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Why search here? Explore a broad collection of resources covering communication, mass media, journalism, public relations, speech pathology, audiology, and related fields.
Content type: Full-text journal articles, citations, abstracts, books, conference papers, and other relevant content
Why search here? Good starting point when researching topics that intersect with multiple disciplines.
Content type: Scholarly articles, newspaper articles, magazine articles, trade journal articles
Coverage dates: 1887-present; varies by title
Gale Academic OneFile has over 8,000 peer-reviewed journals, the majority in full-text, from the world's leading journals and reference sources. It also contains hundreds of podcasts and transcripts from NPR and CNN as well as videos from BBC Worldwide Learning.
Search journals in the health and life sciences, social sciences, engineering, and humanities titles. Only those journals to which USC Columbia subscribes are available in full text.
Provides access to the full text of journals published by Elsevier and its subsidiaries and other publishers whose online journals are hosted by ScienceDirect
Why search here? Explore open access, peer-reviewed journals from a variety of disciplines published around the world in a variety of languages
Content type: Scholarly journals, scholarly articles
Why search here? Search here for scholarly content in the humanities and social sciences in a major database that many students are familiar with from high school.
Content type: Journal articles, eBooks, images, primary sources
Why search here? Access the full text of peer-reviewed scholarly articles in psychology, behavioral sciences, and related disciplines, published by the American Psychological Association (APA) and affiliated journals.
Content type: Full-text scholarly journal article
Why search here? Discover scholarly articles and research in psychology and behavioral and social sciences.
Content type: Scholarly articles, magazine articles, dissertations, books
Coverage dates: 1600s-present
Abstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.
Why search here? Good for research about a wide variety of business and management topics, including accounting, economics, finance, international trade, marketing, management information systems, and some industry reports.
Content type: Scholarly articles, magazine articles, trade journal articles, newspaper articles, industry reports, market reports, SWOT analyses
Coverage dates: 1886-present
Why search here? Access a comprehensive index to scholarly literature in nursing and allied health disciplines, providing full-text access to a wide range of journals, evidence-based care sheets, and continuing education modules.
Content type: Full-text journal articles, citations, evidence-based care sheets, quick lessons, continuing education modules, books, and dissertations.
Coverage dates: 1937 - current
Why search here? Explore this key national database to discover education research and information, including policy papers, government reports, scholarly research and more.
Content type: Abstracts of scholarly articles, government reports, magazine articles, curriculum and teaching guides
Why search here? Main database for education research with relevant articles, books, and dissertations on all aspects of education.
Content type: Scholarly articles, books, magazine articles, dissertations and theses
Coverage dates: 1929- present
