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Academic Search Complete (ASC)
A scholarly, multi-disciplinary database that offers more than 6,100 full-text periodicals. In addition to full-text articles, Academic Search Complete provides indexing and abstracts for many more resources, including indexing for more than 10,100 journals, scholarly books, reports, conference proceedings, etc. It includes some searchable PDF content going back as far as 1887.
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CQ Encyclopedia of American Government
Congressional Quarterly Electronic Encyclopedia of American Government is a reference source on Congress, the Presidency, Supreme Court, and the U.S. Election process.
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CQ Public Affairs Collection
The Congressional Quarterly Public Affairs Collection is a reference tool that brings together reports on vital issues, statistical and historical analyses, historic documents and primary source materials, as well as a directory of key government, nonprofit, and private organizations in each of the major policy areas.
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CQ Researcher
1991 - present
The Congressional Quarterly Researcher explores a single issue in the
news in depth each week. Topics range from social and teen issues to
environment, health, education and science and technology.
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CQ Supreme Court Collection
Congressional Quarterly Supreme Court Collection blends historical analysis with timely updates and expert commentary of Supreme Court justices, Supreme Court institutional history, and the U.S. Constitution.
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Credo
An online reference library of hundreds of reference titles with the capability of searching through Squires Library's online catalog and databases. Credo includes general and subject-specific reference tools, as well as images, sound files, animations, and videos. |
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Washington Information Directory
Washington Information Directory is a one-stop mega-database for national, international, and state level contacts. More than 10,000 federal offices, regulatory agencies, congressional committees, international organizations, and state government contacts are available.
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Westlaw's Campus Research
Campus Research provides access to news and business information and law-related resources. The resources in this database are designed specifically for use by students needing to research case law, state and federal statutes, administrative codes, law journals and reviews, and news information.
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Academic OneFile
Academic OneFile provides access to peer-reviewed, full-text articles from journals and reference sources. It also offers full text of the New York Times from 1995 to the present and includes transcripts and audio files from National Public Radio (NPR).
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America's Newspapers (Newsbank)
A database of the complete electronic editions of more than 750 U.S. newspapers, including major newspapers such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and regional newspapers such as The Knoxville News-Sentinel and The Tennessean.
Paid advertisements are excluded.
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Career Insider (by Vault)
Career Insider offers advice for job-seekers and information about various professions and companies. Included are articles, career guides, online discussions, blogs, videos, and sample resumes and cover letters.
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Custom Newspapers (InfoTrac)
A collection of more than 650 national and international newspapers. Includes the Chattanooga Times/Free Press.
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Expanded Academic ASAP
1980 - present
Coverage in the social sciences, humanities, sciences, and technology, national news, and general interest, with a concentration on scholarly journals.
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General OneFile
General OneFile is a source for news and periodical articles covering a wide range of topics. It includes full-text articles, along with some images and NPR transcripts and audio files. Updated daily.
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GreenFILE
GreenFILE offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on the environmental effects of individuals, corporations and local/national governments, and what can be done at each level to minimize these effects. |
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Hispanic American Periodicals Index
1970-present
Index to articles, book reviews and other material on Central and South America, Mexico, the Caribbean basin, the U.S.-Mexico border region, and Hispanics in the United States. Covers more than 400 social science and humanities journals published throughout the world.
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JSTOR
1800 to 3 years before present date.
A digital archive collection of scholarly journals starting with the first issues (many of which date from the 1800s). |
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LearningExpress Library
This resource contains practice tests and interactive tutorials for various academic and professional standardized tests. The tutorials and practice tests offer immediate scoring, answer explanations, and individual analysis of test results.
Included are:
- courses and practice tests in math, reading, and writing for adults, as well as elementary and high school students,
- practice tests for: GED, ACT, SAT, advanced placement, GRE, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT, TOEFL, and U.S. citizenship,
- practice certification tests for: civil service, teacher praxis, real estate, and EMS,
- e-books for skill building and career development.
To use LearningExpress Library tools, you must first set up your own individual account. On their welcome page, click the ""New User"" button. Enter a username and password that are easy for you to remember, because if you forget your password there will be no way to retrieve your password.
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Points of View Reference Center
A full-text database of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. For each topic there is an overview along with positive arguments (point) and opposing arguments (counterpoint). Source materials include essays, political magazines, newspapers, news transcripts, primary source documents, and reference books. This database also offers guides to developing arguments and writing position papers.
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Project Muse
The full text from over 100 scholarly journals in arts and humanities, the social sciences, and mathematics.
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