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Academic Search Complete
Includes Full Text
Links to cited references
1865-present, many full-text.
Academic and peer-reviewed journals, magazines
Use for: General information on a wide variety of subjects
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Opposing Viewpoints (Gale in Context) 
Includes Full Text
Updated regularly
Includes viewpoint articles, Full Text magazine and newspaper articles, primary source
documents, statistics, images and podcasts
Use for: Argumentative or issue papers in English, Health Sciences, Speech, Social
Sciences
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CQ Researcher
Full Text
1991-Present
In-depth, non-partisan reports on issues in the news
Use for: Argumentative or issue papers in English, Government, Speech, Social Sciences
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Issues and Controversies
Includes Full Text
1995-present
Includes primary sources, newspaper editorials, and editorial cartoons
Use for: Argumentative or issue papers in English, Health Sciences, Speech, Social
Sciences
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Communications and Mass Media Collection 
Includes Full Text
1984-Present
Magazines, scholarly and peer-reviewed journals, newswires
Use for: Speech, Communication, Public Relations
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CultureGrams World Edition
Full text
2013-present
Cultural information about countries, language, religion, customs, holidays
Use for: Speech Communication, Business, Sociology
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CountryWatch
Includes Full Text
Current demographic, political, economic, business, cultural and environmental information
for the countries of the world
Use for: Business, Economics, Government, History, Law, Social Sciences, Speech Communication
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Academic OneFile (Gale)
Include Full Text
1984-present.
Scholarly and peer-reviewed journals, magazines, newspapers, books, news program transcripts
and podcasts, videos, images
Use for: All topics
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TOPICsearch
Full Text
Current Information
Magazine & journal articles, viewpoint articles, government reports and testimony
dealing with current events
Use for: Argumentative or issue papers in English, Health Sciences, Speech, Social
Sciences
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Biography (Gale In Context)
Includes Full Text
Coverage: Current and historical information
Reference book articles, magazine articles, images, websites
Use for: Biographical information on notable people past and present
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Newspaper Source Plus
Includes Full Text
Mid 1990-present
Articles from American and international newspapers
Use for: Newspaper articles on any topic
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Nexis Uni
(Previously named Lexis Nexis Academic)
Includes Full Text
Mid 1970s-present
News, news program transcripts, current issues, business, legal and medical publications
as well as case law and legal resources
Use for: Business, Economics, Health Sciences, Government, Law, Social Sciences
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Statistical Abstract of the United States
1950-present, some earlier data
Statistics
Use for: All subjects especially Business, Government, Speech
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