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Academic Search Premier
(Some Full-text)
 This is a multi-disciplinary full text database containing full text for nearly 4,700 publications, including more than 3,600 peer-reviewed publications. It offers information in nearly every area of academic study. TIP: Refer to the left side bar of your search results page for more focused results. TIP: If the article you need is not available in full-text, click on "Check Availability at Ramapo" link to see if the full text is available in our collection.
Communication & Mass Media Complete
(Some Full-text)		Provides articles on all aspects of communication and mass media.
Wilson's Omnifile Fulltext Mega
(Some Full-text)		Provides electronic access to full text articles, images, abstracts, and citations from over 4,000 journals. Coverage is back as early as 1982. Users have access to information on virtually any subject. TIPS: Refer to the left side bar of your search results page for more focused results; Scholarly or peer-reviewed articles are marked with a graduation cap (Peer Reviewed).


CQ Researcher
(Full-text)
 Provides in-depth analysis of the most current and controversial issues with complete summaries, all the pros and cons, and more. TIP: Use "Browse Topics," "Issue Tracker" or "Recent Reports" for ideas for your speeches.

JSTOR
(Full-text)
 JSTOR complete covers archival full-text scholarly articles in the arts and sciences, biological sciences, humanities, social sciences, mathematics, ecology, botany, music, business, and statistics. TIP: To print, use JSTOR 's print option.

LexisNexis Academic
(Full-text)		This is a good resource if you are researching on news, current events, business and legal topics. TIP: Use the "How do I?" link or the view the tutorials on the left side bar of LexisNexis if you have problems searching.

Social Sciences Full Text
(Full-text)		Covers the latest concepts, trends, opinions, theories, and methods in the social sciences. Some of the subjects covered are Environmental Studies, Ethics, Gender Studies, Law, Community Heath & Medical Care, Sociology, etc.


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