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.
coverage: 1991 to present
Provides full-text reference books in 20 subject areas. It includes over 180 titles and 65,000 images "powered by a network of cross-references that cut across topics, titles and publishers to provide answers - and new connections - in context." coverage: Varies
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Often your professor will ask you to use scholarly articles, academic articles, or peer-reviewed articles. These are generally all the same thing. They are written by scholars who are experts in their fields and are usually tied to a college or university. They are great for:
Bowman Library has a large variety of books and ebooks that are chosen for their relevance to the courses offered. You can access ebooks directly from the library website whether your off or on campus. Books and ebooks are good for finding overviews and history of your topic. You don't need to read the whole book to get the information you need for your project; often one chapter of a scholarly book will cover the information you need.
Literary Journals (Primary sources)
Collections of photos and information about modern movements
Site searches are a great way to find credible sources online. You can tell Google to search for results only on one kind of site, or one specific site.
For example, if you only want results from educational sources, you can use this :
site:.edu modernist
Or site:.org modernist for results from Museums, Archives, or History Projects.
You can also choose a specific source, like the New York times newspaper by typing site:NYTimes.com Modernist