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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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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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APA Academic Writer
(previously APA Style CENTRAL)
Requires creation of a free account to save papers and references
Tutorials, video, quizzes, sample APA references and papers
Help with writing, research and APA references/citations
Use for: Psychology, other classes using APA style
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Behavioral and Mental Health Online
Streaming Video, Full Text
Video of clinical mental health sessions and demonstrations, psychotherapy transcripts,
mental health textbooks and workbooks, psychological experiments
Use for: Psychology, Nursing, Health Sciences
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Black Freedom Struggle in the United States
Full text
1790-present
Primary source documents such as government documents, newspaper articles and conference
papers
Use for: History, Government, Sociology
Contemporary Women's Issues
Includes Full Text
1983-present
Scholarly and peer-reviewed journals, newswires, magazines, books
Use for: Sociology, Government, Current issues
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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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Criminal Justice (Gale OneFile)
Includes Full Text
1988-Present
Scholarly and peer-reviewed journals, magazines, newspapers and newswires
Use for: Criminal Justice, Law, Law Enforcement
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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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Diversity Studies (Gale OneFile)
Includes Full Text
1983-Present
Scholarly and peer-reviewed journals, magazines, images, videos
Use for: History, Government, Sociology, Current issues
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Family Studies Abstracts
Some linked Full Text
1925-present
Academic and peer-reviewed journals, magazines
Use for: Sociology, Psychology, Social Work, Child Development
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Gender Studies (Gale OneFile)
Includes Full Text
1993-present
Scholarly and peer-reviewed journals, magazines
Use for: Psychology, Sociology, Government, Current Issues
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Health and Medicine (Gale OneFile)
(Previously named Health Reference Center Academic)
Includes Full Text
Scholarly and peer-reviewed journals, magazines, reference books, health news, drug
and herb information
Use for: Consumer Health, Patient Education, Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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Health Research Premium Collection
Includes Full Text
1946-present
Academic and peer-reviewed journals, magazines, dissertations, video clips
Use for: Nursing, Allied Health Sciences, Consumer Health, Psychology
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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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JSTOR
Includes Full Text
Dates covered: 1600s up to 3-5 years ago. All issues of included journals.
Scholarly and peer-reviewed journals, primary sources
Use for: All topics, especially scholarly and historical information about any topic
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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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PsycArticles
Includes Full Text
1985-Present
Scholarly and peer-reviewed journals
Use for: Psychology, Health Sciences, Social Sciences
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Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
Includes Full Text
1965-present
Scholarly and peer-reviewed journals
Use for: Psychology, Health Sciences, Social Sciences, Anthropology
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Psychology (Gale OneFile)
Includes Full Text
1988-Present
Scholarly and peer-reviewed journals, newsletters and newswires, magazines, pamphlets
Use for: Psychology, Health Sciences, Social Sciences
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PubMed
Mostly Citations and Abstracts
Updated regularly
Technical biomedical journals
Use for: Medicine, Biology, Chemistry, Psychology
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Race Relations Abstracts
Some linked Full Text
1865-present
Academic and peer-reviewed journals, magazines
Use for: History, Sociology, Government
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SAGE Criminology Collection
Includes Full Text
1999-present (dates vary by journal)
Scholarly and peer-reviewed journals
Use for: Criminal Justice, Law
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SAGE Knowledge
Includes Full Text of assorted encyclopedias
Dates vary by book
Use for: History, Anthropology, Psychology, Child Development, Sociology
Government, Education, African American Studies
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ScienceDirect
**For full text, select the Subscribed journals checkbox on the left side of the search results
Full Text for subscribed journals from 2001-present, Citations and Abstracts for all
journals 1823-present
Academic and peer-reviewed journals, magazines
Use for: Science, Technology, Medicine, Psychology
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Women and Social Movements in the United States 1600-2000
Full Text
Coverage: 1600 – 2000
Documents, pictures, web sites
Use for: History, Sociology
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