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Several databases and periodical subscriptions are scheduled for cancellation during the 2021-22 school year.
Alternatives to these are listed on the relevant page tabs on this site!
For more in-depth alternatives, please contact the librarians directly!
Multi-purpose databases
Multi-purpose Databases
Database: CQ Researcher
Content: Lengthy articles summarizing topics of current controversy
Alternatives: ProCon.org, ProQuest Central for news on those topics; Credo Reference, government informational websites, and credible organization websites for background on those topics
Database: Opposing Viewpoints
Content: Many kinds of source types, including multimedia, on topics of current controversy
Alternatives: ProCon.org, ProQuest Central for news/scholarly articles on those topics; Credo Reference, government informational websites, and credible organization websites for background on those topics
Database: Project Muse
Content: Scholarly articles, books, and book chapters
Alternatives: JSTOR and Google Scholar for articles; WorldCat for books
Database: Several Gale products
Content: Academic OneFile, General OneFile, and more
Alternatives: ProQuest Central for news/scholarly articles on those topics, JSTOR for scholarly articles, and Credo Reference for encyclopedia content
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ProQuest Central
Multidisciplinary, mostly full-text database of newspaper, scholarly, and trade articles. -
Credo Reference
Full-text of over 1,000 reference works (encyclopedias, dictionaries, etc). -
JSTOR
Multidisciplinary full-text academic journals, books, and primary sources (usually excludes the past 2-5 years). -
Google Scholar
Search across disciplines and sources to locate articles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities, and other web sites.
