Our databases contain a variety of information formats:
Format refers to how the information is packaged. Within each of those information formats, you'll find popular sources (like magazine articles or news articles) and scholarly (peer-reviewed) sources. Sources refer to the actual articles. Be sure to choose the best format and source type for your information need.
These search strategies can help you in any database you use.
Using the right keywords can affect how relevant your results are. Start with your main ideas, then add or revise using keywords as you encounter new ones.
Example research question: How effective is current U.S. federal legislation in preventing and prosecuting human trafficking cases?
Main ideas: federal legislation, prosecuting, human trafficking cases
Keywords fall into three main categories: Broad, Narrow, and Related.
The following databases contain research on a wide variety of topics.
Academic Search Complete is the world's most valuable and comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 8,500 full-text periodicals, including more than 7,300 peer-reviewed journals.
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Opposing Viewpoints is the premier online resource covering today's hottest social issues, from capital punishment to immigration to marijuana. This cross-curricular resource supports science, social studies, current events, and language arts classes. Informed, differing views help learners develop critical-thinking skills and draw their own conclusions. Opposing Viewpoints is a rich resource for debaters and includes viewpoints, reference articles, infographics, news, images, video, audio, and more. A category on the National Debate Topic provides quick and easy access to content on frequently studied and discussed issues. Periodical content covers current events, news and commentary, economics, environmental issues, political science, and more.
Full-text database that includes scholarly journals in the humanities as well as images from the Artstor collections
Statista is a global data and business intelligence platform with an extensive collection of statistics, reports, and insights on over 80,000 topics from 22,500 sources in 170 industries.” www.statista.com
full-text, aggregated content covers every major subject from the world's best publishers of reference
The following databases contain research specific to certain subject areas. For our complete list of databases, please visit our A to Z Databases page.
Contemporary Women's Issues offers comprehensive coverage of issues that influence women's lives across the globe with access to current full-text and pertinent backfile content. The database covers topics including civil rights, health, education, professional development, and entrepreneurship.
For social science, history, and liberal arts coursework, Diversity Studies explores cultural differences, contributions and influences in the global community. This collection is updated daily.
This full-text database is a dedicated resource covering the culture, traditions, social treatment and lived experiences of different ethnic groups in America. It provides full text from a growing list of sources including peer-reviewed journals, magazines, newspapers, e-books, biographies and primary source documents.
Gender Studies provides balanced coverage of this significant aspect of culture and society. The database offers access to scholarly journals and magazines covering topics including gender studies, family and marital issues, and more.
LGBTQ+ Source provides scholarly and popular LGBTQ+ publications in full text, plus historically important primary sources, including monographs, magazines, newspapers. In addition, a collection of 200 videos from the nonprofit organization "I’m From Driftwood" provides first-person accounts from those in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community. It also includes a specialized LGBTQ+ thesaurus containing thousands of terms.
Popular Culture Studies provides access to scholarly journals and magazines that both analyze and contribute to popular culture. The database offers useful information for researchers in social science, history, art or liberal arts courses.
Organized around the history of women in social movements in the U.S. between 1600 and 2000