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Academic Search Complete, Indexing and full-text, dates of coverage vary by title (many 1975-present).
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| This interdisciplinary scholarly collection offers information in nearly every area of academic study, including: sciences, social sciences, arts & literature, ethnic studies, and many more. Full-text for over 6,100 titles (5,100 peer-reviewed); indexing and abstracting for 10,600 titles; complete historical coverage and citation searching for select titles. |
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| JSTOR |
| Arts & Sciences I, Arts & Sciences II, Language & Literature, and Ecology Collections. An archive of important scholarly journal literature. In most cases, full text of the journal is available from the first issue through issues from a few years ago. |
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| Project Muse Basic College Collection, 1995 - present. Starting date may vary by title |
| Current full-text coverage of 100+ scholarly journals in a wide range of disciplines, including literature, history, the arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, economics, and many others. |
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| Wilson OmniFile Full-Text: Select, 1994 - present |
| A full-text database of almost 2000 periodical publications, including coverage of the sciences, humanities, education & other social sciences, business and information science. |
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| Research Library Periodicals |
| Search over 2,700 periodicals for information on a broad range of general reference subjects including arts, business, humanities, social sciences, and the sciences. |
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| ProQuest National Newspapers Premier |
| Coverage of 27 major newspapers, most in full-text. Sources include multiple year coverage of The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian (UK), and other important U.S. papers. |
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| Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
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| Access viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles. Great for current issues research. |
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| WestLaw Campus Research |
| Full-text of state and federal court decisions, state and federal statutes, law reviews, and law encyclopedias. |
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| ABI/INFORM Global, 1971 - present (full text 1985 - present) |
| Search over 2,000 premier worldwide business periodicals for information on advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, computers, and more. Also includes information on 60,000+ companies and the full text of approximately 25,000 dissertations |
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| SocINDEX with Full Text, 1908-present (varies by title; some indexing from 1895) |
| Full text for over 500 journals in sociology and related disciplines, and indexing for over 3000 others. Also includes relevant books and conference papers, many of them full-text, and allows searching of cited references. |
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| LEXISNEXIS Academic |
| Lexis Nexis is no longer available. For legal resources try Westlaw Campus; for news try one of our other News Resources. |
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| Alternative Press Index |
| International coverage in nearly 300 alternative, radical and left sources in the humanities and social sciences. |
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| Informe! |
| Includes articles from 50 Spanish-language and bilingual periodicals. 1997- present. |
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| Philosopher's Index, Abstracts/Indexes, 1940 - present |
| Indexing and abstracts from books and over 300 journals of philosophy and related interdisciplinary fields. |
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| Military & Government Collection, Full-text, most since 1995.
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| Current news about all branches of the military and government, including full-text of 300 journals and magazines and 250 pamphlets. |
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| Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Ref B 51 .R68 1998 |
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| Encyclopedia of Politics and Religion, Ref BL 65 P7 E53 1998 |
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| New Dictionary of the History of Ideas, (6 v.) |
| Also available in paper copy: Ref CB 9 .N49 2005 |
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| Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Political Thought |
| Online version is a reprint of 1987 print version. Also available in paper copy: Ref JA 61 B57 1987 |
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| Political Philosophy: Theories, Thinkers and Concepts, Ref JA 71 P6226 2001 |
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| Routledge Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Political Thinkers, Ref JA 83 R725 1998 |
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| Philosophy of Law, Ref KF 204 .P49 1999 |
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| The Presidents: A Reference History, Ref E 176.1 P918 1996 |
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| Encyclopedia of American Political History, Ref E 183 E48 2001 |
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| Gallup Poll, Ref HN 90 P8 G35 |
| An annual compilation of opinion poll statistics covering 1935 to present. |
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| From Suffrage to the Senate: An Encyclopedia of Women in American Politics, Ref HQ 1236.5 U6 S32 1999 |
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| Encyclopedia of Politics: The Left and The Right, [2 v], 2005 |
| Also available in paper copy: Ref JA 61 .E54 2005 |
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| Encyclopedia of the American Presidency, Ref JK 511 E53 1994 |
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| CQ's Politics in America, Ref JK 1010 P64 |
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| Congressional Directory, Ref JK 1011 U54 |
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| Congressional Quarterly's Guide to Congress, Ref JK 1021 C565 |
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| Directory of Congressional Voting Scores and Interest Group Ratings, Ref JK 1051 S555 2000 |
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| Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections, Ref JK 1967 C662 |
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| Encyclopedia of the Democratic Party and the Encyclopedia of the Republican Party, Ref JK 2352 K87 1997, 2002 |
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| West's Encyclopedia of American Law, (13 v.) |
| Also available in paper copy: Ref KF 154 W47 2004 |
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| Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, 2nd edition, (6 v.) |
| Also available in paper copy: Ref KF 4548 E53 2000 |
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| Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court, Ref KF 8742 A35 O93 2005 |
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| Encyclopedia of Media and Politics, Ref P 95.82 .U6 E47 2007 |
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| Encyclopedia of Political Communication |
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