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- Film and Television Literature Index This link opens in a new windowA comprehensive database covering the entire spectrum of television and film. Coverage includes film & television theory, writing, production, cinematography, technical aspects, and reviews. Covers publications produced 1914 - present.
- General Science Full Text (H.W. Wilson) This link opens in a new windowJournals and magazines covering all major scientific fields, from 1984 to present.
- JStor This link opens in a new windowA collection of full-text articles from over 3000 scholarly journals, many dating from the nineteenth-century to the last 4 or 5 years. Select Advanced Search to strategically search across 45 disciplines.
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- Nexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis Academic) This link opens in a new windowNewspaper articles (including New York Times and Washington Post), and opinion/editorial pieces.
- Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) This link opens in a new windowIndexes over 300 English-language periodicals covering anthropology, economics, political science, psychology, social work, sociology, and related fields. Covers 1983 to the present.
- Web of Science This link opens in a new windowClarivate Analytics' premier citation databases in the sciences (physical, life and social) and arts & humanities. Search for articles that cite a known author or work or by standard search queries. Covers 1864 to the present.
- Stanford Encyclopedia of PhilosophyArticles on people, concepts, books, and other topics in philosophy, updated and written by experts in their fields.
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