Databases & Articles Explained - ENGL 1301 - Lawhon - Fall 2023

What are Databases and Why You Need Them

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Scholarly articles, news, and research on topics in most subject areas.
Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new window
Articles with pro and con viewpoints from reference works, magazines, academic journals, newspapers, primary source documents, and government and organizational statistics.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Contains more than a thousand academic journals and over one million images, letters, and other primary sources.
Statista This link opens in a new window
Statista consolidates statistical data on over 80,000 topics from more than 22,500 sources in business and government.

Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
Online collection of general and subject-specific reference works on all major topic areas.

Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
Educational streaming videos for most subject areas.
Kanopy This link opens in a new window
More than 26,000 streaming videos, including films from the Criterion Collection, festival circuit documentaries, and TV series. Kanopy (and not ACC) requires that you create a free account before accessing.
Swank Digital Campus This link opens in a new window
Curated academic streaming video collection of feature films and documentaries

Try out searching in some of the library databases with the Finding Articles Tutorial.