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Online reference service made up of over 500 full-text books; includes in-depth Topic Pages, Content Mapping, and linking to other library resources.

Database covering viewpoints on a variety of social topics. It includes articles, topic overviews, government and organizational statistics court cases, profiles, and more.

Find single-themed current topic reports researched and written by journalists. Includes topics such as health, education, the environment, technology, and the economy. Each report is roughly 24 pages long and includes an overview, chronology, pro/con debate, short features, maps/graphs, bibliography, and next steps.

Comprehensive, scholarly full-text database for multidisciplinary research; This database provides complete coverage of multidisciplinary academic journals, peer-reviewed journals, full-text periodicals, reports, books, and more; 1887 - Present.

This is the gateway to ProQuest databases available at FIU, including: ABI/Inform Global, ABI/Inform Trade and Industry, Criminal Justice Periodicals, ProQuest Newspapers, the New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal.

Provides holistic topic perspectives by integrating a multitude of content, including reference articles, periodical and newspaper articles, primary sources, multimedia records (including charts, graphs, maps and tables), and video and audio content from NBC, NPR and many other respected sources.