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Research the Most Current Information you
Can Find
Research current information from a variety
of sources. To use the most current
information on a topic, use databases that cover
multiple subject area. For specialized databases
and sources select the appropriate
Subject Guide.
Databases at Rio Hondo College Library:
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ProQuest
is an extensive periodicals
and newspapers database covering social
issues, business, health, science,
economics, current events and more. Over
2200 full-text journal titles plus the full
text of the Los Angeles Times and New York
Times.
ProQuest tutorial
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CQ Researcher
This
is the online version of the print (paper)
publication CQ Researcher. The paper version
can be found in the Library periodical
reading room (H35.E35 1 SERIALS
Periodicals,2nd Floor ).
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Issues &
Controversies @ FACTS.com has
up-to-date, in-depth, and
objective information on prominent and hotly
debated issues. Chronologies, illustrations,
maps, tables, sidebars, bibliographies, and
contact information augment the balanced and
accurate coverage of current and historical
events.
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Professional Collection is a custom
selection of more than 300 full-text
journals for educators that is updated daily
and provides 24 hour access from school or
home. The Professional Collection includes
journals in the Arts and Humanities, Child
and Adolescent Psychology and Development,
Drug and Alcohol Abuse,
Health/Nutrition/Fitness, Learning
Disabilities, Literature, School Law,
Science and Technology, Social Sciences, and
Sports/Athletic Training.
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PsycARTICLES
is a premium collection
of full-text articles from major scholarly
journals in
the discipline of psychology. Most of the 58
APA journals included in PsycARTICLES now go
back to volume 1, issue 1. The earliest
journal is Psychological Review, which was
started in 1894. The database also contains
journals that are no longer published.
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Pro
& Con from Congressional Digest Corp.
is
the online version of the independent monthly.
It contains key legislative issues before
Congress, and includes objective and
single-topic coverage of major Supreme Court
debates.
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National Library for the Environment NLE
is a single point of access to the world's
environmental information, and provides
objective and scientifically sound
information on a wide range of environmental
issues. The main feature of NLE is the full
text of approximately 600 Congressional
Research Service Reports dealing with
environmental issues. It also includes
various other useful sections such as the
Population & Environment Linkages Service
(Pop Environment) consists of Web sites on
interesting environmental topics, and a
direct link to the Virtual Library of
Ecology, Biodiversity, and the Environment
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ERIC The Educational Resources Information
Center (ERIC) is a federally-funded
national information system for a broad
range of education-related issues. It
contains more than 2,200 digests along with
references for additional information and
citations and abstracts from more than 980
educational and education-related journals.
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Counting California contains
government-produced statistical information
about California. Counting California
includes current and historical census data,
almanac-style statistics, county business
data, and a range of education, crime,
election, and demographic information.
Newspapers/News
- News Directory
http://www.newspapers.com
- Google News -
http://news.google.com/
- Yahoo News -
http://news.yahoo.com/
- HeadlineSpot -
http://www.headlinespot.com/
- NewsCenter -
http://gwis2.circ.gwu.edu/~gprice/newscenter.htm
- ABC - http;//www.abcnews.go.com
- CBS -
http://www.cbsnews.com
- CNN -
http://www.cnn.com
Opinion Polls
- Gallup Organization -
http://www.galluppoll.com
- Polling Report -
http://www.pollingreport.com
Other Internet Resources
- Brookings Institution Policy Briefs -
http://www.brookings.edu/comm/policybriefs/archive.htm
- Almanac of Policy Issues -
http://www.policyalmanac.org
- Public Agenda Online -
http://publicagenda.com
Blogs, listings, news
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Blogdigger -
http://www.blogdigger.com
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Blogpulse -
http://www.blogpulse.com
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Feedster - http://www.feedster.com
- Internet News - http://www.websearchguide.ca/netblog/
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