News & Current Events

Academic OneFile - Type:Full Text
Description:Peer-reviewed academic journals and reference sources from the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects. Includes the full text of the New York Times from 1995-present. Includes transcripts of programs and podcasts from NPR, CNN, and the CBC.
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Communication and Mass Media Complete - Type:Full Text
Description:CMMC indexes over 640 periodicals in the fields of communications, media, and related disciplines. In addition, full text for over 240 of these periodicals is available.
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CQ Researcher - Type:Full Text
Description:CQ Researcher explores a single "hot" issue in the news in depth each week. Topics range from social and teen issues to environment, health, education and science and technology. Each report contains a pro-con feature, a chronology, lengthy bibliographies and a list of contacts. From October 25, 1991 to the present.
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Custom Newspapers - Type:Full Text
Description:A full text database of over 160 U.S. newspapers and English language foreign papers.
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Expanded Academic ASAP - Type:Full Text
Description:From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets research needs across all academic disciplines. Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers - many with full text and images!  From 1980 to the present.
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Lexis - Nexis Academic - Type:Full Text
Description:Provides access to a variety of news, business, legal, and reference information.  Some of the articles are full text.  Sponsored by LEXIS-NEXIS. 
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Newsbank - Type:Full Text
Description:Newsbank provides fulltext access to several newspapers in Kansas including the Emporia Gazette (2002-present), Lawrence Journal-World (1989-2004), Manhattan Mercury (1997-present), Topeka Capital-Journal (2001-present), Wichita Eagle (1984-present), and Kansas City Star (1991-present).
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Newspaper Source - Type:Full Text
Description:Newspaper Source™ provides cover-to-cover full text for 35 national (U.S.) and international newspapers, including The Christian Science Monitor, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, The Times (London), The Toronto Star, etc. The database also contains selective full text for 375 regional (U.S.) newspapers, including The Chicago Tribune, The Detroit Free Press, The San Jose Mercury News, etc. In addition, full text television & radio news transcripts are provided from CBS News, CNN, CNN International, FOX News, NPR, etc.
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Opposing Viewpoints - Type:Full Text
Description:Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center is an integrated source of articles, primary source documents, biographical information of social activists and reformers, statistics, and additional research tools. This database presents pro-con viewpoints of various social issues and controversial topics.
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TOPICsearch - Type:Full Text
Description:This current events database allows researchers to explore social, political & economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics discussed in today's classrooms including controversial opinions and viewpoints. TOPICsearch contains full text for over 105,000 articles from 1,622 diverse sources including international and regional newspapers, EBSCO's unparalleled collection of periodicals, biographies, public opinion polls, book reviews, pamphlets, and government information.
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Wilson OmniFile Full Text, Mega Edition  - Type:Full Text
Description:This database provides full text articles from a variety of databases that cover several disciplines including education, science, humanities, business and the social sciences.  Coverage begins in 1982 and goes to the current date. 
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Last Updated October 4, 2007