Library Research Guides: ENG 101 Information Literacy Program Prof. Ruth: General databases

General databases

General Library Databases

The general library databases have information on almost any topic.

They are good places to go when starting to conduct research. One such database is Academic Search Complete, an easy to use database with full text magazine, journal, and newspaper articles as well as audio and video files on almost any topic.

Other general databases

Below are links to a few of the general databases available through the SC4 library. A list of all of them is available here.

Academic Search Complete
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Why search here?
Academic Search Complete offers an enormous collection of full-text journals, providing users access to critical information from many sources unique to this database.

What is included?
Peer-reviewed full text for STEM research, as well as for the social sciences and humanities. Scholarly content covers a broad range of important areas of academic study, including anthropology, engineering, law, sciences and more.
CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new window
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Contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues, featuring continuously updated viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.
Issues and Controversies This link opens in a new window
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The New York Times with Index This link opens in a new window
Points of View Reference Center This link opens in a new window
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Containing resources that present multiple sides of an issue, this database provides content such as essays, primary source documents, topic overviews, and guided analysis research guides.
Proquest Central This link opens in a new window
U.S. Newsstream (formerly Newsstand) This link opens in a new window