Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints
This database from the Gale Group is a wellspring of information on hot-button social issues like abortion, capital punishment, euthanasia, genetic engineering, and more. It is made to order for students who need to write an intelligent paper and voters who want to make an informed decision. Drawing on the social-issues series published by Greenhaven Press, as well as core-reference content from other Gale and Macmillan Reference USA sources, it includes viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles.
CultureGrams
This reference for concise, reliable cultural information on the countries of the world covers 200+ countries, all 50 U.S. States, and all Canadian Provinces. Students can find country reports that go beyond mere facts and figures to deliver a unique perspective on daily life and culture, including the background, customs, and lifestyles of the world’s people.
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JSTOR
JSTOR is a digital library of academic content in many formats and disciplines. The collections include top peer-reviewed scholarly journals as well as respected literary journals, academic monographs, research reports from trusted institutes, and primary sources.
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Gale OneFile: Gender Studies
Gale’s Gender Studies collection provides balanced coverage of this significant aspect of culture and society. The database offers access to scholarly journals and magazines covering topics including gender studies, family and marital issues, and more.
Available via NOVEL, a project of the NY State Library, federally funded by LSTA grants.
Gale OneFile: Diversity Studies
Access scholarly journals and magazines that explore cultural differences, contributions, and influences in the global community. The database is a must-have for social science, history, and liberal-arts coursework. This collection includes more than 2.7 million articles from 150 journals, updated daily.
Available via NOVEL, a project of the NY State Library, federally funded by LSTA grants.
Pop Culture Universe
This digital library of icons, idols, and ideas contains information on American and world popular culture, past and present. Subject coverage includes comics, fads, fashion, fast food, games, movies, music, radio, sports, technology, and TV.
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SIRS Issues Researcher
Analysis and opinions cover the pros and cons of today’s major social, scientific, health, historic, economic, political, and global issues via more than 2,000 international sources. This database includes newspaper and magazine articles, graphics, charts, maps, primary sources, government documents, websites, multimedia, and critical-thinking questions aimed at broadening student comprehension of each topic.