Columba Cornerstone
Guide to finding resources for interdisciplinary COL150 research
Welcome
This Research Guide is designed to aid students in using Iona University Library resources to complete projects and assignments for the Columba Cornerstone course and includes important reference works, articles in databases, and journals.
View the Core Curriculum web page and find more information about the course.
Databases
- Biological Science Database This link opens in a new windowArticles 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.
- Science Database This link opens in a new windowProQuest 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.
- Opposing Viewpoints (Gale In Context) This link opens in a new windowCovering many current social issues, features updated viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, images and other resources.
- Environmental Studies and Policy (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new windowArticles and ebooks covering environmental issues and policies, including perspectives from the scientific community, government policy makers and corporate interests.
- SAGE Journals Online This link opens in a new windowSAGE 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.
- EBSCO (all collections) This link opens in a new windowArticles and ebooks covering multidisciplinary subjects from all Ebsco databases.
- Social Science Database This link opens in a new windowSocial Science Database offers indexing and full text for hundreds of academic journals, providing extensive coverage across a wide range of social science disciplines including anthropology, communication, criminology, economics, education, political science, psychology, social work, and sociology.
- ProQuest Central This link opens in a new windowArticles from journals and newspapers covering all subject areas. Includes dissertations, working papers from OECD, company reports, and country profiles.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowScholarly journals and ebooks in the humanities, social sciences, and business. Journal coverage generally ends 3-5 years before the current year.
- CQ Researcher This link opens in a new windowCongressional Quarterly reports addressing controversial current issues. Includes historical perspective, recent developments, statistics, opposing viewpoints, and sources for additional research.
- Opposing Viewpoints (Gale In Context) This link opens in a new windowCovering many current social issues, features updated viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, images and other resources.
- EBSCO (all collections) This link opens in a new windowArticles and ebooks covering multidisciplinary subjects from all Ebsco databases.
- ProQuest Central This link opens in a new windowArticles from journals and newspapers covering all subject areas. Includes dissertations, working papers from OECD, company reports, and country profiles.
- CQ Researcher This link opens in a new windowCongressional Quarterly reports addressing controversial current issues. Includes historical perspective, recent developments, statistics, opposing viewpoints, and sources for additional research.
- Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text This link opens in a new windowArticles from sources in criminology; criminal justice; criminal law; forensic sciences; history of crime; probation and parole; etc.
- ProQuest Criminal Justice This link opens in a new windowA 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.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowScholarly journals and ebooks in the humanities, social sciences, and business. Journal coverage generally ends 3-5 years before the current year.
- SAGE Journals Online This link opens in a new windowSAGE 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.
- Civil Rights and Social Justice This link opens in a new windowThis database brings together publications covering civil rights in the United States as their legal protections and definitions are expanded to cover more Americans. Containing hearings and committee prints, legislative histories on the landmark legislation, CRS and GAO reports, briefs from major Supreme Court cases, and publications from the Commission on Civil Rights, this database allows users to educate themselves on the ways our civil rights have been strengthened and expanded over time.
- Open Society Justice Initiative This link opens in a new windowThe Justice Initiative publishes reports, handbooks, briefing papers, legal and policy submissions, and fact sheets exploring and advocating on issues of human rights and justice.
- Opposing Viewpoints (Gale In Context) This link opens in a new windowCovering many current social issues, features updated viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, images and other resources.
- EBSCO (all collections) This link opens in a new windowArticles and ebooks covering multidisciplinary subjects from all Ebsco databases.
- ProQuest Central This link opens in a new windowArticles from journals and newspapers covering all subject areas. Includes dissertations, working papers from OECD, company reports, and country profiles.
- Philosopher's Index with Full Text This link opens in a new windowThis 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.
- Arts & Humanities Database This link opens in a new windowArticles from journals and selected trade titles relevant to applied arts and cultural studies and reflecting interdisciplinary study in the arts and humanities.
- Religion and Philosophy (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new windowUsers of this collection can research different religions, philosophies and how they impact our daily lives.
- Religion Database This link opens in a new windowReligion 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.
- ATLA Religion This link opens in a new windowArticles and abstracts from journals, book reviews, and essay collections in all fields relating to religious study.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowScholarly journals and ebooks in the humanities, social sciences, and business. Journal coverage generally ends 3-5 years before the current year.
- Project Muse Open Access This link opens in a new windowProject MUSE offers open access (OA) books, journals, and digital humanities works from several distinguished university presses, scholarly societies, and independent not-for-profit academic publishers.
- U.S. Major Dailies This link opens in a new windowU.S. Major Dailies provides access to U.S. national and regional newspapers, including Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times and The New York Times.
- Opposing Viewpoints (Gale In Context) This link opens in a new windowCovering many current social issues, features updated viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, images and other resources.
- CQ Researcher This link opens in a new windowCongressional Quarterly reports addressing controversial current issues. Includes historical perspective, recent developments, statistics, opposing viewpoints, and sources for additional research.
- The New York Times (1980 - Current) This link opens in a new windowOften considered the official U.S. newspaper, the NYTimes publishes the complete text of important documents, speeches and presidential press conferences.Also available in full-text:
from 01/01/1939 to Present in Iona University Libraries Print/Microform
from 06/01/1980 to present in LexisNexis Academic
from 06/01/1980 to present in National Newspapers Premier
from 01/01/1985 to present in Academic OneFile
from 01/01/1985 to present in InfoTrac Newsstand
from 01/01/1985 to present in New York State Newspapers - International Newsstream This link opens in a new windowProvides the most recent news content outside of the US and Canada, with archives which stretch back decades featuring newspapers, newswires, and news sites.
- Wall Street Journal This link opens in a new windowThe WSJ is considered the US's preeminent publication for business news and information on financial markets worldwide. Content available from 1984 - Current.
- US Newsstream This link opens in a new windowUS 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.
- Flipster Digital Magazines This link opens in a new windowDigital newsstand that offers a browse-able access to popular magazines such as Bloomberg Businessweek, Forbes, Fortune, and The New Yorker.
Magazines can be downloaded to Android™ phones and tablets, Apple® phones and tables, and Kindle Fire tablets for offline reading.
Improve your Research Skills
- Research Essentials Learn about Iona College Libraries Resources & Services, and the Research Process.
- Credo InfoLit - Core This link opens in a new window InfoLit offers a series of videos, tutorials, and assessments designed to help students gain an understanding of the foundations of information literacy and critical thinking. Please note: Returning users who experience difficulty in accessing the database should clear their browser cache and try again.
Background Information
- Gale eBooksGale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) includes encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources across subjects in the arts.
- eBook Collection on EBSCOhost This link opens in a new windowReference books, scholarly monographs, novels, manuals, etc. available in ebook format.
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