GSU Library Research Guides: Distance Learning for Online College: Favorite Databases

Favorite Databases for Current Topics

CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
Reports for Congress on issues of the day, including health, social trends, international affairs,criminal justice, the environment, and the economy.
Statistical Abstract of the United States This link opens in a new window
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A well-known and highly-valued statistical reference providing a comprehensive collection of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States.

News & Newspapers from ProQuest
Full text of 300+ U.S. and international news sources. Includes coverage of 150+ major U.S. and international newspapers such as The Atlanta Journal Constitution, The New York Times and the Times of London, plus hundreds of other news sources and news wires.

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
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Scholarly and popular magazine articles on nearly every subject. (Results are also in Discover.)
If you use more than one search term, be sure to connect your terms with AND or OR.

For Students (Complete Collection) This link opens in a new window
A collection of ebooks from Gale that offers analysis, context, and criticism on both popular and frequently studied works.
Bloom's Literature This link opens in a new window
Literary criticism, Author biography and Literary themes, movements, and genres.
Gale Literature This link opens in a new window
Brings together all of Gale's literary databases into one seamlessly cross-searchable research study environment. Formerly Gale Literary Sources
MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
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Offers a detailed bibliography of journal articles, books and dissertations

SWANK Digital Campus This link opens in a new window
This database offers online streaming of a wide range of feature films, documentaries, and foreign films.
Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
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Documentaries and newsreel footage in many topics. Longer videos are broken into easy-to-find segments.
Kanopy Streaming Video This link opens in a new window
Kanopy is an large collection streaming videos including documentaries, classic films, and independent films in a wide variety of subjects.
American History in Video This link opens in a new window
An encyclopedia of history, this database is a collection of videos providing footage of seminal historic events and hundreds of profiles of great American leaders and personalities.