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Credo Reference

The academic alternative to Wikipedia! Pulls articles from a wide range of encyclopedias and dictionaries written by subject experts.

The academic alternative to Wikipedia! Provides access to nearly 500 encyclopedias and dictionaries. Search by concept map. Includes thousands of searchable images.

Academic Search Elite
Includes ACADEMIC articles and articles from NEWSPAPERS and popular magazines. Provided by EBCOHost. See the video below for more searching tips.

Comprehensive index to scholarly journals and general periodicals in all subject and interdisciplinary areas, including full text. Coverage prior to 1990 is sparse.
JSTOR
ACADEMIC or Scholarly articles only. Most articles from the most recent five years held back or embargoed.

Full text of hundreds of scholarly journals in all disciplines dating back to the 1700s.