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Research Journals

Ready to start your research? Find reliable information on almost any topic. Search databases containing books, journals, magazines, newspapers and more.


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Academic Search Premier

Use from home Library Card Required  Extensive collection of scholarly resources providing full-text, academic journals covering the major areas of academic research. Offers access to video content from the Associated Press, the world’s leading news agency. Videos relevant to the search terms appear in a carousel in the result list.

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Find a wide range of subject areas:

  • Anthropology
  • Astronomy
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Engineering
  • Ethnic and multicultural studies
  • General science
  • Geography
  • Geology
  • Law
  • Mathematics
  • Music
  • Pharmaceutical sciences
  • Physics
  • Psychology
  • Religion and philosophy
  • Science and technology
  • Veterinary science
  • Women’s studies
  • Zoology

Business Source Premier

Use from home Library Card Required  The industry’s most widely used business research database, this collection features full text and searchable, cited references from top journals covering a variety of business disciplines.

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Find Premier Business content:

Resources:

  • Business Journals
  • Company profiles
  • Industry rankings
  • Industry & country reports
  • Market research reports
  • SWOT analyses
  • Videos from the Associated Press

Areas covered:

  • Accounting
  • Banking
  • Business education
  • Business models
  • Business News
  • Business Strategy
  • Employment law

 

  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • Human resources
  • International business
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Regional business

Consumer Health Complete

Use from home Library Card Required  Better understand topics across the health and wellness spectrum — from mainstream medicine to complementary, holistic and integrated medicine. Designed to support the information needs of patients and to foster an overall understanding of health-related topics.

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Find health and wellness content:

Resources:

  • Reference e-books and encyclopedias
  • Health pamphlets (from CDC, FDA & NIH)
  • Health reports
  • Drug information (in English and Spanish)
  • Medical images, diagrams and animations
  • Merriam-Webster's Medical Desk Dictionary

Areas covered:

  • Addiction
  • Aging
  • Alternative medicine
  • Anxiety
  • Cancer
  • Children’s health
  • Community health services
  • Diabetes
  • Disabilities
  • Exercise and fitness

 

  • Health education
  • Holistic medicine
  • Mainstream medicine
  • Men’s health
  • Menopause
  • Nutrition
  • Public health
  • Relationships
  • Stress and anxiety
  • Teen health
  • Women’s health

Explora for Public Libraries

Use from home Library Card Required  High quality collection of popular full-text magazines, reference books, videos and other sources covering virtually every subject. Finding relevant content has never been easier with Explora from EBSCOhost. Also check Explora for students Grades K-4External Link & Grades 5-8External Link.

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Explore a wide range of topics:

Popular Topics:

  • Autism
  • Dance
  • Germanation
  • Hubble Telescope
  • Taxes
  • Wildfires
  • William Shakespeare

Learn about:

  • Animals
  • Art & Music
  • Biographies
  • Business & Careers
  • Current Issues
  • Geography & Culture
  • Health

 

  • Health
  • History
  • Language Arts
  • Literature
  • Math
  • Social Studies
  • Science

History Reference Center

Use from home Library Card Required  Full-text journals, magazines, reference books and thousands of primary source documents that cover topics in U.S. and world history from the earliest civilizations through the 21st century. Search for articles by keyword, browse by category, and use the citation tool to properly credit sources in your research.

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Explore a wide range of topics:

History Journals:

  • American Historical Review
  • Ancient Egypt Magazine
  • Archaeology
  • Canada’s History
  • Chinese Studies in History
  • Civil War Times
  • Jewish History
  • Military History
  • Women’s History Review

Learn about:

  • American Revolution
  • Ancient Egypt
  • Atlantic Slave Trade
  • Aztec Empire
  • Civil Rights Movement
  • Civil War & Reconstruction
  • Cold War
  • French Revolution

 

  • Great Depression
  • Great Wall of China
  • Industrial Revolution
  • Middle Ages
  • Moon Landing
  • Renaissance
  • U.S. Constitution
  • War on Terror
  • World Wars I and II

Legal Information Reference Center

Use from home Library Card Required  This database is designed to assist the general public in legal matters of all kinds. Navigate legal matters of all kinds with reliable “how-to” information and thousands of federal, multi-state and state-specific legal forms.

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Find reliable legal information:

Areas covered:

  • Business & Corporations
  • Family Affairs & Divorce
  • Immigration & Travel
  • Money & Financial Planning
  • Patents, Copyright & Trademarks
  • Property & Real Estate
  • Rights & Disputes
  • Will & Estate Planning

Popular Legal Forms:

  • Accident claims
  • Bankruptcy
  • Buying a house
  • Divorce
  • Getting a green card
  • Human resources

 

  • Living trusts
  • Patents
  • Personal injury
  • Rental agreements
  • Selling a house
  • Wills

Literary Reference Center

Use from home Library Card Required  Your go-to resource for reliable information on thousands of writers and their works. Learn about thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and time periods.

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Easily Find Literary Content:

  • Search for articles by keyword, author or title
  • Browse authors by name, country, culture, genre and literary movement
  • Browse literary works by title, genre and locale
  • Filter results by content type, publication date, subject and publication
  • Consult a glossary of more than 1,700 literary terms
  • Hear HTML articles read aloud using EBSCO’s Text-to-Speech feature
  • Save articles to a drive or password-protected personal folders
  • Use the citation tool to build your list of references/works cited

Newspaper Source Plus

Use from home Library Card Required  Cover-to-cover full text for hundreds of national, international and regional newspapers. Includes television and radio news transcripts from major networks with daily updates.

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Find a wealth of news content:

International News:

  • Bangkok Post
  • Hindustan Times
  • The Jordan Times
  • Sydney Morning Herald
  • The Times (U.K.)
  • Toronto Star
  • USA Today

Real-Time News:

  • AP (Associated Press)
  • CNN Wire
  • PR Newswire
  • UPI (United Press International)
  • Xinhua (China)

TV & Radio Transcripts:

  • ABC News (American)
  • CBC (Canadian)
  • CBS News
  • CNBC
  • CNN
  • MSNBC
  • PBS

Points of View Reference Center

Use from home Library Card Required  A balance of materials from all viewpoints with main essays, leading political magazines from all sides of the political spectrum, newspapers, radio and television news transcripts, primary source documents and reference books.

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Search multiple sides of current issues:

  • Alternative Energy
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Banning Books
  • Bitcoin & Currency Alternatives
  • Carbon Capture
  • Censorship
  • Climate Change
  • Electoral Reform
  • Electric Vehicles
  • Free College Tuition
  • Gun Control
  • Intellectual Property Rights
  • Nuclear Power
  • Political Rhetoric
  • Remote Learning
  • School Violence
  • Social Networking Sites
  • Space Exploration
  • Supply Chain
  • Ukraine
  • Violence in the Media

Science Reference Center

Use from home Library Card Required  Full text for hundreds of science magazines, journals, reference books and high-quality videos. Also contains science experiments, curriculum-aligned lesson plans, and a vast image collection. Search by keyword, browse by category for research topic ideas and use the citation tool to properly cite sources.

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Explore a wide range of topics:

  • Agricultural Science
  • Astronomy
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Climate and Weather
  • Computer Programming
  • Earth science
  • Ecology
  • Energy
  • Environmental science
  • Forensic Science
  • Genetics
  • Geography
  • Geology
  • Health and medicine
  • Life science
  • Mathematics
  • Oceanography
  • Physics
  • Science careers
  • Scientists
  • Space Exploration
  • Technology

Small Business Reference Center

Use from home Library Card Required  Find the necessary tools and detailed “how-to” instructions for a wide range of small business topics. Includes videos, an advice section and details on how to create business plans. Don't miss the collection of Harvard Business Publishing faculty seminar videos.

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Find help for your small business needs:

Seminar Videos:

  • Communications
  • Ethics
  • Finance and accounting
  • Global business
  • Innovation and entrepreneurship
  • Sales and marketing
  • Strategy

Areas Covered:

  • Business basics
  • Buying/selling a business
  • Managing employees
  • Start-up kit
  • Writing a business plan
  • Marketing a business
  • Limited liability companies

 

  • State-specific resources
  • Small business tax resources
  • Understanding legal information
  • Industry information by small business type

World Book Advanced

Use from home Library Card Required  Designed for high school students, college students & adults, this powerful reference tool includes an online encyclopedia, multimedia, and primary source databases. See all World Book Resources to find something for every age.

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Research & Reference Tools:

  • Atlas
  • Behind the Headlines
  • Citation Builder
  • Compare Places
  • Dictionary
  • Educator Tools
  • Government Websites
  • Interactive Maps
  • My Research
  • Pathfinders
  • Resource Guides
  • Timelines
  • Today in History
  • World Newspapers
  • World Resources