LibGuides: Writer's Workshop Research Guide: Articles

Using Library Databases

A to Z Database List
Alphabetical list of all Criss Library databases. You can sort by subject area or browse through the list to find a database related to your topic.

Use the link above to find the best database for your project. Think about the type of information you need as well as your topic, and use the drop-down boxes at the top of the A to Z Databases page to see the databases that are a good place to start. If you're off campus, you'll need to log in using your Canvas username and password for access to library databases.

Top Databases

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Provides broad coverage of most academic areas including business, social sciences, humanities, general academic, general science, and in the scholarly and general periodical literature. Contains indexing and abstracts for more than 13,000 journals, with full text for more than 9,000 of those titles.
Access World News This link opens in a new window
Search over 6,000 news sources across the United States and over 2,500 from around the world. Time coverage extends back 35 years for some sources, and the database is updated every day. Archival files Include the Omaha World Herald back to 1885.
Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
Provides full text for more than 4,000 journals in all disciplines of business, including the Harvard Business Review (1922-current). Additional full text, non-journal content includes market research reports, industry reports, country reports, company profiles and SWOT analyses.
Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
Over 900 reference books from 114 publishers, encompassing over 3,400,000 articles. Credo Reference is a comprehensive, encyclopedic source for basic information.
CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
CQ Researcher reports cover a wide range of political and social issues, including topics in health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the U.S. economy.
Education Source This link opens in a new window
This database offers the world's largest and most complete collection of full-text education journals, and encompasses an international array of English-language periodicals, monographs, yearbooks, and many unique sources that were never previously available, covering all levels of education--from early childhood to higher education--as well as all educational specialties, such as multilingual education, health education and testing.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
The library's JSTOR account includes access to all fifteen Arts & Sciences Collections and the several topical collections such as Ireland, Life Sciences, Security Studies, and Sustainability. These encompass an archive of over 2,300 journals in classical studies, ecology, economics, history, language and literature, mathematics, music, the history and study of art and architecture, cultural studies, film, folklore, performing arts, philosophy, political science, sociology, and religion.
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Formerly LexisNexis, Nexis Uni provides access to more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources, including decisions of the Federal courts and the appellate courts of all 50 states. (Also includes Zacks Equity Research.)
Opposing Viewpoints in Context This link opens in a new window
Opposing Viewpoints in Context provides authoritative overviews of major social issues, and it help readers navigate complex issues by presenting a wide range of thoughtful, pro-con perspectives.
Proquest SciTech Premium Collection This link opens in a new window
A group of sixteen different databases in the sciences including cancer research, biological sciences, environmental sciences, MEDLINE, physical education and science and technology dissertations.
ProQuest Social Science Premium Collection This link opens in a new window
Includes full text articles from over 2,400 research journals across social science disciplines. Also includes working papers and doctoral dissertations.
PsycInfo This link opens in a new window
Covers articles published in 1,400 periodicals in psychology and psychological aspects of related disciplines such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, anthropology, social work, business, political science, and law.
Statista This link opens in a new window
Statista offers over 1 million statistics ranging across a myriad of social, economic, and market-related topics. Data may be exported in PPT, XLS, PDF, and PNG formats.
Web of Knowledge/Web of Science This link opens in a new window
Thomson Reuters Web of Knowledge is today's premier research platform for information in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities.