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- Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
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A multi-disciplinary database which offers information in many areas of academic study. This database supports high-level research in the key areas of academic study by providing access to journals, periodicals, reports, books and more. (VIVA) - ProQuest Research Library This link opens in a new window
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Magazines and journals. (NVCC) - Opposing Viewpoints (Gale In Context) This link opens in a new window
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Essays, magazines, journals, newspapers, statistics, primary sources; focus is on controversial issues. (VCCS) - Issues & Controversies This link opens in a new windowDetailed reports on controversial issues in the news. (VCCS)
Search Tips
Select the most important 2-3 terms related to your topic. Put the word AND between each new term; this tells the database to look for resources with ALL your terms.
football players AND concussions
Use quotation marks ( " " ) around phrases (two or more words); this tells the database to look for the words in that specific order.
"football players" AND concussions
Use the asterisk (*) to find multiple endings of one word; using concussion* as a search term will include results that refer to concussion and concussions.
"football players" AND concussion*