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 Magazines and Newspapers 

  General Magazines, Newspapers, & Journals

 Title

Coverage 

 Notes

 Chicago Tribune

 last 30 days

Replica of print edition; use ProQuest to search earlier issues

 FirstSearch

 varies

Domestic and international journals in business, education, humanities, and science; some scholarly databases; includes ERIC (for education topics)

 InfoTrac OneFile & Genrl. Ref. Ctr Gold

 1980-present

Millions of full-text articles on a wide range of topics; includes scholarly

 JSTOR
(see librarian for home access)

 varies

Scholarly, full-text articles

 Northbrook Star

 

 

 ProQuest Platinum

 mid 1980's - present

Yields comprehensive results list of magazines and newspapers; some articles not full text

 SIRS

 1988-present

Social and scientific issues published in domestic and international magazines & newspapers


  Current Controversies 

 Title

Coverage 

 Notes

 CQ Researcher

 Oct. 1991-present

In-depth, substantive articles on controversial topics

Issues and Controversies

1995-present

In-depth, substantive articles on controversial topics

Opposing Viewpoints

varies

Pro and con viewpoint articles, reference and periodical articles, primary source documents, government and organizational statistics, and links to selected web sites on today's hottest social issues Pro and con viewpoint articles, reference and periodical articles, primary source documents, government and organizational statistics, and links to selected web sites on today's hottest social issues


  Subject-Specific Resource Centers 

 Title

Coverage 

 Notes

 Biography Resource Center

 varies

Biographies with related full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals, as well as tens of thousands of images and links to selected web sites

 GreenFILE

 varies

Scholarly, general interest, and government reports on environmental issues; limited number of full text articles

History Resource Center: US

 varies

Primary documents and periodical articles covering themes, events, individuals and periods in U.S. history from pre-Colonial times to the present.

Issues & Controversies in American History
varies Provides the background, outcomes, and contemporary points of view for the major topics in every American history curriculum.

Literature Resource Center

 varies

Scholarly and substantive full-text articles on major literary works and their authors.

 Science Resource Center

 varies

 Latest scientific developments in articles from over 200 magazines and academic journals


  Historical Newspapers 

 Title

Coverage 

 Notes

 1851-2001

Full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue

ProQuest Platinum Historical

varies

Chicago Defender (1910-1975) Chicago Tribune (1890-1946) Christian Science Monitor (1908-1990) Los Angeles Times (1881-1984) New York Times (1851-2001) Wall Street Journal (1889-1986) Washington Post (1877-1987)

See a list of hard copy periodicals housed in the GBN Library