Philosophy- EPCC Valle Verde Campus - Manuela A. Gomez

When you are ready to search for articles from magazines, journals, and newspapers on your topic, go to the following library webpage: https://www.epcc.edu/Services/Libraries​

1. Click on "Online Databases."  (An online database is a collection of magazines journals, and newspapers that have been placed on the computer.)
2. The databases are divided up by subject.  Choose the subject closest to your topic.
3. Try these subjects for your topic: Controversial Issues, General Interest, Newspaper/Current Events, Humanities, or Subject of your topic ex. Health.
4. Choose a database under one of these subjects.
5. Select the database you would like to use by clicking on the title. (If you are off-campus, click on "Off-campus access." You will be asked to enter your last name and EPCC ID number.)
6. Enter your keywords in the search box and click search.
7. Checkmark the Full Text box (limits to articles with full text article attached.)
8. Find the article you want to read and click on the title.
9. To read the article, click on pdf or html full-text link provided.
10. You can e-mail, print, or save the article.

**Select OFF CAMPUS ACCESS if you're working from home.**

Subject: Controversial Issues

Opposing Viewpoints in Context -- [Full text | Gale | Off-campus access]

Provides social issues viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles. Sources used are the Opposing Viewpoints Series from Greenhaven Press, as well as other Gale and Macmillan Reference USA core reference sources.

Subject: General Interest

Academic Search Complete -- [Full Text | Ebsco | Off-campus access] 

This database provides access to more than 13,000 magazines, journals, and newspapers.  Search using keywords.  Checkmark Full Text box. Click on the title of any article you would like to view.  Print, Save, or E-mail articles.

Academic One File -- [Full text | Gale | Off-campus access]

Provides indexing to more than 13,000 titles in the physical sciences, technology, medicine, arts, theology, literature, engineering, business and other subjects beginning in 1980.  Includes peer-reviewed articles from over 7,300 academic journals and reference sources with more than 5,000 full-text.

Subject: Newspapers/Current Events

Access World News  [Full Text | NewsBank | Off-campus access] 

A comprehensive news collection is ideal for exploring issues and events at the local, regional, national and international level. Its diverse source types include print and online-only newspapers, blogs, newswires, journals, broadcast transcripts and videos.
http://iw.newsbank.com/

NexisUni -- [Full Text | LexisNexis® | Off-campus access] 

This database provides access to more than 15,000 news, business, and legal sources —including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790. 

Subject: Humanities

JSTOR Essential -- [Full Text |JSTOR | Off-campus access]

Foundational content in the Humanities and Social Sciences with nearly 700 core titles across 45 disciplines.
https://www.jstor.org

Humanities Full Text -- [Full Text | Ebsco | Off-campus access]

Includes many of the most important academic journals in the humanities with the full text of articles from over 300 periodicals dating back to 1995, and high-quality indexing for almost 700 journals - of which 470 are peer-reviewed - dating as far back as 1984.

Religion & Philosophy Collection -- [Full Text | Ebsco | Off-campus access] 

Provides extensive coverage of topics such as world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy. Includes more than 300 full text journals, of which more than 250 are peer-reviewed titles.

Subject: Reference

Credo Reference -- [Full text | Ebsco | Off-campus access] *NEW*

Credo is an easy-to-use tool for starting research. Gather background information on your topic from hundreds of full-text encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, quotations, and subject-specific titles, as well as 500,000+ images and audio files and over 1,000 videos

Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia   [Full text | Ebsco | Off-campus access]

A full text encyclopedia with over 25,000 records, covering an array of topics. Updated annually.
http://search.ebscohost.com/