Library Guides: SP211 Persuasive Speech: Databases for Social Issues Topics

Useful Library Databases: Search A - Z (alphabetical order)

Academic OneFile (Gale) This link opens in a new window
Has Peer Reviewed or Scholarly
Browse by Discipline for Topics
Click on Advanced Search for multiple search options

Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Britannica Academic online This link opens in a new window
Use for background information
CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
Not Peer Reviewed or Scholarly
Browse by Topic
Pro/Con section

Diversity Studies Collection (Gale) This link opens in a new window
Gale database has Topic Finder
Ethnic NewsWatch (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
a current resource of full-text newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic and minority press

GreenFILE (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Covers environmental issues such as Global Warming
MasterFILE Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Full Text Multidisciplinary Database
No Scholarly or Peer Reviewed Results
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Newspaper Articles
Limit by Word Count to Greater than 1200 Words for Results Longer than a Paragraph
Click on Advanced Search
Click on News
Scroll Down to Greater Than and type 1200

Wall Street Journal (Current Subscription Publication) This link opens in a new window
New York Times (Current Subscription Publication) This link opens in a new window
Academic Onefile Select (Gale) This link opens in a new window
Now Academic One File Expanded
has full text articles