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- The Conversation The Conversation is a nonprofit, independent news organization dedicated to unlocking the knowledge of experts for the public good. We publish trustworthy and informative articles written by academic experts for the general public and edited by our team of journalists.
- CQ Researcher Plus Archive This link opens in a new window Find in-depth reports on current & controversial issues in the news. Topics range from social and teen issues to environment, health, education, science and technology issues. Explores a single "hot" issue in the news in depth each week.
- Credo Reference This link opens in a new window Features content from hundreds of reference books in a broad range of subjects.
- Gale Academic OneFile This link opens in a new window Includes full-text and abstracts of scholarly, trade, and general-interest periodicals covering topics in the areas of current events, general sciences and technology, social sciences, arts, and humanities.
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- Gale General OneFile This link opens in a new window Access general interest magazines and key serials in a single resource. Best for general research.
- New York Times (create an academic pass) This link opens in a new window Using a valid CLC email account, create an account for full access to the NYT from 1851-present.
- Opposing Viewpoints in Context This link opens in a new window Information on social issues with pro and con viewpoint articles, primary source documents, government and organizational statistics, multimedia, including images and podcasts.
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- Ebook Central This link opens in a new window 30,000+ ebooks collection that spans all academic subject areas. Users can search for e-books by title, author, subject, ISBN, LC call number, etc. or browse by publisher or subject. By creating an eBrary bookshelf account (free), readers can manage a virtual bookshelf where they can store, highlight, search, take notes, create folders and even share ebooks.
- OverDrive (Libby) This link opens in a new window Browse, checkout, and download popular fiction and non-fiction titles. Ebook and audiobook formats included. Use the Libby app to download to your device or listen/read in your browser.
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- Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new window Multi-disciplinary database with 10,000+ full-text journal. Includes a combination of academic journals (scholarly/peer reviewed), magazines, periodicals, reports, books and videos. Disciplines range from astronomy, anthropology, biomedicine, engineering, health, law and literacy to mathematics, women's studies, zoology and more. #ebsco
- MAS Ultra - School Edition This link opens in a new window Designed specifically for high school libraries, this database provides full text nearly 600 popular general interest and current events publications with information dating back as far as 1975 for key magazines. #ebsco
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- Academic Video Online This link opens in a new window Academic Video Online features a single, fully integrated platform, offering access to tens of thousands of full-length streaming video titles. Virtually every video in the collection is fully transcribed in addition to being indexed for subjects, people, places, release date, language, publisher, and video type.
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