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Newspaper Databases
- ProQuest Newsstream This link opens in a new window
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A broad collection of newspaper articles published across the U.S.. Covers 1995 - current for most newspapers. An ELM Database. - Access World News This link opens in a new window
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A comprehensive current news database, contains hundreds of local, regional, national, and international news sources (including the St. Paul Pioneer Press and Minneapolis Star Tribune). - World News Connection This link opens in a new window
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Translated and English-language news and information. Particularly effective in its coverage of local media sources from around the world. Covers 1995-2013.
- List of All Carleton Newspaper DatabasesWe have a whole bunch of newspaper databases, each one good for a different segment of news publications. Browse the list to see if one of these tools will help you in your research.
Disciplinary Databases
- Historical Abstracts This link opens in a new window
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The primary place to find scholarship on world history. (For U.S. and Canadian History, use America: History and Life). Covers publications from 1955 - present. - America: History & Life This link opens in a new window
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Contains information about scholarly articles on the history and culture of the U. S. and Canada. (For World History, use Historical Abstracts) - Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new window
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Main index to research in sociology, anthropology, and related fields in the social and behavioral sciences. Covers 1963 - current. - EconLit This link opens in a new window
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Key index to economics journal articles, books, dissertations and working papers. Content includes both economic theory and application. Covers 1969 - current. - PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
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The premier search tool for all areas of psychology and related disciplines. Covers 1840 - current.
Note: There are fewer than 115 records from earlier than 1894. - PAIS: Public Affairs Information Service This link opens in a new window
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Includes information about articles, books, conference proceedings, government documents, book chapters, and statistical directories about international public affairs. Covers publications from 1914 - present.
Remember!
Many sources that will be useful for your topic do not include the word "globalization" directly. Think creatively about the kinds of sources that can help you investigate globalization, including sources that don't use that term at all.
