LibGuides: ENG 102-34: English Comp (Baker): Controversial Topics

General Databases

Try searching Opposing Viewpoints and CQ Researcher for general overviews and background information on your topic.

Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)
Opposing Viewpoints (Gale in Context)
CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window

Search EBSCO and Gale databases relevant to your topic to find more in depth information.

Newspaper Databases

News (Gale OneFile)
New York Times (1985-Present) This link opens in a new window
Boston Globe (1980 - Present) This link opens in a new window
Wall St. Journal

News Websites

MCC SEARCH

Database Searching Basics

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Social Science Databases

Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window Why search here?Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection is an essential full-text database for psychologists, counselors, researchers and students. It provides hundreds of full-text psychology journals, including many indexed in APA PsycInfo. It offers particularly strong coverage in child and adolescent psychology and counseling.What's included?Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection is a comprehensive database covering information concerning topics in emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational & experimental methods. This is the world's largest full text psychology database offering full text coverage for nearly 400 journals.
PsycARTICLES Why search here?PsycARTICLES is a database produced by the American Psychological Association (APA). Users can limit a search by psychology-related categories, including age group, methodology, classification codes and population groups.What's included?Full-text, peer-reviewed articles on topics in psychology from APA-published journals, the Educational Publishing Foundation, and more.
Psychology (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new window Why search here?Gale OneFile: Psychology provides access to authoritative periodical content supporting research in all fields of psychology— abnormal, biological, cognitive, comparative, developmental, personality, quantitative, social and all areas of applied psychology. Researchers, psychologists, counselors, and behavioral scientists will discover relevant information from the thoughts, views, discoveries, and reports found in this comprehensive collection.What's included?The Psychology Collection brings together information found in nearly 300 journals, with a strong emphasis on full-text titles cited in PsycINFO.
SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new window Why search here?SocINDEX is the world's most comprehensive and highest-quality sociology research database with journals, books, and conference papers.What's included?Provides comprehensive coverage of sociology, encompassing all sub-disciplines and closely related areas of study. Also features over 10,000 Author Profiles covering the most prolific, most cited, and most frequently searched-for authors in the database.
Gender Studies (Gale OneFile) Why search here?Gender Studies Database provides indexing and abstracting for gender-related research, including gender studies, family and marital issues, health aspects, gender inequality, masculinity, post-feminism, gender identity, and more.What's included?This resource offers over a million records from scholarly and popular publications, including journals, books, conference papers and theses, from 1930 to the present.
Global Issues (Gale in Context) This link opens in a new window Why search here?Global Issues provides authoritative content from over 800 geographically diverse newspapers, magazines, and journals, including 334 newspapers that are published in countries other than the United States. Offering a truly global view, users can find information on business and economics, conflict and diplomacy, society and culture, environment and climate change, and more.What's included?User can browse by issue, region, or topics such as Business and Economy, Health and Medicine, Society and Culture, Government, Politics, and more. 
War and Terrorism (Gale OneFile) Why search here?Researchers accessing the more than 1.7 million articles in Gale OneFile: War and Terrorism will gain valuable insight into conflicts and their causes, impact, and perception on a global scale. This definitive collection for analysts, risk management professionals, and students of military science, history, and social science is comprised of more than 200 subject-appropriate, full-text periodicals that are updated daily.What's included?The database includes periodicals selected for analysts, risk management professionals and students of military science, history, social science. Also includes exclusive features, including Topic Finder, InterLink, and a mobile-optimized interface, support and enhance the search experience.

History & Humanities Databases

U.S. History (Gale in Context) This link opens in a new window Why search here?Provide students extensive coverage of historical events. This collection contains millions of articles from periodicals and newspapers; hundreds of thousands of topic and event overviews; biographies; and rich multimedia, including images, videos, audio, and weblinks. This invaluable resource provides access to information on diverse topics, such as early America, the Great Depression, and National History Day.What's included?The database includes Gale's authoritative reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files, and links to vetted websites. These are all organized into a user-friendly portal experience.
World History (Gale in Context) Why search here?From antiquity to the present day, search a broad collection of scholarly analysis and full-text periodicals, reference works and primary documents that cover the events, movements, and individuals that have shaped world history. What's included?The database provides information on significant people, events, and topics in World History.
History MultiSearch (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window Why search here?Use this link to search multiple history related databases at once. This collection of databases that can be found listed individually in the A-Z Database List. Choose the databases you want to search on the next screen. This is helpful if you aren't sure which history database to search or want to search multiple places at once.What's included?This collection includes the following databases: eBook Collection, ERIC, European Views of the Americas: 1493 to 1750, International Security & Counter Terrorism Reference Center, MasterFILE Premier, Military & Government Collection, Newswires, Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection, Religion and Philosophy Collection
History Collection MultiSearch (Gale) Why search here?Use this link to search multiple Gale history related databases at once. This collection of databases that can be found listed individually in the A-Z Database List. Choose the databases you want to search on the next screen. This is helpful if you aren't sure which database to search or want to search multiple places at once. What's included?This collection provides access to full-text articles, peer-reviewed articles, and documents from must-read historical journals, and more history resources from the following databases: Expanded Academic, General OneFile, Massachusetts History Online, N. Y. Times, Global Issues in Context, U.S. History Collection, U.S. History in Context, World History Collection, World History in Context.
Religion & Philosophy Collection (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window Why search here?With hundreds of full-text, scholarly journals, Religion & Philosophy Collection provides an in-depth collection of resources covering topics such as world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy. The collection provides coverage of key theological and philosophical resources spanning over 100 years. What's included?Religion & Philosophy Collection is an essential full-text database for theology and philosophy research. It includes hundreds of full-text journals and magazines covering many religious and philosophical topics, including world religions, religious history, political philosophy, philosophy of language, biblical studies, and more.
Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window Why search here?Full text database providing subject specific dictionaries, encyclopedias and general reference books as well as the online version of the Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary. Subjects include science, history, medicine, psychology and mental health, literature, drama, film, popular culture, business, law, and more.What's included?Includes eBook reference sources across multiple disciplines, searchable in the library HELM catalog.