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Opposing Viewpoints In Context


On-Campus | Remote Access

Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues. Drawing on the acclaimed Greenhaven Press series, the new solution features continuously updated viewpoints, topic overviews, full-text magazines, academic journals, news, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.

CQ Researcher


On-Campus | Remote Access
"CQ Researcher provides reporting and analysis of current issues in the news. Each single-themed, 12,000-word report is researched and written by a seasoned journalist. Each provides researchers with an introductory overview; background and chronology on the topic; an assessment of the current situation; tables and maps; pro/con statements from representatives of opposing positions; and bibliographies of key sources."
LexisNexis Academic


On-Campus | Remote Access
  • Provides access to more than 6,000 news, business, and legal sources
  • Offers full-text of newspaper, magazine, journal, and wire service articles; television and radio broadcast transcripts; blog postings and other Web publications; biographical information; foreign language news publications; law reviews; federal and state cases and codes; Canadian and European Union court cases and legislation; and patents
  • Also includes LexisNexis Company Dossier; company profiles; SEC filings; country profiles; and Shepard's Citations service for federal and state court cases going back to 1789

  • New York Times Full-Text (1851-2007)

    On-Campus | Remote Access
    For more recent full-text coverage, please access any one of the following databases:

  • Academic OneFile
  • Custom Newspapers

  • The State Newspaper
    (via NewsBank)


    On-Campus | Remote Access
  • Full-text coverage of The State going back to 12/1/1987
  • PLUS! Access to America's Newspapers! Users have access to over 1300 newspaper sources from across the United States!

  • America's Newspapers
    (via NewsBank)


    On-Campus | Remote Access
  • Access to over 1300 newspaper sources from across the United States!

  • Custom Newspapers


    On-Campus | Remote Access

    For all age groups

    * Full-text articles from over 100 U.S. and international newspapers
    * New York Times (2000-)
    * Christian Science Monitor (1996-)
    * Post & Courier (Charleston, SC; 2000-)
    * Atlanta Journal-Constitution (1998-)
    * 40+ other domestic papers
    * Times (London; 1996-)
    * 60+ other international papers
    * Updated 1-3 days after publication of the print newspapers.
    * Complete lists of newspapers included, with beginning dates of coverage

    The Chronicle of Higher Education

    On-Campus | Not available remotely

    The Chronicle is a source of news, information, and jobs for college and university faculty members and administrators. Online, The Chronicle is published every weekday and is the top destination for news, advice, and jobs for people in academe. The Chronicle's Web site features the complete contents of the latest issue; daily news and advice columns; thousands of current job listings; articles published since September 1989; vibrant discussion forums; and career-building tools such as online CV management, salary databases, and more.

    *This database is only available on the Columbia College campus.

    Academic Search Premier


    On-Campus | Remote Access
    "The world's largest academic multi-disciplinary database, Academic Search Premier contains indexing for over 8,000 publications, with full text for more than 4,450 of those titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles."
    Expanded Academic ASAP


    On-Campus | Remote Access

    For college-level and adult researchers and advanced high school students
    (1980 - present)

    * Comprehensive periodical database covering all academic disciplines
    * Millions of full-text articles from 2000+ scholarly, refereed and professional journals and selected general interest magazines
    * Indexing of additional professional and general periodicals


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    Last modified: 12/3/09