Databases To Get You Started 

The UCI Libraries subscribe to hundreds of databases. This can make it difficult to choose the right one. 

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Here is a list of recommended starting points. Choose one or more based on your subject area.

Academic Search Complete *(Scholarly and news articles on a variety of topics)

Gale Virtual Reference Library *(Background information on all topics)

Web of Science *(Arts and humanities, social sciences, and science)

JSTOR *(Archive of scholarly journals in humanities, social science, and science)

LexisNexis^™ *(News, business, legal and government information)

CQ Researcher *(Current and controversial issues)

CQ Global Researcher *(Current and controversial issues)

Opposing Viewpoints *(Current controversial social and political issues)

Digital Dissertations *(Dissertations in arts, humanities, social sciences and science)

Google Scholar (Provides an easy way to search for scholarly literature in many disciplines)