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Article Databases For articles on all subjects EBSCOhost — magazine and scholarly journal articles...and more ProQuest — magazine and scholarly journal articles ProQuest Newspapers — articles from major newspapers, including: San Diego Union-Tribune, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and Washington Post JSTOR — interdisciplinary archive of scholarly journals	Reference Databases General reference collections Gale Virtual Reference Library — multi-subject reference guides and encyclopedias NetLibrary Reference Center — encyclopedias, dictionaries, directories, handbooks, thesauri, and more Oxford Reference Online — contains over 125 reference works published by Oxford University Press
High use "special interest" databases (selective listing) Business: EBSCO Business Source Premiere — business and trade journal articles, company profiles, industry profiles and more ProQuest ABI/INFORM — business-related information and articles Ethnic & gender studies: ProQuest Ethnic NewsWatch — articles published by ethnic and minority presses Proquest Gender Watch — articles on gender-related issues Psychology: EBSCO PsycARTICLES — includes articles from APA journals EBSCO Psychology & Behavioral Science Collection ProQuest Psychology Journals	High use "special interest" reference favorites Current / controversial issues: CQ Researcher — special reports, published weekly, on current controversial topics Facts.com — news digests and reports on controversial issues, plus content from the World Almanac and World Almanac Encyclopedia Literary criticism: Literature Resource Center — literary criticism, plot summaries, author biographies, bibliographies, links to web resources, and more MagillOnLiterature Plus (EBSCO) — critical analyses of individual works of literature, author biographies, critical essays, plot summaries, character profiles, and more
Full listing of specialized databases Biblical Archaeology Society Online Archive — full-text access to the premier journals and books covering archaeology and the Bible EBSCO Specialized Databases — complete collection includes specialty article databases such as: EBSCO Alt HealthWatch EBSCO Business Source Premiere EBSCO Regional Business News EBSCO Communication & Mass Media Complete EBSCO ERIC (education focus) EBSCO Health Source EBSCO MEDLINE EBSCO PsycARTICLES EBSCO Psychology & Behavioral Science Collection EBSCO Religion & Philosophy Collection EBSCO Vocational & Career Collection EBSCO Professional Development Collection EBSCO Military & Government EBSCO MAS Ultra — School Edition (high school level) EBSCO Primary Search (basic reading level) ProQuest Specialized Databases — complete collection includes specialty article databases such as: ProQuest ABI/INFORM (business info) ProQuest Biology Journals ProQuest Computing Journals ProQuest Education Journals ProQuest ERIC PlusText (education focus) ProQuest Career & Technical Education ProQuest Health & Medical Complete ProQuest Psychology Journals ProQuest Religion ProQuest Ethnic NewsWatch ProQuest GenderWatch	Reference resources in various subject areas Art & multimedia: ARTstor — image database covering art, architecture, design, archaeology, and more. AP Images — photographs, graphics, charts, and current news Business: Hoover's Company Capsules & Profiles (ProQuest) — brief info on companies Education & careers: CollegeSource — college info and catalogs Vocational Biographies — short bios of people in various careers English language: Oxford English Dictionary — definitions, pronunciation, and history of the English language History: CQ Historic Documents — primary source material dating back to 1972. Includes the texts of significant speeches, Supreme Court decisions, international agreements, and scientific findings. History Reference Center (EBSCO) — full-text reference and history books, biographies, historical documents and periodicals, plus maps, photos, and videos Social sciences: CountryWatch — info on the world's countries. Women and Social Movements in the United States — books and documents covering women's activism from 1600-2000 Science & technology: AccessScience — features content from the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology and the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Scientific & Technical Terms EBSCO Animals — encyclopedia of animals Miscellaneous: Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (EBSCO) — general encyclopedia Title Source — info on books in print

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Article & Reference Databases — listed by SUBJECT     (Integrated listing including all databases)
General / Multi-Subject	Newspapers	Business	Education & Careers
• EBSCOhost • ProQuest • AP Images • CQ Researcher • Facts.com • Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (EBSCO) • Gale Virtual Reference Library • JSTOR • NetLibrary Reference Center • Oxford English Dictionary • Oxford Reference Online • Title Source	• EBSCO Newspaper Source • ProQuest Newspapers	• EBSCO Business Source Premiere • EBSCO Regional Business News • ProQuest ABI/Inform • ProQuest: Hoover's Company Capsules & Profiles	• CollegeSource • EBSCO ERIC • EBSCO MAS Ultra — School Ed. (high school level) • EBSCO Primary Search (basic reading level) • EBSCO Professional Development Collection • EBSCO Vocational & Career Collection • ProQuest Career & Technical Education • ProQuest Education Journals • ProQuest ERIC PlusText • Vocational Biographies
Health & Medicine	Humanities & History	Science & Technology	Social Sciences
• EBSCO Alt HealthWatch • EBSCO Health Source • EBSCO MEDLINE • ProQuest Health & Medical Complete	• ARTstor • Biblical Archaeology Society Online Archive • CQ Historic Documents • EBSCO Religion & Philosophy Collection • History Reference Center (EBSCO) • Literature Resource Center • MagillOnLiterature Plus (EBSCO) • ProQuest Religion • Women and Social Movements in the United States	• AccessScience • ChemMatters (for best results, use Internet Explorer) • EBSCO Animals • ProQuest Biology Journals • ProQuest Computing Journals	• CountryWatch • EBSCO Communication and Mass Media Complete • EBSCO Military & Government Collection • EBSCO PsycARTICLES • EBSCO Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection • ProQuest Ethnic NewsWatch • ProQuest Gender Watch • ProQuest Psychology Journals • Women and Social Movements in the United States

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Article Databases        For articles on all subjects: EBSCOhost — magazine and journal articles...and more ProQuest — magazine and journal articles ProQuest Newspapers — articles from major newspapers, including: San Diego Union-Tribune, Los Angeles Times, New York Times and Washington Post JSTOR — interdisciplinary archive of scholarly journals        High use "special interest" databases (selective listing): Business: EBSCO Business Source Premiere — business and trade journal articles, company profiles, industry profiles and more ProQuest ABI/INFORM — business-related information and articles Ethnic & gender studies: ProQuest Ethnic NewsWatch — articles published by ethnic and minority presses ProQuest Gender Watch — articles on gender-related issues Psychology: EBSCO PsycARTICLES — includes articles from APA journals EBSCO Psychology & Behavioral Science Collection ProQuest Psychology Journals        Full listing of specialized databases: Biblical Archaeology Society Online Archive — full-text access to the premier journals and books covering archaeology and the Bible EBSCO Specialized Databases — complete collection includes specialty article databases such as: EBSCO Alt HealthWatch EBSCO Business Source Premiere EBSCO Regional Business News EBSCO Communication & Mass Media Complete EBSCO ERIC (education focus) EBSCO Health Source EBSCO MEDLINE EBSCO PsycARTICLES EBSCO Psychology & Behavioral Science Collection EBSCO Religion & Philosophy Collection EBSCO Vocational & Career Collection EBSCO Professional Development Collection EBSCO Military & Government EBSCO MAS Ultra — School Edition (high school level) EBSCO Primary Search (basic reading level) ProQuest Specialized Databases — complete collection includes specialty article databases such as: ProQuest ABI/INFORM (business info) ProQuest Biology Journals ProQuest Computing Journals ProQuest Education Journals ProQuest ERIC PlusText (education focus) ProQuest Career & Technical Education ProQuest Health & Medical Complete ProQuest Psychology Journals ProQuest Religion ProQuest Ethnic NewsWatch ProQuest GenderWatch Return to top of screen reader version menu Return to top of page

Reference Databases       General reference collections: Gale Virtual Reference Library — multi-subject reference guides and encyclopedias NetLibrary Reference Center — encyclopedias, dictionaries, directories, handbooks, thesauri, and more Oxford Reference Online — contains over 125 reference works published by Oxford University Press       High use "special interest" reference favorites: Current / controversial issues: CQ Researcher — special reports, published weekly, on current controversial topics Facts.com — news digests and reports on controversial issues, plus content from the World Almanac and World Almanac Encyclopedia Literary criticism: Literature Resource Center — literary criticism, plot summaries, author biographies, bibliographies, links to web resources, and more MagillOnLiterature Plus (EBSCO) — critical analyses of individual works of literature, author biographies, critical essays, plot summaries, character profiles, and more        Reference resources in various subject areas: Art & multimedia: ARTstor — image database covering art, architecture, design, archaeology, and more. AP Images — photographs, graphics, charts, and current news Business: Hoover's Company Capsules & Profiles (ProQuest) — brief info on companies Education & careers: CollegeSource — college info and catalogs Vocational Biographies — short bios of people in various careers English language: Oxford English Dictionary — definitions, pronunciation, and history of the English language History: CQ Historic Documents — primary source material dating back to 1972. Includes the texts of significant speeches, Supreme Court decisions, international agreements, and scientific findings. History Reference Center (EBSCO) — full-text reference and history books, biographies, historical documents and periodicals, plus maps, photos, and videos Social sciences: CountryWatch — info on the world's countries. Women and Social Movements in the United States — books and documents covering women's activism from 1600-2000 Science & technology: AccessScience — features content from the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology and the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Scientific & Technical Terms EBSCO Animals — encyclopedia of animals Miscellaneous: Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (EBSCO) — general encyclopedia Title Source — info on books in print (in-library access only) Return to top of screen reader version menu Return to top of page

Article & Reference Databases — listed by SUBJECT     (Integrated listing including all databases)

General / Multi-Subject

• EBSCOhost     • ProQuest     • AP Images     • CQ Researcher     • Facts.com     • Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (EBSCO)     • Gale Virtual Reference Library     • JSTOR     • NetLibrary Reference Center     • Oxford English Dictionary     • Oxford Reference Online     • Title Source

Newspapers

• EBSCO Newspaper Source     • ProQuest Newspapers

Business

• EBSCO Business Source Premiere     • EBSCO Regional Business News     • ProQuest ABI/Inform     • ProQuest: Hoover's Company Capsules & Profiles

Education & Careers

• CollegeSource     • EBSCO ERIC     • EBSCO MAS Ultra — School Ed.  (high school level)     • EBSCO Primary Search  (basic reading level)     • EBSCO Professional Development Collection     • EBSCO Vocational & Career Collection     • ProQuest Career & Technical Education     • ProQuest Education Journals     • ProQuest ERIC PlusText     • Vocational Biographies

Health & Medicine

• EBSCO Alt HealthWatch     • EBSCO Health Source     • EBSCO MEDLINE     • ProQuest Health & Medical Complete

Humanities & History

• ARTstor     • Biblical Archaeology Society Online Archive     • CQ Historic Documents     • EBSCO Religion & Philosophy Collection     • History Reference Center (EBSCO)     • Literature Resource Center     • MagillOnLiterature Plus (EBSCO)     • ProQuest Religion     • Women and Social Movements in the United States

Science & Technology

• AccessScience     • ChemMatters (for best results, use Internet Explorer)     • EBSCO Animals     • ProQuest Biology Journals     • ProQuest Computing Journals

Social Sciences

• CountryWatch     • EBSCO Communication and Mass Media Complete     • EBSCO Military & Government Collection     • EBSCO PsycARTICLES     • EBSCO Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection     • ProQuest Ethnic NewsWatch     • ProQuest Gender Watch     • ProQuest Psychology Journals     • Women and Social Movements in the United States

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