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Journalism Databases
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- Safari Tech Books Online
Online Books | Computer Science | Information Technology | Programming | Software Guides and Manuals | Digital Media | Business
This database allows only three users at a time. If you cannot get access, please wait 20 minutes and try again. - Sage Knowledge E-Reference Collection: Geography, Earth & Environmental Science
Online Encyclopedias | General Topics in Geography - Salem Literature Online
Critical Survey of Long Fiction, 4th edition | Critical Survey of Graphic Novels | Critical Survey of Shakespeare's Sonnets | Magill`s Literary Annual | Selected Titles from the Critical Insights Series - Salem Science Online
Contains: Encyclopedia of Environmental Issues & Encyclopedia of Global Issues - Sanborn Maps of Illinois, 1867-1970
Insurance Maps of Illinois Towns and Cities from 1867 to 1970 | Placement of Homes and Businesses | Building Sizes and Addresses | Property Boundaries, etc. - Saskia Art Images
This collection contains 30,000 digital images of paintings, sculpture and architecture, as well as archaeological sites. - SciFinder Includes Peer Reviewed Content
Comprehensive Chemistry Database | Journal Articles | Patents | Structure and Substance Searching | Reaction Searching | Early 1800s to Present
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Create an account. - Scitation Includes Peer Reviewed Content
American Institute of Physics SPIN Database | Major Physical Science Publications - SIMBAD Astronomical Database Open Access
Provides basic data, cross-identifications and bibliography for astronomical objects outside the solar system. - Social Sciences Abstracts Includes Peer Reviewed Content
Citations and abstracts of journal articles in all areas of the social sciences (1983 to present). - Spectator Online Open Access
Scanned and digitised copies of the British weekly magazine The Spectator from July 1828 to December 2008. - SPORTDiscus Includes Peer Reviewed Content
Citations and Some Fulltext Articles | Recreation | Leisure Studies | Exercise Physiology | Sports Medicine | Coaching | Physical Fitness | Psychology of Sport | History of Sport | Sociology of Sport | Training Conditioning | Covers 1800 to Present - Springer eBooks: Architecture, Design and Arts Includes Peer Reviewed Content
Online Books and Book Chapters | Publication Dates from 2005-2017 - Springer eBooks: Behavioral Science Includes Peer Reviewed Content
Online Books and Book Chapters | Publication Dates from 2005-2017 - Springer eBooks: Earth and Environmental Science Includes Peer Reviewed Content
Online Books and Book Chapters | Publication Dates from 2005-2017 - Springer eBooks: Education Includes Peer Reviewed Content
Online Books | Research Topics | Special Education | Autism | Child Development | Professional Development | Science Education | Innovative Teaching Strategies | Publication Dates from 2005-2017 - Springer eBooks: Political Science Includes Peer Reviewed Content
Online Books and Book Chapters | Publication Dates from 2005-2017 - Springer eBooks: Professional Computing, Applied Computing and Web Design Includes Peer Reviewed Content
Online Books and Book Chapters | Publication Dates from 2005-2017 - SpringerLink Includes Peer Reviewed Content
Full-text E-books and Chapters | Publication Dates from 2005-2017
Peer Reviewed Journals (Some Fulltext)
- Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage
Industry surveys | Stock Reports | Mutual fund/ETF reports | Bond reports| Corporation records - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Open Access
Scholarly reference source for philosophy - Statistics of Income & Tax Statistics Open Access
U. S. Government Information | Statistics | Tables, Articles & Data | U. S. Tax System - Statutes-at-Large Open Access
The United States Statutes at Large is the collection of laws passed by the United States Congress, in chronological order. The Law Library of Congress has digitized this collection and aims to make historic Statutes at Large accessible to the public. - Supreme Court of the United States Open Access
Opinions | Oral Arguments | Case Documents
Subject Specific
- Chicago Defender (Historical)
Fulltext articles | 1910-1975 - Communication & Mass Media Complete Includes Peer Reviewed Content
Indexing for journals in all areas related to communication studies and mass media. CMMC offers full text for 350 titles and contains citation coverage for additional 660 sources. - Lexis-Nexis, Academic
Now "Nexis UNI" platform. Same content, new experience. - Nexis Uni (formerly Lexis-Nexis Academic) Research Help
Newspapers | Business, Political, Social, Entertainment Topics | Legal Research | Case Law | Law Reviews | Corporate Information | New Functionality | Set Individual Profile | Collaborative Work space | Shared Folders | Annotate Documents
Interdisciplinary and Related
- Academic Search Complete Includes Peer Reviewed Content
Topics: Broad Subject Coverage | Area Studies | Ethnic & Multicultural Studies | General Sciences | Social Sciences | Law | Politics & Government | Women`s Studies | Popular Culture - African American Newspapers: The 19th Century
Topics: Fulltext Articles | African-American Newspapers | 1800`s - American Periodicals Series Online
Topics: American Magazines | 1740`s - Early 1900`s - American Popular Entertainment Collection Open Access
Historic newspapers and trade journals published for the entertainment industry in the US between 1853 and 1929. These works include trade perspectives, features, and travel information on vaudeville, music performance, burlesque, and other popular forms of entertainment of the period. - Charleston Times-Courier Open Access
Archive of the Charleston Times-Courier and the Mattoon Journal Gazette. - Chicago Tribune
Fulltext Articles | 1985 to the present - Chicago Tribune (Historical)
Fulltext Articles | 1849-1990 - Civil War: A Newspaper Perspective
Topics: Fulltext Articles | New York Herald | Charleston Mercury | Richmond Enquirer | November 1, 1860 to April 15, 1865 - Collegiate Chronicle Collection Open Access
Selected Historical College Newspapers | Eagle from American University | Hoya from Georgetown University |F&M College Reporter from Lancaster | Lincolnian from Oxford | Weekly Gettysburgian from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania | Ithacan from Ithaca College in New York - Daily Eastern News Archive Open Access
Fulltext Articles | 1960-Present | Citations Indexed From 1914 to Present - Digital Image Collections Open Access
Various digital photograph resources either created by or licensed to Booth Library. - Farm, Field and Fireside Collection Open Access
Historically significant U.S. farm weeklies published in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries - Google Scholar with EIU Electronic JournalsResearch Help
Search across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations. Use the Get Full Text @ EIU link to access Booth Library`s electronic journals. View this tutorial http://booth.eiu.edu/gscholarsettings to learn how to set Google Scholar preferences for EIU journals in the generic Google Scholar. - Illinois Digital Newspaper Collection Open Access
Historic Illinois Newspapers | 1831-1975 | Urbana Daily Courier | Sangamo Journal | University of Illinois collegiate newspaper The Daily Illini | And More - JSTOR Includes Peer Reviewed Content
Topics: Broad Range of Disciplines in the Humanities, Social Sciences & Field Sciences - New York Times (1980-present)
Lexis-Nexis provides the full text of articles from the New York Times. - New York Times (Historical)
Fulltext Articles | 1851-2010 - Newspaper Library, University of Illinois Open Access
Search for newspaper holdings at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the "World`s Largest University Newspaper Library." - Newspaper Source/EBSCO
Fulltext Articles | U. S and International Newspapers - Pennsylvania Gazette, 1728-1800
Published in Philadelphia from 1728 through the early 1800`s | Benjamin Franklin`s Newspaper | Firsthand View of Colonial America - Public Agenda Online Open Access
Nonprofit Public Opinion Research Organization | Summaries of Current Social Issues | Education | Health Care | Economy | Environment - RAND Online Publications Open Access
Nonprofit Think Tank | Summaries of Research | Arts | Child Policy | Civil Justice | Education | Energy and Environment | Health and Health Care | International Affairs | National Security | Population and Aging | Public Safety | Science and Technology | Substance Abuse | Terrorism and Homeland Security | Transportation and Infrastructure | Workforce and Workplace Issues - Readers' Guide Retrospective
Index to Popular Magazines | 1890 to 1982 | Some Linked to Fulltext Articles - Times (London) Digital Archive
Fulltext Articles | 1785-1985 - World Newspapers Open Access
Fulltext Articles | Current Newspapers from Around the World