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These library databases are useful for finding journal articles and other resources on contemporary social issues. If you need help getting started, there are video tutorials on the Database Tutorials page.

EBSCOhost This link opens in a new window
EBSCOhost is a collection of databases. Academic Search Premier is the best one for most contemporary social issues, but these are also good for certain subjects: Business Source Premier (business and economics), CINAHL, Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition, and MEDLINE (health and medicine), Communication & Mass Media Complete (media issues), Education Full Text and ERIC (education), GreenFILE (environmental issues), Military and Government Collection (US military and government), Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection, and Religion & Philosophy Collection (pretty self-explanatory). Select them from the list of EBSCOhost databases. Remember to limit your search to scholarly articles!

Opposing Viewpoints in Context
Lots of information on contemporary social issues from many sources, including journals, magazines, newspapers and websites. Not the best database for scholarly articles, but you'll find some in the results under "Academic Journals."
LexisNexis Academic
Use this database to search for legal information, for international newspaper articles, or for information about corporations.

Library Databases for Documentary Films

Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
Hundreds of streaming educational videos on many subjects.
Kanopy (Media Education Foundation) Video Collection This link opens in a new window
Streaming documentary videos, most on topics related to gender studies.

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COMP111 - Prof. Engle: Contemporary Social Issues