Research Guides: ENGL 100 (Prof. Lau) Spring 2022: Scholarly Article Databases

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Multi-Subjects databases

Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
This database offers an enormous collection of full-text journals, magazines, and news sources in many subject areas. Scholarly content covers a broad range of important areas of academic study, including anthropology, engineering, law, sciences and much more.
ProQuest Research Library This link opens in a new window
ProQuest Research Library's 3500 full text periodicals - scholarly, trade and popular – cover subjects from business and political science to literature and psychology.
Academic OneFile (Gale) This link opens in a new window
Academic OneFile provides access to millions of articles from over 17,000 scholarly journals and other authoritative sources in key subject areas such as biology, chemistry, criminal justice, economics, environmental science, history, marketing, political science, and psychology.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
JSTOR provides a full text archive of articles from scholarly journals in many disciplines (Art, Business, Humanities, Sciences, Social Sciences and more).

...or select another database from the full list of CSM Library databases (see below). These databases overlap only partially; if you don't find information in one, try another...

All databases in the CSM library collection
Read the titles and the descriptions that follow - or start with "View by Subject"

Current Issues

SIRS Issues Researcher This link opens in a new window
This database contains full-text articles exploring social, scientific, health, historic, business, economic, political and global issues. Articles and graphics are selected from 1,500 domestic and international publications.
CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
In-depth reports on current social issues and problems from Congressional Quarterly.
Opposing Viewpoints in Context This link opens in a new window
Covers topical social issues, with viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, and links to Web sites and articles.
Gale In Context: Global Issues This link opens in a new window
Features hundreds of continuously updated issue and country portals that bring together a variety of specially selected, relevant sources for analysis of these issues. Includes rich multimedia.

...or select another database from the full list of CSM Library databases (see below). These databases overlap only partially; if you don't find information in one, try another...

All databases in the CSM library collection
Read the titles and the descriptions that follow - or start with "View by Subject"

Newspapers and News Databases

News Databases This link opens in a new window
Provides access to full text articles or links to news sources. Searches four EBSCO news databases at once: Newspaper Source Plus; Newswires; Regional Business News; and Web News.
Newspaper Source Plus This link opens in a new window
Provides full text articles from 800+ newspapers, as well as thousands of television and radio news transcripts. The database contains comprehensive full text for major newspapers such as The New York Times (from January 1985 to present), The Christian Science Monitor, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia), The Times of London, The Toronto Star, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, and others.
Gale OneFile: News This link opens in a new window
Gale OneFile: News provides access to major U.S. regional, national, and local newspapers as well as leading titles from around the world. News also includes thousands of images, radio, and TV broadcasts, and transcripts.
Access World News: Research Collection This link opens in a new window
This news collection includes international, national, and local news sources from around the globe. Includes access to regional and local papers. This collection also includes magazines, broadcast transcripts, and newswires and covers topics on a wide variety of areas.
Ethnic NewsWatch (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Articles from the ethnic, minority and native press.
NYTimes.com This link opens in a new window
The New York Times online features news and information from around the world. Premium online account and mobile app access available. For full access to the New York Times CSM students must register for an account through one of the CSM Library websites:
- Create an account from ON-CAMPUS and follow the directions to complete your registration.
- Create an account from OFF-CAMPUS and follow the directions to complete your registration.
Be sure to log in to your personal, CSM-created NY Times account each time you access the site for full access.
Wall Street Journal (WSJ) This link opens in a new window
Wall Street Journal (WSJ) is a business US news source. To have full access you need to create your own free account CSM students, faculty, and staff only):

1. Visit www.wsj.com/CoSM
2. Sign up using your CSM email address.
3. Access www.wsj.com anywhere.

Examples of Subject Specific Databases

Literature

Literature Resource Center (Gale) This link opens in a new window
Includes biographical information on authors and critical reviews of works. Contains encyclopedia and journal articles.
LitFinder This link opens in a new window
LitFinder provides access to literary works and authors throughout history and includes more than 130,000 full-text poems and 650,000+ poetry citations, as well as short stories, speeches, and plays. The database also includes secondary materials like biographies, images, and more.

Diversity

ProQuest Diversity Collection This link opens in a new window
Journals, magazines and newspapers to highlight diverse and independent voices. Includes collections covering alternative and independent publications, ethnic and minority publications, and gender studies.
Gale OneFile: Diversity Studies This link opens in a new window
This collection explores cultural differences, contributions, and influences in the global community.
African American Experience This link opens in a new window
An online database collection on African American history and culture. Perfect for finding background information and primary sources on a broad range of topics.
American Indian Experience This link opens in a new window
The American Indian Experience is a digital resource that illuminates the histories and contemporary cultures of the Native peoples of North America.
Latino American Experience This link opens in a new window
The Latino American Experience is an online resource dedicated to the history and culture of Latinos in the United States. Perfect for background information, history, and primary sources for a broad range of topics.

Gender

GenderWatch (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Explores the evolution of gender roles and enhances gender and women's studies, and gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) research by providing authoritative perspectives from 1970 to present.
Gale OneFile: Gender Studies This link opens in a new window
Gale OneFile: Gender Studies provides coverage of this significant aspect of culture and society. This database includes topics related to gender studies, family and marital issues, and more.
Gale OneFile: Contemporary Women's Issues This link opens in a new window
This database offers timely and historically relevant content on topics including civil rights, health, education, professional development, and entrepreneurship.

History

America: History & Life with Full Text (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
This database contains literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present.
Gale OneFile: U.S. History This link opens in a new window
This database contains scholarly journals and magazines that can be used by novice historians as well as advanced academic researchers.
U.S. History in Context: United States This link opens in a new window
Provides access to historical (primary) documents, reference articles, and full-text journals on U.S. history.
Gale OneFile: World History This link opens in a new window
This database merges Gale's authoritative reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.

Psychology

PsycARTICLES This link opens in a new window
Access to the full text of nearly 80 APA journals in psychology, behavioral science and related fields ranging from education, to nursing, to business, to neuroscience.
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences This link opens in a new window
Covers topics such as emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational & experimental methods. The database contains more than 560 full-text journals.

Education

ERIC (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
ERIC - Education Resources Information Center - is the largest source of education information, with almost 1.5 million abstracts of documents and journal articles on education research and practice. ERIC also contains links to more than 337,000 full-text documents.
Gale OneFile: Educator's Reference Complete This link opens in a new window
This database provides full text for titles in the ERIC database and covers multiple levels of education and every educational specialty, such as technology, bilingual education, health education, and testing, and provides insight on issues in administration, funding, and policy.

...or select another database from the full list of CSM Library databases (see below). These databases overlap only partially; if you don't find information in one, try another...

All databases in the CSM library collection
Read the titles and the descriptions that follow - or start with "View by Subject"