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Bucks Databases

Academic Search Premier
Covers all subjects and many types of resources, with both scholarly and non-scholarly articles. A good place to start.
Nexis Uni
Full-text database, particularly good for news, legal research, and information on companies and countries. Includes the New York TImes.
Opposing Viewpoints
Provides information on social issues from diverging points of view.
Credo Reference
Information from nearly 300 reference sources covering all major sources. Great for background information.

Films on Demand
A collection of digital educational videos on many subjects (for streaming).
Kanopy (Media Education Foundation) Video Collection
Streaming documentary videos, most on topics related to gender studies.

When searching the web try these techniques:

Limit yourself to US Government or College and University websites using Google Advanced Search.

or use the basic search box and limit this way: site:.gov your topic or site:.edu your topic. ex: site:.gov bullying

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