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Research Sources
Reference resources can help you get an overview of a topic. They also give you an idea of key terms associated with a topic that can help you with further searching.
- CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
Provides original, comprehensive reporting and analysis on current events, including summaries and bibliographies. Controversial topics are addressed in a balanced, unbiased manner in the Congressional Quarterly tradition.
- Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text reference books in 20 subject areas. Includes over 180 titles & 65,000 images that are cross referenced across discipline.
- EBSCOhost (includes several component databases) This link opens in a new windowProvides online access to a wide collection of databases, including Academic Search Premier, Business Source Complete, Newspaper Source, Alt HealthWatch, and more. Offers the ability to search one or more of these at the same time. Sources include scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, reports, etc.
- Google Scholar This link opens in a new windowProvides access to scholarly literature "across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations." Note that many articles contain only the citation and no full text; if full text is not available, you can order articles or books via Interlibrary Loan.
- Statista This link opens in a new window
One of the world's largest statistics portals with data from over 18,000 sources. Provides access to 1 million statistics. Also contains information on industries, countries, digital markets, and other topics, as well as infographics.
- New York Times (NYTimes.com) This link opens in a new windowActivate your subscription from one of the links below using the appropriate link at the time you sign up. After creating your account, you can log onto the NY Times site directly using your Menlo email & password on any device. The Menlo community has full text access from 1851 to the present.
- Wall Street Journal (Eastern Edition) This link opens in a new windowAccess the Eastern Edition of the Wall Street Journal through ABI/Inform. Use the search option to search for articles or browse by issue. Coverage from 1984-present.