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You can access the indexes and databases from the Library’s web page.  Note some of the direct links are case-sensitive and spaces are really ‘_’s.

Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe
(http://proxy.libraries.uc.edu/login?url=http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic) Articles from newspapers, magazines and wire services plus broadcast transcripts such as NPR. Includes national and international coverage.

America’s Newspapers (http://proxy.libraries.uc.edu/login?url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/?db=NEWSBANK) The database includes 17 Ohio newspapers, plus other major newspapers from other states. Content includes local and regional news, including community events, schools, politics, government policies, cultural activities, local companies, state industries, and people in the community.

Newspaper Source
(http://proxy.libraries.uc.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.asp?profile=web&defaultdb=nfh) The database provides full text for 245 regional U.S. newspapers, eighteen international newspapers, six newswires, and nine newspaper columns, The Christian Science Monitor, and The Los Angeles Times.

World News Connection (http://proxy.libraries.uc.edu/login?url=http://wnc.dialog.com) Provides English translations of local newspaper articles and radio transcripts from non-US media sources. Radio transcripts are generally available 48-72 hours from the time of the original broadcast.

Issue Tracker on CQ Researcher
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http://proxy.libraries.uc.edu/login?url=http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/toc.php?mode=cqres-related
Browse issues of CQ Researcher by topic and get related reports.

Ethnic Newswatch (http://proxy.libraries.uc.edu/login?url=http://proquest.umi.com/login?COPT=U0ZEPTEmSU5UPTAmVkVSPTImREJTPTM4M0U@&clientId=5468 )
Full text articles from American ethnic and cultural newspapers, magazines and newsletters. Groups include African American, Jewish, Hispanic, Asian-American and Native Peoples. This is a good place to find articles that go beyond the mainstream press.

Genderwatch (http://proxy.libraries.uc.edu/login?url=http://proquest.umi.com/login?COPT=U0ZEPTEmSU5UPTAmVkVSPTImREJTPTM4M0Q@&clientId=5468 )
Full text collection of journals, magazines, newsletters, regional publications, books, booklets and pamphlets, conference proceedings and governmental n-g-o and special reports devoted to women's and gender issues.

New York Times (http://proxy.libraries.uc.edu/login?url=http://www.proquest.com/pqdauto?COPT=SU5UPTAmREJTPTFBQ0Q@) New York Times articles covering 1851-2004.

Facts.com (http://proxy.libraries.uc.edu/login?url=http://www.2facts.com) A weekly digest of world news. Contains some information on controversial subjects.

Rand Corportation Research Reports
(http://proxy.libraries.uc.edu/login?url=http://www.rand.org/research_areas )Corporation is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis, then shares it's findings

TOPIC search (http://search.epnet.com/login.asp?profile=web&defaultdb=tth) Current events database covering social, political & economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics.

Women's Studies International
(http://proxy.libraries.uc.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.asp?profile=web& defaultdb=fyh) covers the core disciplines in Women’s Studies to the latest scholarship in feminist research.  Over 2,000 periodical sources are represented.

Web and Internet Resources HeaderSpaces are ‘_’s in web addresses. 

Google News (http://news.google.com/) Search and browse 4,500 news sources updated continuously.

Internet Public Library: Online Newspapers (http://www.ipl.org/div/news/) Links to homepages of newspapers worldwide.

Pandia Newsfinder (http://www.pandia.com/news/index.html) A meta-search engine for finding recent articles and headlines in major news sites.

Cincinnati.Com (http://www.cincinnati.com) Web site for Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati Post, Cin Weekly, and WCPO, serves as a general guide to the city.

NPR (http://www.npr.org) Web site of the National Public Radio. Archives, transcripts and online newscasts.

BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/?ok ) The web site of the British Broadcasting Company. A different view on the World news.

Google Web Directory: Issues (http://directory.google.com/Top/Society/Issues/) A good starting point for finding Internet sites about social and political issues.

Yahoo’s Issues & Causes (http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Issues_and_Causes/) Another source for sites on a variety of controversial issues.


revised 09/2007 - Kathleen Epperson
revised 09/22/2006 - Diana S. Riemenschneider
created 06/10/2005 - Diana S. Riemenschneider



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