A.C. Buehler Library: CPP International Student Orientation: General Research Information

Library Resources for Research

The following databases contain articles that may be useful. Try the subject words listed in the "Resources for Debate Topics" page as search terms.

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Provides abstracts from over 13,500 periodicals in the social sciences, humanities, general science, multicultural studies, and others, with full text articles from nearly 9,100 titles. Almost every topic of study is covered. The databases is updated daily, and includes searchable cited references from nearly 8,000 peer-reviewed journals.
CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
Covers current and controversial issues from 1991-present. In-depth reports provide summaries, analysis, and links to additional resources.

Find Newspaper Articles

Online resources:

New York Times This link opens in a new window
Full text from 1980-present. To see the full text of the Times from 1851-2003, go to ProQuest Historical Newspapers: New York Times.
Wall Street Journal This link opens in a new window
Full text from 1984-present.
Chicago Tribune This link opens in a new window
Full text (excluding advertisements) from 1985-date. To see the full text of the Tribune from 1849-1985, go to ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Chicago Tribune.
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Nexis Uni™ features more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources from LexisNexis®—including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790—with an intuitive interface that offers quick discovery across all content types, personalization features such as Alerts and saved searches and a collaborative workspace with shared folders and annotated documents.
ProQuest Global Newsstream This link opens in a new window
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. It offers exclusive access to the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and co-exclusive access (with Factiva) to The Wall Street Journal. It also offers access to the largest collection of leading Hispanic newspapers, news wires, websites and blogs in full text from US publishers in both Spanish and English including El Diario/La Prensa (New York City), La Opinión (Los Angeles), La Prensa (San Antonio) and Extra (Chicago). Local papers covered also include the Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Defender, and Daily Herald.