement your assignments.

PROJECT MUSE -- One of the academic community's primary electronic journals resources; covers the fields of literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, economics, and others.

ANNUAL REVIEWS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Provides researchers, professors, and scientific professionals with a definitive academic resource in the social sciences; synthesizes the vast amount of primary research literature and identifies the principal contributions in the various disciplines.

WOMEN’S STUDIES INTERNATIONAL -- Covers the core disciplines in Women’s Studies to the latest scholarship in feminist research. This database supports research in the areas of sociology, history, political science & economy, public policy, international relations, arts & humanities, business and education.

HUMANITIES INTERNATIONAL COMPLETE -- Index, abstracts, and full text for journals, books and other resources in the humanities. Produced by Whitston Publishing, it includes all data from Humanities International Index plus unique full text content.

ACADEMIC SEARCH COMPLETE -- Comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database. It includes indexing, abstracts, and full text for scholarly publications covering all academic areas of study.

MASTERFILE PREMIER -- Multidisciplinary database providing full text for general reference publications covering subject areas of general interest. It includes full text from reference books, biographies, and primary source documents, as well as an image collection of photos, maps and flags.

NEWSPAPER SOURCE PLUS -- Full text for regional and national newspapers, international newspapers, newswires, and newspaper columns. This database also contains full-text television & radio news transcripts.

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