Most Useful
| Database | Full Text | Coverage | Scholarly |
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| America: History & Life i
Abstracts of journal articles covering American & Canadian history, from pre-history to the present. |
Links to full-text via Get-It | 1964 to current | All |
| America's Historical Newspapers i
United States newspapers including African American and Hispanic American interests. Languages other than English include Spanish and a limited number in French and German. Of special interest is the San Diego Union and its variants archive. The Los Angeles Times archives and New York Times archives are searchable as separate collections. Current newspapers are available in the Newspaper tab under the "Most Popular" databases link on the library homepage.
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Full-text | 1670 to 1998 | |
| California Digital Newspaper Collection i
Digitized full text newspapers consisting of lesser-known titles from cities and regions in California. Part of the IMLS-funded national effort to make historical newspapers freely available.
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Full-text | 1846 to 1920 | |
| Campbell Collaboration i
Systematic reviews on the effects of social interventions in the areas of education, crime and justice, social welfare and international development. |
Full-text | 2004 to present | |
| Ethnic NewsWatch i
Full-text ethnic newspapers, searchable in English or Spanish. |
Some full-text; plus links to full-text via Get-It | 1992 to current | None |
| HAPI: Hispanic American Periodicals Index i
Indexes journals from 1970 on providing information about Central and South America, Mexico, the Caribbean as well as Latinx and Chicanx people in the United States. |
None | 1970 to current | All |
| Hispanic American Newspapers, 1808-1980 i
Spanish and English language newspapers offering news, advertisements, opinion and more from across the nation reflecting contemporary thought and activity. |
Full-text | 1808 to 1980 | None |
| Homeland Security Digital Library i
The HSDL collection provides quick access to important U.S. policy documents, presidential directives, and national strategy documents as well as specialized resources such as theses and reports from various universities, organizations and agencies. |
Full-text | current to current | Most |
| Military & Government Collection i
Provides full text for hundreds of military related periodicals and general interest magazines. |
Some full-text; plus links to full-text via Get-It | 1975 to current | Some |
| PAIS i
An important index to political, economic, and social issues in current debate. |
Links to full-text via Get-It | 1972 to current | All |
| ProQuest Global Newsstream (formerly Newsstand) i
Global Newsstream enables users to search the most recent global news content, as well as archives which stretch back into the 1980s featuring content from newspapers, newswires, and news sites in active full-text format. This product provides one of the largest collections of news from the US, Canada, Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Australia. |
Full-text | 1980 to current | None |
| Public Policy Institute of California i
This collection of California state policy, research and statistical reports covers subjects such as economic development, education, employment, environment, government/politics, health, housing, infrastructure (transportation, water, etc.), immigration. |
Full-text | 1996 to current | Some |
Also Useful
| Database | Full Text | Coverage | Scholarly |
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| Academic Search Premier
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This scholarly collection offers information in nearly every area of academic study including: computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies, and many more. |
Some full-text; plus links to full-text via Get-It | 1975 to current | Most |
| CQ Researcher
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Explores a single hot issue in the news in-depth each week. Topics range from social and teen issues to environment, health, education and science and technology. |
Full-text | 1991 to current | None |
| Gale Virtual Reference Library
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Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. |
Full-text | current | Some |
| JSTOR
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Contains (EXCEPT for the latest five years) core scholarly journals in sociology, history, economics, political science, mathematics, African-American & Asian studies, literature, humanities, music, and biological, health & general sciences. |
Full-text | 1838 to most recent five years | Most |
| Kanopy Video Library
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Kanopy provides streaming on-demand access to thousands of documentaries, feature and independent films, and training videos. Licensing partners include Criterion Collection, Universal Paramount, The Great Courses, New Day Films, California Newsreel, PBS, First Run Features, Media Education Foundation, Documentary Educational Resources, and others. Kanopy videos can be viewed on a range of devices and platforms including Apple, Android, and Windows. |
Full-text | current |
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