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Research Topic

Research Topic

Edit this section to describe the research topic or specifics about the assignment. 

 

Encyclopedia Databases


Encyclopedia Databases

Start with encyclopedia style databases to get a basic understanding of your research topic.

  • Navigate with ease
  • Find strong articles to introduce your topic
  • Identify key terms for further research

Encyclopedia Databases

ABC-CLIO: All Datases

Search all ABC-CLIO databases from this link.

ABC-CLIO: American Government

Thorough encyclopedia articles for research about American Government.

ABC-CLIO: American History

Encyclopedia articles for background research and exploration in American History.

ABC-CLIO: Issues

Explore modern issues and controversies in society.

ABC-CLIO: World Geography

Encyclopedia articles to explore modern world geography.

ABC-CLIO: World History

Encyclopedia articles to explore modern era world history.

ABC-CLIO: World Religions

Explore religions of the world.

Facts on File: Issues and Controversies

Strong resource to explore modern issues and controversies in the United States.

Facts on File: Issues and Controversies in History

Explore controversies from American and World history.

Britannica

A great online encyclopedia database for background and introductory research.

Country Reports

Country Reports gives you access to historical and current information about the country.

Reference eBooks

eBooks about the United States
eBooks about the world
eBooks about modern issues
eBooks about Health
eBooks about Literature

Article Resources


Article Databases

Explore article databases when you know a little about your topic.

These databases give access to articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, and more.

  • More articles
  • Greater depth
  • Try out a variety of key terms for the best results.

Article Databases

Gale Power Search

Search all Gale databases.

Gale World History in Context

Explore topics in World History through authoritative curated content.

Gale US History In Context

A curated collection of resources about US history.

Gale Biography in Context

Curated content about and related to thousands of individuals from history and today.

Gale Global Issues in Context

Curated resources related to issues and controversies around the world.

Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context

Explore issues and controversies in modern society from a variety of viewpoints and sources.

Gale Diversity Studies

Curated content related to diversity, including feminism, LGBT, race, class, culture, health, disability and more.

Gale Religion and Philosophy

Explore religion from around the world through this collection of curated sources.

Gale Psychology

Curated resources related to the study of psychology.

Gale Science in Context

Curated resources in the field of science.

ProQuest Science Database

Provides access to many scientific magazines and journals for authoritative science content.

JSTOR from Boston Public Library

JSTOR is a scholarly journal database with great resources for academic research. You must have Boston Public Library eCard for JSTOR. Get the eCard here: bit.ly/bpltutorials

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