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Communication & Mass Media Complete (EBSCO)
Comprehensive research resource for communication and related disciplines.
ComAbstracts
Index of the primary professional literature of the communications field with links to full text.
Sociological Abstracts (ProQuest)
Abstracts and citations to international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.

General Interdisciplinary Databases

Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
Multidisciplinary index to thousands of popular and scholarly journals, including engineering trade journals, from 1975 to current.
Google Scholar
Tool to search for scholarly documents across the web, with an added feature of CU Full Text links.
Web of Science, Web of Science database
Interdisciplinary index that provides citations for high impact journals. Useful for forward citation searching.

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Social Sciences Full Text (EBSCO)
Scholarly articles in the fields of addition studies, anthropology, criminology, economics, family studies, gerontology, ethnic studies, political science, psychology, social work, and urban studies. Includes the following collections: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson), Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective: 1907-1984 (H.W. Wilson)
Sociology Database (ProQuest)
Covers scholarly journals and dissertations of sociology and social work, including relevant titles from related fields such as social policy, social care, social services, social anthropology, gender studies, gerontology, social psychology and population studies.
PsycINFO (ProQuest)
Useful for human computer interaction. Covers psychology and psychological aspects of medicine, psychiatry, anthropology, business, law, and similar disciplines.
PsycARTICLES (ProQuest)
Articles from journals published by the American Psychological Association (APA) and related organizations, covering general psychology and specialized basic, applied, clinical, and theoretical research in psychology.
Family & Society Studies Worldwide (EBSCO)
Resource for materials about marriage, family, and society.

ABI/INFORM Collection (ProQuest)
Covers business and economic conditions, corporate strategies, and management techniques, as well as competitive and product information, both in the U.S. and internationally. Includes the following collections: ABI/INFORM Dateline, ABI/INFORM Global, ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry
Business Source Complete (EBSCO)
Comprehensive source for materials on all business topics. Also includes company profiles.
Nexis Uni
Comprehensive source for local, regional and national newspapers in the United States, plus some international sources. Strong source for legal, company (including private), and country research.
PAIS Index (ProQuest)
Covers global public policy and social issues.
PsycINFO (ProQuest)
Useful for human computer interaction. Covers psychology and psychological aspects of medicine, psychiatry, anthropology, business, law, and similar disciplines.

ENVIROnetBASE
Practical starting point for finding background research on environment-related topics.
Agricultural & Environmental Science Collection (ProQuest)
Includes industrial, technological, agricultural, environmental, public health, and psychological risks. Includes the following collections: Agricola, Toxline
EIS: Digests of Environmental Impact Statements (ProQuest)
Source for finding plain-language EIS summaries, which are designed to inform decisionmakers and the public about projects that will impact environmental quality.
Environment Complete (EBSCO)
Comprehensive Coverage for Environmental Studies including agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, and affiliated areas of study.

Alternative Press Index (EBSCO)
Database of journal, newspaper and magazine articlesfrom hundreds of international alternative, radical and left periodicals. Covers 1991-present. For 1969-1990, see Alternative Press Index Archive.
Alternative Press Index Archive (EBSCO)
A guide to articles from alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines. Coverage spans1969 through 1990.
Bibliography of Indigenous Peoples in North America (EBSCO)
Index of works about American Indians from 1500 to the present.
Black Thought and Culture (Alexander Street)
Includes the works of Black American leaders in a wide range of disciplines.
Chicano Database (EBSCO)
Covers Latinx in the U.S., including Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, Cuban Americans, and Central Americans.
Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS) (EBSCO)
The most comprehensive index of Asian studies in the humanities and social sciences, with coverage from 1971-present.
Indigenous Peoples of North America (Gale)
Primary sources from significant collections of Indigenous and American Indian materials.
Latin American and Caribbean History (Gale)
Provides access to reference, periodicals, multimedia, reports, studies, journals, newspapers, and statistical data relating to the history of Latin America and the Caribbean from the early 1800s through the present.
African Studies Companion Online (Brill)
Covers guides and resources for African languages, Africa cartography and maps, African film, African studies journals, magazines and newsletters, media guides, and news sources for Africa.

Family & Society Studies Worldwide (EBSCO)
Resource for materials about marriage, family, and society.
Archives of Sexuality and Gender (Gale)
Documents of major international activist organizations and local, grassroots groups, relating to LGBTQ issues. Includes Part 1-Part 4 of the archive.
Women's Studies International (EBSCO)
Includes latest scholarship in feminist research.
Sociology Database (ProQuest)
Covers scholarly journals and dissertations of sociology and social work, including relevant titles from related fields such as social policy, social care, social services, social anthropology, gender studies, gerontology, social psychology and population studies.
Social Sciences Full Text (EBSCO)
Scholarly articles in the fields of addition studies, anthropology, criminology, economics, family studies, gerontology, ethnic studies, political science, psychology, social work, and urban studies. Includes the following collections: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson), Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective: 1907-1984 (H.W. Wilson)

CompPile
Inventory of publications in rhetoric, discourse studies, post-secondary composition, ESL, and technical writing.
JSTOR
Digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources.
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA) (ProQuest)
Includes descriptive, historical, comparative, theoretical, and geographical linguistics.
MLA International Bibliography (EBSCO)
Essential international index to works about language and literature, produced by the Modern Language Association (MLA). Includes the following collection: MLA Directory of Periodicals.
Taylor & Francis Online
Scholarly journals published by Taylor & Francis.

EBSCO Society & Politics
Comprehensive source for materials on all social and political topics. Includes the following collections:
International Political Science Abstracts (EBSCO)
Indexes and abstracts articles from leading international political science journals.
PAIS Index (ProQuest)
Covers global public policy and social issues.
Nexis Uni
Comprehensive source for local, regional and national newspapers in the United States, plus some international sources. Strong source for legal, company (including private), and country research.
Center for American Women and Politics
Scholarly research and current data about American women's political participation.

JSTOR Security Studies
Contains journals, ebooks, and research reports in the field of security studies, encompassing research on international security and peace and conflict on a global scale.
Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)
Includes information on U.S. Department of Defense policy, budgetary, and technical issues. Provides access to military standards.
Military Database (ProQuest)
Covers topics across all government and military branches, including international relations, political science, criminology, defense, aeronautics and space flight, communications and civil engineering.
Gale OneFile: Military and Intelligence
Provides access to scholarly journals, magazines, and reports covering all aspects of past and present military affairs.
Security Issues Online (Alexander Street)
This collection provides historical context and resources on key past and present global crises with a focus on pivotal threats including terrorism, cybersecurity, and intelligence
Homeland Security Digital Library
Research collection of open-source resources related to homeland security policy, strategy, and organizational management.
Digital National Security Archive (DNSA) (ProQuest)
Comprehensive collection of significant primary documents central to U.S. foreign and military policy since 1945. Includes the following collections:
Nexis Uni
Comprehensive source for local, regional and national newspapers in the United States, plus some international sources. Strong source for legal, company (including private), and country research.