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Journal and Magazine Databases

SIRS

  • SIRS Researcher is a general reference database containing thousands of full-text articles exploring social, scientific, health, historic, business, economic, political and global issues. Articles and graphics are selected from 1,500 domestic and international publications. Articles are indexed according to Library of Congress subject headings and can be printed, saved and e-mailed.
  • SIRS Renassance provides current information on architecture and design, culture, literature, multimedia, music, performing arts, philosophy and religion, and visual arts. Full-text articles are selected from over 1,000 domestic and international publications.
  • SIRS Government Reporter provides current and historic government documents; landmark and recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions; information about federal departments, agencies, elected leaders and more. The main database delivers thousands of full-text documents and graphics concerning a wide variety of topics: health, science, economics, environment, politics, foreign affairs, business and industry.
  • Access restrictions: Available to students, faculty, and staff on the SWOSU Sayre campus.
  • Full-text and index

Academic Search Complete
This resource contains over 5,400 full-text periodicals, including 4,500+ peer-reviewed journals covering all subject areas. This database also indexes and abstracts more than 9,300 journals, monographs, reports, and conference proceedings.

America in the 50s, 60, 70s, 80s, and 90s (Salem Press)
This resource is a survey of North America in the 20th century, with sharp focus on each decade. It examines the iconic personalities and moments that marked each ten-year period and defined each decade. The sets cover events, movements, people, and trends in popular culture, literature, art, sports, science, technology, economics, and politics in both the United States and Canada.
  • Access restrictions: Available to SWOSU students, faculty, and staff on and off campus.
  • Full text

CQ Researcher
CQ Researcher is a resource for in-depth analytical reports on current and controversial issues. CQ Researcher's reports provide balanced, objective, forward-looking information that's written to encourage reader discussion, critical thinking, and facilitate further research. Each report gives the reader a broad overview of the issue, including the historical background and a discussion of current controversies and initiatives.

Hospitality and Tourism Complete
This resource covers scholarly research and industry news relating to all areas of hospitality and tourism. It includes the full text for 480+ publications, including periodicals, company and country reports, and books.

Issues and Controversies (FACTS.com)
Issues and Controversies provides up-to-date, in-depth and objective information on the most prominent and hotly debated issues of the day. It combines objective analysis with clear explanations of opposing points of view. Chronologies, illustrations, maps, tables, sidebars, bibliographies and contact information augment the balanced, accurate coverage of current and historical events.

Points of View Reference Center
This resource is a full-text database that provides essays presenting multiple sides of a current issue. The database provides 250 topics, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument), counterpoint (opposing argument), and a Critical Thinking Guide. Example topics include: affirmative action, cloning, DNA profiling, HIV/AIDS status disclosure, immigration, Iraq, Israel and the Palestinians, Katrina and FEMA response, nuclear proliferation, separation of church and state, standardized testing, stem cell research, tax cuts, voting machines, and many more.

Today's Science (FACTS.com)
Today's Science presents the latest scientific discoveries and the fundamental concepts that underlie them. Drawing on major scientific journals, magazines and newspapers in the United States and abroad, Today’s Science covers health, the environment, technology, life science, physical science, earth and space science, and science and society.

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Other Library Catalogs

WorldCat
Search the holdings of academic, public, and special libraries throughout the US and the world. Use WorldCat to search for books, videos, and other materials not owned by the SWOSU library and request them through interlibrary loan.

  • Access restrictions: Available to SWOSU students and employees.

Oklahoma Statewide Library Catalog
Search the holdings of most Oklahoma academic, public, school, and special libraries. 

Books in Print with Reviews (Bowker)
Get detailed information on over 2.5 million books that are in print, forthcoming, or declared out-of-print or out-of-stock indefinitely since 1979. BIP contains more than 500,000 full text book reviews from the following sources: CHOICE, Library Journal, School Library Journal, Research & Reference Book News, University Press Book News, Sci-Tech Book News, Publisher’s Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, Quill & Quire, Horn Book Guide, Horn Book Magazine, and the Boston Book Review.

  • Access restrictions: Available to SWOSU students, faculty, and staff on and off-campus.
  • Full text and index