History
Content: Peer reviewed journals, full-text articles, books, primary sources, and other research materials.
Purpose: Students can find academic information on African-American history topics.
Special Features: Save, email, and cite materials; Use the topic centers, browse resources and tools for students to help you use database content in assignments.
Content: Peer reviewed journals, full-text articles, books, primary sources, and other research materials.
Purpose: Students can find academic information on American history topics.
Special Features: Save, email, and cite materials; Use the topic centers, browse resources and tools for students to help you use database content in assignments.
Content: E-book title collection
Purpose: Users may read the full text of e-books on current topics and primary source documents
Content: Federal and state cases, federal and state statutes (laws) and other research materials related to slavery in the United States.
Purpose: Provides access to legal materials and authoritative information on slavery in the United States.
Content: Peer reviewed journals, full-text articles, and other research materials.
Purpose: Provides access to scholarship on a variety of U.S. history topics and historical events.
Special Features: Includes a visualization tool and browse-by-topic feature that aids in brainstorming topics, a Lexile feature that filters texts by difficulty, the ability to highlight and add notes to text, and a read-aloud feature; Save content to Google Drive.
Content: Peer reviewed journals, full-text articles, and other research materials.
Purpose: Provides access to scholarship on a variety of world history and current event topics.
Special Features: Includes a visualization tool and browse-by-topic feature that aids in brainstorming topics, a Lexile feature that filters texts by difficulty, the ability to highlight and add notes to text, and a read-aloud feature; Save content to Google Drive.
Law
Content: Peer reviewed journals, full-text articles, and other legal materials.
Purpose: Provides access to scholarship on a variety of law topics.
Special Features: Includes a visualization tool and browse-by-topic feature that aids in brainstorming topics, a Lexile feature that filters texts by difficulty, the ability to highlight and add notes to text, and a read-aloud feature; Save content to Google Drive.
Content: Primary and analytical law sources, news, trade publications, company information, and more.
Purpose: Use to search legal cases, codes, and other information.
Content: Indexing and abstracts for journals covering all related subjects, including forensic sciences, corrections, policing, criminal law, and investigation. Some full-text articles are available.
Purpose: Locate journal articles covering essential areas related to criminal justice and criminology from all around the world.
Special Features: Includes a Thesaurus feature that assists in using the database’s controlled vocabulary, as well as research tools.
Current Events & News
Contents: Weekly report that gives a balanced view of today's most pressing social, political, and economic issues. Each report covers the given topic in a non-sensationalized manner, and many reports feature a pro/con debate, highlighting both sides of the argument.
Purpose: Provides unbiased views of current, controversial topics and insight into historical issues through it's archive.
Special Features: Pro/Con debates, Hot Topics, Footnotes/References
Content: Peer reviewed journals, full text articles, multimedia content, and other research materials.
Purpose: Provides access to multiple sources and authoritative information on current event and hot topics related to global issues.
Special Features: Includes a visualization tool and browse-by-topic feature that aids in brainstorming topics, a Lexile feature that filters texts by difficulty, the ability to highlight and add notes to text, and a read-aloud feature; Save content to Google Drive.
Content: Peer reviewed journals, full text articles, pro/con articles, multimedia content, and other research materials.
Purpose: Provides access to multiple sources and authoritative information on current event and hot topics.
Special Features: Includes a visualization tool and browse-by-topic feature that aids in brainstorming topics, a Lexile feature that filters texts by difficulty, the ability to highlight and add notes to text, and a read-aloud feature; Save content to Google Drive.
Content: U.S. and international newspapers, news websites, and blogs from leading publishers.
Purpose: Search for news from across the world in one search interface.
Special Features: Change which news streams you are searching to narrow your results.