Topical Databases

Academic Search Complete
Academic multi-disciplinary database provides full-text for nearly 4,600 publications.

CultureGrams
Cultural and sociological background information on countries around the world.

JSTOR
Full-text core scholarly journals in a variety of disciplines each beginning with volume #1.

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center

Proquest
An interdisciplinary index of over 5,000 magazines, newspapers and scholarly journals many in full-text.

Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature Retrospective, 1890-1982
Indexing general interest and popular publications.

Topic Search
Current events database of topics discussed in today's classrooms.

Additional Sources

Alt-Press Watch
Index of approximately 200 newspapers, magazines and journals of the alternative and independent press.

Alternet.org
Alternative web-based news.

Ethnic NewsWatch
Interdisciplinary, bilingual and comprehensive database of nearly 300 titles from ethnic, minority and native presses. 1990 to the present.

Journals of thought and opinion

Newspaper Source
Covering 25 national and international newspapers, full-text television and radio news transcripts, Newspaper Source also includes selected full-text for more than 200 regional (U.S.) newspapers.

Proquest Newspapers
A full collection of national newspapers including the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post.