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Reference Sources are a great source of background and general information to get started with your research.

Credo Reference This link opens in a new window A collection of 1,250+ reference titles covering a wide range of subjects. Featuring a unique concept mapping/visual search functionality and other useful research tools.
CQ Researcher plus Archive This link opens in a new window CQ Researcher plus Archive contains articles pertaining to news, current events and controversial issues, with coverage from 1923 to present.
Issues & Controversies This link opens in a new window Issues & Controversies helps researchers understand the crucial issues we face today, exploring more than 800 hot topics in business, politics, government, education, and popular culture. Updated weekly, with links to a 12-year back-file, Issues and Controversies offers in-depth articles made to inspire thought-provoking debates.

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window Academic Search Complete is a comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 8,500 full-text periodicals, including more than 7,300 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 12,500 journals and a total of more than 13,200 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. The database features PDF content going back as far as 1887, with the majority of full text titles in native (searchable) PDF format. Searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,400 journals.
ProQuest Research Library This link opens in a new window ProQuest Research Library is a collection of journals, magazines and newspapers for information on a broad range of general reference subjects.