LibGuides: Library Databases and Periodicals Alternatives for 21-22: Multi-purpose databases

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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

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.