Search the Library Databases
Library databases are the best place to locate free, full-text articles from thousands of sources. Databases have different types of sources, mostly journal or magazine articles, but some databases provide multimedia such as videos or images.
Search Databases A-Z and filter 'All Subjects' to locate and access subject-specific databases.
Do You Need to Find Academic or Peer-reviewed Sources for Your Project?
Click on the tabs below to see selected library databases.
- Academic One File This link opens in a new window Academic One File provides peer-reviewed, full-text articles from leading journals and reference sources. Includes coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and, other subjects.
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window Academic Search Complete is a comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database with thousands of full-text periodicals, including peer-reviewed journals.
- ProQuest All Subscribed Content This link opens in a new window Large aggregated full-text database totaling more than 11,250 titles—with over 8,400 titles in full text. It serves as the central resource for researchers at all levels in all markets.
- NewsBank: America's News This link opens in a new window Research diverse perspectives, topics and trends that align with areas of study such as Business, Health, Criminal Justice, Science, Humanities, Political Science and more. Features reliable, credible information from a wide variety of local, regional and national news sources.
- Florida News Sources This link opens in a new window Explore Florida history through local news, events and people with the Florida News Sources. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online.
- New York Times - Current This link opens in a new window Provides national and international news, opinion and commentary, and includes local and state news, science, sports, arts and entertainment, and business and finance news.
- New York Times - Historical This link opens in a new window Full-text and full-image articles for The New York Times, covering 1851-2007.
Do You Use Products and Services?
- Consumer Reports This link opens in a new window Consumer Reports is the world's largest nonprofit product-testing organization and has been helping subscribers find better, safer products for 80+ years. Consumer Reports accepts no outside advertising and no free test samples, and employs shoppers and experts to buy and test the products reviewed.
- Issues & Controversies This link opens in a new window I&C offers current topics research information, including pro/con discussions of hot issues, newspaper editorials, numerical snapshots of key topics, photos and graphics, and selected historical source documents.
- Opposing Viewpoints (Gale) This link opens in a new window Opposing Viewpoints in Context covers social issues from Offshore Drilling to Climate Change, Health Care to Immigration. Perform a keyword search or browse by issue.
- CQ Researcher Plus Archive This link opens in a new window CQ Researcher provides coverage of the issues of the day. Reports are written by experienced journalists, footnoted and professionally fact-checked. Full-length articles include an overview, historical background, chronology, pro/con feature, plus resources for additional research. Shorter "Hot Topics" articles provide a solid introduction to subjects most in demand by students.
Just the Facts, Please
- DemographicsNow This link opens in a new window DemographicsNow offers up-to-date resources on demographics and market level information. Find a business, access Census data, map a location, generate a demographic report, and more.
- American National Biography This link opens in a new window The life of a nation as told by the lives of its people. Over 19,000 biographies of significant, influential or notorious figures from American history written by prominent scholars.
- Biography (Gale in Context) This link opens in a new window Covering a variety of people from historically significant figures to present-day newsmakers, Biography in Context is continuously updated.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new window JSTOR provides access to more than 12 million: journal articles, books, images, and primary sources in 75 disciplines.
- Humanities Source This link opens in a new window Over 500 English-language periodicals covering literature and language, history, philosophy, archaeology, classical studies, folklore, gender studies, performing arts, history, religion and theology. Many articles in full text.
- Sage Journals This link opens in a new window Includes more than 645 journals spanning the humanities, social sciences, science & technology, and medicine.
Literature
- Books and Authors This link opens in a new window Books & Authors provides new ways to explore the endless possibilities and combinations of books, authors and topics; integrates easy-to-follow menus that allow users to broaden and narrow their searches according to author, title or series, awards, and other criteria.
- Gale Artemis Literary Sources This link opens in a new window Gale Artemis integrates full-text literary content with metadata and subject indexing and provides workflow tools to analyze information. Research authors and their works, literary movements, and genres. Find full text of literary works, journal articles, literature criticism, reviews, biographical information and overviews.
- Salem Literature This link opens in a new window Salem Literature includes the complete content of printed reference sets.
- Literary Reference Center Plus This link opens in a new window Full text database that includes more than 10,000 plot summaries, synopses and work overviews, 75,000 articles of literary criticism, 130,000 author biographies, and more.
- Lit Finder (Gale) This link opens in a new window Includes access to three databases: Poem Finder, Story Finder, and Essay/Speech/Play Finder, including more than 4 million lines of poetry from antiquity to the present, thousands of full-text short stories, and over 1,000 complete plays.
Explore over 45,000 Films and Videos
- Films on Demand This link opens in a new window Streaming video from large and small production companies covering a wide range of subjects. Videos include public performance rights that allow them to be used in the educational setting. Search by keyword or subject.