World History and Geography Databases with Journal, Magazine and Newspaper Articles

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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 (Help Guide: PDF | Text)

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.

Business Source Complete EBSCO (Help Guide: Text)

Includes more than 3,650 full text business-related magazines and peer-reviewed journals covering marketing, management, accounting, finance, and economics along with Country Reports, Industry Reports, Market Research Reports, SWOT Analyses, and Company Profiles.

CQ Researcher (Help Guide: Text)

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.

CQ Global Researcher

Provides in-depth coverage of global affairs from a number of international viewpoints. 

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.

Humanities International Complete via EBSCO

Includes more 1,030 journals in full-text including articles, essays and reviews, as well as original creative works including poems, fiction, photographs, paintings and illustrations.

LexisNexis Academic (News Help Guide: PDF | Text)

Includes more than 32,000 full-text sources including international news, company news, financial information, transcripts of major TV and radio programs, market research, industry reports, and legal information such as case law, statutes, and regulations. 

SocINDEX FullText EBSCO (Help Guide: PDF | Text)

Provides more than 777 full-text titles including "core" sociology peer-reviewed journals.