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SIRS Knowledge Source - Current issues databases

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SIRS Issues Researcher and SIRS Government Reporter - selected full-text periodical articles, government documents, and almanacs

SIRS Decades - Historical research database
bulletA collection of more than 5,000 hand-selected primary and secondary source articles highlighting key events, movements, people, and places in 20th-century America. Coverage includes documents, letters and memos, editorial cartoons, streaming video, websites, photographs, maps, advertisements, and published articles
   

Access Science - fully searchable content from McGraw-Hill's Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, 10th ed., videos, etc.

new Biography Resource Center - (Trial from Gale) - Full-text biographical articles about famous and infamous people
  Biography Reference Bank - (Power Library) - Full-text reference sources and magazine articles about notable current and historical figures
 

CultureGrams Online - Concise, reliable, and up-to-date country reports on 205 countries of the World the 50 United Statesand the Canadian providences. Includes picture galleries, slide shows, videos, maps, cultural glossaries, recipes, statistics and comparison data charts for the countries 

new Global Issues in Context - ties together a variety of sources from across the globe to present a rich analysis of critical issues, whether social, political, military, economic, environmental, science, health or cultural
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
bulletDatabase covering social issues, such as Gun Control, Genetic Engineering, Censorship, Endangered Species, and Terrorism. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center brings together viewpoint articles, contextual topic overviews, government and organizational statistics, court cases, profiles of government agencies and special interest groups, newspaper and magazines articles, as well as links to more than 1,000 reviewed and subject-indexed web sites
bulletClick here for  home access .  See an EHS librarian for the password.
 
Issues & Controversies
bulletA reference database of up-to-date, in-depth and objective information on the most prominent and hotly debated issues of the day
bulletAvailable from home with a password - see an EHS librarian.
Facts.com- World News Digest
bulletWorld News coverage from 1940 to the present.  Includes Reuters Newswire Service with hourly updates of breaking news.  Also contains Country Profiles with related news stories and maps and biographies of key people
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  Issues and Controversies in American History

bulletAvailable from home with a password - see an EHS librarian.
Literature Resource Center - LRC
bulletFind up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism and reviews on nearly 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world
Teen Health & Wellness: Real Life, Real Answers
bulletA comprehensive database for teens for researching health-related issues. Topics include body basics, diseases & disorders, friendship & dating, nutrition & fitness, drugs & alcohol, mind, mood and emotions, and many more.  Hotlines and help lines contact info  for teens for many issues included.
Today's Science
bulletA reference database that presents full-text magazine and newspaper articles of the latest scientific discoveries and the fundamental concepts that underlie them in the areas of health, the environment, technology, life science, physical science, earth and space science, and science and society 
bulletAvailable from home with a password - see an EHS librarian.
 

Online Magazines and Journals

 

bulletAdvertising Age - the preeminent source of marketing, advertising and media news, information and analysis.
bulletCurrent History - a journal of contemporary world affairs
bulletDiscover - a journal of contemporary world affairs
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bulletHistorical Periodicals on the Web - a gateway to many full-text historical magazines and newspapers hosted by RSAP (Research Society of American Periodicals).
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Nature Magazine - International weekly journal of science

bulletNew Scientist
bulletOld Magazine Articles - historical articles
bulletScience Books and Films Online - an  authoritative guide to science resources, bringing you the expert information you need to make the best decisions when choosing science materials for your library, classroom, or institution.
bulletScience News Online -   weekly news magazine about the  most important research in all fields of science.  A subscriber ID and password is needed to access the full-text  articles .  Ask a librarian for the login information.