Library Databases for Background and Advocacy
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new windowCovers all subject areas. Has a mix of magazines and journals including many that are peer-reviewed. Also includes a few major newspapers.
- Opposing Viewpoints (Gale in Context) This link opens in a new windowFeatures "viewpoint" articles on contemporary issues that argue a particular viewpoint.
- Points of View Reference Center This link opens in a new windowEssays on controversial issues to develop debates or be a starting point in writing a position paper.
- America's News This link opens in a new windowFulltext content from thousands of sources, including local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers, news video, and news blogs. Try adding the words like 'editorial' or "opinion' to find articles that could argue a particular point.
- Factiva This link opens in a new windowAccess to global news and business information including the Wall Street Journal, as well as local newspapers, same-day newswires, company reports, and media programs. Not all content is available.
- State Newspaper (1891-present) This link opens in a new windowKeyword-searchable, online access to the entire historical archive of Columbia's newspaper from 1891 up to today's issue.
- Nexis Uni This link opens in a new windowMore news sources. Use the same tip of adding 'editorial' or 'opinion' to your search.
- Gamecock, The (1908-2006) This link opens in a new windowAre you advocating for something at the university? Digital archives of The Gamecock (Columbia, S.C.) newspaper 1908 to 2006. Also provides link to 2007 to present issues.
- iPOLL (Roper Center) This link opens in a new windowThe largest source for opinion polling data. Data covers 1935 to the present on a broad range of topics.
Do you have a health-related topic but want sources written for a non-medical audience? Try these databases.
- Alt HealthWatch This link opens in a new windowProvides indexing and full text for more than a hundred complementary, alternative, and holistic health care publications, some of which are peer-reviewed.
- Consumer Health Complete This link opens in a new windowOriented to people outside of the health professions. Covering all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic, and integrated medicine.
- Health Source: Consumer Edition This link opens in a new windowArticles, pamphlets, and reference sources on health for the non-specialist.
- MedlinePlusMedlinePlus is the National Institutes of Health's Web site for patients and their families and friends. Produced by the National Library of Medicine
