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Tips & Tools:
Electronic databases index a variety of resources such as magazine, newspaper, and journal articles; conference proceedings; books; commentaries; and book reviews. The electronic databases listed here are general resources that will be helpful for developing speeches. If you are looking for discipline-specific information (e.g. medicine, psychology, sociology), try searching the library's databases by discipline under the "Find Articles" heading on the library's homepage or ask a reference librarian for help.
Database Searching Tips ProQuest Newspapers
Offers full text of 300+ U.S. and international news sources. Includes coverage of 150+ major U.S. and international newspapers such as The New York Times and the Times of London, plus hundreds of other news sources and news wires.
- Use quotation marks to search for exact phrases (e.g. "child obesity").
- The * symbol is used for truncation: searching for alternative endings of words. For example, search for cultur* to find culture, cultural, cultures).
- The ? symbol is the wildcard symbol used to replace single characters inside a word. For example, search for wom?n to find woman and women.
Academic Search Premier
Academic Search Premier is a multi-disciplinary database providing access to journal, magazine, and newspaper articles.
- Use quotation marks to search for exact phrases (e.g. "agenda setting theory").
- Use * to look for alternative endings which broadens your search (e.g. search for theat* to find both theatre and theater).
- Use ? to replace single characters inside a word.
- Use the subject headings provided in the "narrow your results by subject" column to lead you to additional search terms.
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to see if Concordia owns the full-text of the journal either in print or online. 
CQ Researcher
This database provides information on an array of social, economic, political, and environmental issues. Most reports contain bibliographies to advance one's research.
- Use the "Quick Search" option on the homepage to begin your search or browse by topic or date.
- Use the "Issue Tracker" feature that appears with each entry to locate other articles related to your topic.
CQ Weekly
This database provides access to reports, articles, votes, debates, bills, and more that occur each week in U.S. legislative bodies. Archives of CQ Weekly are available online from 1983.
- Use the "Quick Search" option on the homepage to begin your search or browse by topic or date.
- Use the "Latest Votes" tab to view votes from the last 10 days.