Social Sciences Databases with Journal, Magazine & Newspaper Articles

To access Oakton Library databases, click on the database name. From an off-campus computer, use your Oakton username and password to login. Questions? Please call 847.635.1644.

ASAP - Expanded Academic ASAP InfoTrac

Includes more than 3,500 indexed and full-text titles - of which 2,100 are peer-reviewed - in all disciplines.

Academic Search Complete EBSCO

Provides a comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 7,000 full-text periodicals - of which 6,000 are peer-reviewed journals - in all disciplines.
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CQ Researcher

Each issue examines a single "hot" topic with comments from experts, lawmakers and citizens on all sides of every issue. Includes charts, graphs and sidebar articles -- plus a pro-con feature, a chronology, lengthy bibliographies and a list of contacts.
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FactsOnFile World Geography & Culture

Provides country geography and physical features, government, people, and society facts at a glance and in-depth coverage through country entries, maps, flags, images, statistics, news articles, a gazetteer, and more.

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center Gale

Database of contemporary social issues with content structured to promote critical-thinking skills. It contains more than 400 reference book titles, more than 8,700 pro and con viewpoint articles, and a variety of periodicals, podcasts, reviewed Web links, images, statistical tables, charts, and graphs.
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