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This Research Guide is designed to aid students in using Iona College Library resources to complete projects and assignments for the Columba Cornerstone course and includes important reference works, articles in databases, and journals.
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Background Information
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Gale eBooksGale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) includes encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources across subjects in the arts.
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eBook Collection on EBSCOhostReference books, scholarly monographs, novels, manuals, etc. available in ebook format.
Databases
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Gale eBooksEbook versions of encyclopedias and reference works covering most subjects, as well as a collection of classic literature and criticisms.
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Opposing Viewpoints (Gale In Context)Covering many current social issues, features updated viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, images and other resources.
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EBSCO (all collections)Articles and ebooks covering multidisciplinary subjects from all Ebsco databases.
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ProQuest CentralArticles from journals and newspapers covering all subject areas. Includes dissertations, working papers from OECD, company reports, and country profiles.
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CQ ResearcherCongressional Quarterly reports addressing controversial current issues. Includes historical perspective, recent developments, statistics, opposing viewpoints, and sources for additional research.
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Environmental Studies and Policy (Gale OneFile)Articles and ebooks covering environmental issues and policies, including perspectives from the scientific community, government policy makers and corporate interests.
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Science DatabaseProQuest Science Journals™ is designed for students studying both the applied and general sciences. Journals in this database cover hundreds of topics relating to all major fields of study, including: Physics, Engineering, Astronomy, Biology, Earth Science, and Chemistry.
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Biological Science DatabaseArticles from ProQuest Biological Sciences database covers a range of biology-related topics, such as: Biological chemistry, Biophysics, Botany, Cytology and histology, Environmental studies, Microbiology, Microscopy, and Zoology.
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JSTORScholarly journals and ebooks in the humanities, social sciences, and business. Journal coverage generally ends 3-5 years before the current year. Complimentary access to unlicensed collections has been made available by JSTOR through 6/30/2022 in an effort to support increased online learning during the COVID-19 outbreak.
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SAGE Journals OnlineSAGE Journals Online contains 600+ journals covering business, humanities, social sciences, science, technology and medicine. The full text of every issue is available from Volume 1, Issue 1 to the present.
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Gale eBooksEbook versions of encyclopedias and reference works covering most subjects, as well as a collection of classic literature and criticisms.
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Opposing Viewpoints (Gale In Context)Covering many current social issues, features updated viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, images and other resources.
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EBSCO (all collections)Articles and ebooks covering multidisciplinary subjects from all Ebsco databases.
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ProQuest CentralArticles from journals and newspapers covering all subject areas. Includes dissertations, working papers from OECD, company reports, and country profiles.
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CQ ResearcherCongressional Quarterly reports addressing controversial current issues. Includes historical perspective, recent developments, statistics, opposing viewpoints, and sources for additional research.
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Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full TextArticles from sources in criminology; criminal justice; criminal law; forensic sciences; history of crime; probation and parole; etc.
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ProQuest Criminal JusticeA comprehensive database focuses on U.S. and international criminal justice journals, providing research support for students interested in careers in criminal justice, law enforcement, corrections administration, drug enforcement, rehabilitation, family law and industrial security.
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JSTORScholarly journals and ebooks in the humanities, social sciences, and business. Journal coverage generally ends 3-5 years before the current year. Complimentary access to unlicensed collections has been made available by JSTOR through 6/30/2022 in an effort to support increased online learning during the COVID-19 outbreak.
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SAGE Journals OnlineSAGE Journals Online contains 600+ journals covering business, humanities, social sciences, science, technology and medicine. The full text of every issue is available from Volume 1, Issue 1 to the present.
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Gale eBooksEbook versions of encyclopedias and reference works covering most subjects, as well as a collection of classic literature and criticisms.
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Opposing Viewpoints (Gale In Context)Covering many current social issues, features updated viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, images and other resources.
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EBSCO (all collections)Articles and ebooks covering multidisciplinary subjects from all Ebsco databases.
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ProQuest CentralArticles from journals and newspapers covering all subject areas. Includes dissertations, working papers from OECD, company reports, and country profiles.
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Philosopher's Index with Full TextThis database includes nearly 250 full-text journals. The complete backfile of The Journal of Philosophy is available with no embargo. Documents in the collection include: anthologies, monographs, book reviews, dissertations, and print and e-journal articles from more than 1,800 philosophy and interdisciplinary journals.
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Arts & Humanities DatabaseArticles from journals and selected trade titles relevant to applied arts and cultural studies and reflecting interdisciplinary study in the arts and humanities.
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Religion and Philosophy (Gale OneFile)Users of this collection can research different religions, philosophies and how they impact our daily lives.
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Religion DatabaseReligion Database provides a wide range of primarily full-text periodicals and other sources for diverse religious and spiritual studies, covering formal theological studies and commentary on topics of general interest from the perspectives of many worldwide religions. It also include scholarly journals from religious publishing bodies and nondenominational organizations.
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Opposing Viewpoints (Gale In Context)Covering many current social issues, features updated viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, images and other resources.
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CQ ResearcherCongressional Quarterly reports addressing controversial current issues. Includes historical perspective, recent developments, statistics, opposing viewpoints, and sources for additional research.
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New York Times (1980 - Current)Often considered the official U.S. newspaper, the NYTimes publishes the complete text of important documents, speeches and presidential press conferences.
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International NewsstreamProvides the most recent news content outside of the US and Canada, with archives which stretch back decades featuring newspapers, newswires, and news sites.
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Wall Street JournalThe WSJ is considered the US's preeminent publication for business news and information on financial markets worldwide. Content available from 1984 - Current.
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US NewsstreamUS Newsstream enables users to search the most recent premium U.S. news content, as well as archives which stretch back into the 1980s featuring newspapers, newswires, blogs, and news sites in active full-text format.