Finding Sources
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Interlibrary Loan & LINK+Find out more about requesting books and articles from other libraries.
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A-Z Database ListBrowse the complete list of databases available through the SCU Library by subject, type, or vendor.
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OSCAR - SCU Library CatalogFind books using the library's catalog, OSCAR.
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Find a Journal, Magazine or NewspaperHere is where you can find out if the SCU Library has a specific journal, magazine or newspaper
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Google ScholarLink to article's available through the SCU library and other sources.
Recommended Sources- February 12, 2021
The following sources are recommended to help find forward-looking research/strategies and field research:
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GuideStar by CandidGuidestar is a directory of US nonprofits and charities. Search by keyword to identify organizations addressing your issue area, and then visit the website of agencies that might provide information about forward-looking approaches to the issue. Note: Guidestar provides a certain number of free profile views. You can set up a free account if you would like to view more.
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SAGE Research MethodsSAGE Research Methods provides access to 1000+ books, encyclopedias, and journal articles, as well as innovative features, such as the Methods Map visual browse tool using a custom taxonomy of 700+ methods terms.
Recommended Sources for "Lens" Articles
Try some of the following sources to find a "lens" article related to your topic.
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GoogleGoogle can be a great source for popular news and magazine articles.
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Access World News Research CollectionIncludes full-text articles from 600 U.S. newspapers and over 700 international newspapers. Coverage varies, some newspapers going back as far as 1977.
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Ethnic NewsWatchEthnic NewsWatch™ is really two databases, a current one, beginning in 1990 and including newspapers, magazines, and journals of the American ethnic and minority press, including scholarly ethnic studies journals.This is updated daily with new content. The other database is a historical file covering the years 1959-1989, incuding a rare collection of over 30 full-text titles, focusing on African American, Hispanic American, and Native American presses from 1959-1989.
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GenderWatchGenderWatch enhances gender and women's studies, and gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) research by providing authoritative perspectives from 1970 to present. GenderWatch provides access to over 300 titles, with more than 250 in full-text, from an array of academic, radical, community and independent presses.
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Newspaper SourceProvides selected full text coverage for more than 240 newspapers and other sources. This collection includes cover-to-cover full text for USA Today, The Christian Science Monitor and The Times (London) and full text transcripts from Face the Nation, CBS Evening News with Dan Rather, 60 Minutes, O'Reilly Factor, Hannity & Colmes, National Public Radio, etc. Dates of coverage vary.
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New York Times (NYTimes.com)Includes access to content at NYTimes.com and through the New York Times app. New York Times content includes breaking news, multimedia, opinion, blogs, videos, and more. Registration required.
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Nexis UniFulltext database of thousands of magazine and newspaper articles, news wires, legal, and government sources. Dates of coverage and updates vary from title to title. Includes company and country profiles.
