Magazines & Newspapers

Magazines

Magazine databases are good for research papers. If you are doing a literature project, use Literature Resource Center.

General OneFile - TEL
Search an index of 5,163 full-text scholarly, trade, and general-interest periodicals. Includes indexing of magazine titles from 1980 to the present.

Academic OneFile - TEL
Peer-reviewed, full-text articles. Covers the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects. To browse a list of the periodicals in OneFile, see the Title list.

Expanded Academic ASAP - TEL
Full-text articles from 2,167 full-text titles. Subject coverage includes humanities, social sciences, general sciences, and current events from 1980 to the present.

Points of View Reference Center
Series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. The database provides 200 topics, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument) and counterpoint (opposing argument).

Newspapers

Newspapers are a good source for current issues papers. The Tennessean database also has coverage on special topics in current events worldwide.

The Tennessean
1999-present Full-text of articles from the current Tennessean newspaper.

New York Times
(1999 -- present) An index of full-text articles. Includes articles from the New York Times Magazine and New York Times Book Review.

Wall Street Journal
(1984 -- present) An index of full-text articles.

Points of View Reference Center
Series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. The database provides 200 topics, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument) and counterpoint (opposing argument).

Literature Criticism

Literature Resource Center (LRC) - TEL
If you have a literature paper to write, this is the source you need. Find articles (with text online), biographies, and critical analyses of authors from every age and literary discipline. Search for info by author name, title, topic, or time period.

Literary Index
Find a bibliography of entries on a literary author or work in Gale Reference books.

Litfinder (Poem Finder)
Search 800,000 poetry citations and 125,000 Full-text poems. Also find short stories, essays, speeches, and plays.

Novelist
Discover new books to read! Search the 57,000-title database by subject or genre. Browse 350 different categories of science fiction, romance, mysteries, fantasy, horror, westerns and adventure.

Health

Health and Wellness Resource Center - TEL
Full-text articles on health issues from reference books, periodicals. A good resource of consumer information on alternative medicine and nutrition.

College & Career Prep

Testing and Education Reference Center
Online practice tests and test prep books for college/graduate school admissions, exams to help you earn college credit, civil service/licensing exams, and military entrance exams, plus the G.E.D. Also has college and financial aid search tools.

Encyclopedias & Reference

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Search specific encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources. Includes:
Encyclopedia of World Biography
Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations
And More...

General Reference Center Gold
Search specific encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources. Includes:
Columbia Encyclopedia
World Almanac & Book of Facts
Blackbirch Maps - country and state maps
And More...

Recommended Websites - Reference
Search specific encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources.

Vocational & Technical Education

Auto Repair Reference Center
Detailed information on approximately 25,000 domestic and imported vehicles from major manufacturers. Repair information for most vintage makes start as far back as 1954. Includes factory drawings and step-by-step photographs; technical service bulletins & recalls issued by the original equipment vehicle manufacturer; wiring diagrams for easy viewing and printing; maintenance schedules; Quick Tips, and more. Information from Nichols Publishing, publisher of Chilton auto repair manuals.

Computer Database
Use this database to find computer-related product introductions, news and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications and the application of technology.

Testing and Education Reference Center
Online practice tests and test prep books for civil service/licensing exams and military entrance exams, plus the G.E.D. Also has college and financial aid search tools.