FIND TOPICS

• CQ Researcher: a great place look for controversial issues and in-depth background information on a variety of current topics
• Topic Search: looking for a topic for your assignment? this database provides information on current issues and suggests great topics.

FIND ARTICLES

• ABI/Inform: more than 750 business periodicals including trade and industry research.
• Academic Search Premier: search here for journal articles on almost any topic
• ArticleFirst: index of more than 13,000 journals in many topic areas
• Computer Source: search here for the latest trends in the high-tech industry
• EBSCO Education Databases: search among several educational databases including the Vocational and Career Collection for trade related publications - if you desire an article that is not available in full-text, we can request it for you
• Library, Information Sciences and Technology Abstracts (LISTA): over 600 library related journals are indexed on LISTA.
• ProQuest Research Library: both abstracts and full-text articles on multi-disciplinary topics ranging from arts to medicine.

FIND NEWPAPER ARTICLES

• National Newspapers Core: search the Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post all at the same time, or select a specific title from the Publications link on the database home page
• Newspaper Source: find news articles from around the world 
• Washington State Newsstand: articles from newspapers such as the Seattle Times and Tri-Cities Herald.

FIND BACKGROUND INFORMATION

• Culturegrams: find out about cultures, major exports and customs of countries and states around the world
• GPO Monthly Catalog: if the US Government prints it, you'll probably find it here.
• World Almanac: basic background information on all kinds of fascinating topics.
• WorldCat: a world-wide catalog of books and materials owned by libraries. We can order materials and have them brought to our library for you.