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Research Starting Point

Search many databases at once - use the "Quick Search" box on the upper left of the page (provides reference material, 1,100+ periodicals and newspapers, primary sources, and multimedia).

eBooks

eBooks are digitized encyclopedias and reference materials originally in book form.
(See above for password information to access the eBooks from off-campus).

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Biographies (Searching for People)

Biography Resource Center

Encyclopedias (general) / Dictionaries

Britannica On-line includes Merriam-Webster Dictionary & Thesaurus
Dictionary.com
Encarta encyclopedia

Health

Health & Wellness Resource Center (Medical, statistical, health, and wellness information)
Health Source

Literature

Literature Resource Center (Biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism and reviews)

Magazines and Newspapers

EBSCOhost (700+ popular high school magazines and newspapers)
Expanded Academic ( Scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers)
Historical Newspapers (Newspaper articles in multiple newspapers from the late 19th century to 1985)
JSTOR (Scholarly journals archives, some dating as far back as the 1600s - not for current issues)

NEWSPAPERS:
The New York Times
San Francisco Chronicle
The Oakland Tribune
San Jose Mercury News
CNN
The Washington Post

Religious Studies / Social Issues

Social Issues Resource Series (SIRS) ( Newspapers, magazines, maps, and reference sources)
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (Today's social issues, featuring viewpoint articles, topic overviews)
Religion & Philosophy Collection (World religions, major denominations, biblical studies, and philosophy )
The Catholic Encyclopedia (Catholic interests, actions,doctrines, and teachings)

Science

Science Resource Center (Topic overviews, experiments, biographies, illustrations magazines & academic journals and links to quality web sites).

History and Social Sciences

Almanac of American Politics (Census data, maps, profiles of Congresspersons, governors)
Country Profiles (People and history, economy, government and political conditions).
Historical Newspapers (Newspaper articles in multiple newspapers from the late 19th century to 1985 )
History Resource Center: World (Reference, articles from scholarly publications, and primary source).
History Resource Center: U.S. (Themes, events, individuals and periods from pre-Colonial times to the present, includes primary documents).
Issues and Controversies in American History (religious freedom in the colonies, Civil War Reconstruction, women's suffrage)
Vital Statistics on American Politics (Statistical information on American government and politics; subjects such as elections, Congress, the presidency, the media; campaign finances; foreign and social policies).
The World Fact Book (Produced by the CIA, provides information on the nations of the world).

Spanish Language

Informe (Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos completos - full text Spanish-language magazines)

All Databases:

Gale Databases

A collection of over 15 databases, including Biography & History Resource Centers. The Virtual Reference Library composed of "E" books is also part of this group.

EBSCOHost
Full text for 500 popular magazines and newspapers, 350+ reference books, 84,774 biographies, 100,554 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 235,186 photos, maps and flags. Contains 9 additional databases, including ERIC.

Social Issues Resource Series
Articles on social issues from 1200 magazines and newspapers. Government information also included (Historic documents, U.S. Presidents, and Supreme Court.).

Britannica On-line

Respected and authoritative general encyclopedia.