Matter of Fact
A good source for statistics, this database contains excerpts from
articles focusing on current political, economic, health, and social issues.
Excerpts are taken word for word from the original source. While some of
the excerpts come from United States federal sources like the Congressional
Record, others are from magazines, journals, newspapers, and specialized
newsletters. In some cases, the database provides Web links to the article
from which the excerpt was taken. To retrieve only excerpts with links
to full-text articles, do a word search which includes the phrase web
links. Although some institutions may charge for print-outs, users
may access these full-text electronic copies of the selected articles free
of charge when links are provided.
PowerPages
PowerPages, selected full-text articles that can be requested for 10
cents a page, are currently available through two OhioLINK databases: Periodical
Abstracts and ABI/Inform.
A good starting point, Periodical Abstracts is a general database
with abstracts of articles published since 1986 to the present in a wide
variety of popular and academic publications. ABI/Inform, on the
other hand, is a subject-specific database indexing and abstracting articles
from over 800 business periodicals. Dates of coverage are 1971-present.
Approximately 35% of the articles in these two databases are full-text. PowerPage articles are indicated by the message Full Text Available immediately following the article's citation on an individual record. By following on-screen directions, registered users can request copies of PowerPage articles in their library or from a remote site on campus or from their home computers. Because article delivery varies significantly from institution to intitution, see a librarian for more specific information on this service in your library.
For articles that are not available through PowerPages, select the display holdings feature to see if the journal or magazine is available in your library.
Lexis-Nexis Universe
Lexix-Nexis Universe is an extensive full-text database providing access
to current news stories, business & industry information, company financial
information, government & political news, country profiles, state profiles,
biographical information, reference sources & directories, general
medical & health topics, medical abstracts, legal news & analysis,
federal case law, the U.S. Code, Constitution, & Court Rules , and
state legal research.
Social Issues Resources (SIRS
Researcher)
This database provides thousands of FULL-TEXT articles selected from
more than 1200 newspapers, magazines, journals and government publications,
covering a variety of social, scientific, historic, economic, political
and global issues.
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