The Chicago Defender is an African American newspaper important for historical research on civil rights, segregation, migration to the industrial states, anti-lynching legislation, the modern civil rights movement and radical sentiments of the late 1960s.

Communication Abstracts provides coverage of recent literature in all areas of communication studies (mass, interpersonal and new communication technologies).

Includes indexing and abstracts for over 370 journals related to communication and mass media, and selected coverage of over 230 more, for a combined coverage of over 600 titles. Full text for more than 240 journals.

A bibliographic database that provides cover-to-cover indexing and abstracts for more than 300 publications, as well as full text for more than 90 journals and nearly 60 books.

The MLA International Bibliography with Full Text combines the definitive index for the study of language, literature, linguistics, rhetoric and composition, folklore, and film with full text for more than 1,000 journals, including many of the leading publications in these fields. Produced by the Modern Language Ashibciation (MLA) and international in scope, the bibliography covers scholarly publications from the early 20th century to the present, including journal articles, books, articles in books, series, translations, scholarly editions, websites, and dissertations. The database also includes the MLA Directory of Periodicals and the MLA Thesaurus, a proprietary, searchable collection of thousands of subject terms, and personal names used in indexing the bibliography.

Illuminates the cultural, regional, ethical, and economic viewpoints from the American Civil War period. Includes eight regionally balanced cover-to-cover newspapers and nearly 2,000 pamphlets.

Indexes journals covering all facets of sociology and related disciplines including anthropology, criminology, demography, education, law and penology, race relations, social psychology, and urban studies.

Indexes evening network news broadcasts from 1968 to the present with streaming video for broadcasts from NBC and CNN (broadcasts from other networks only available with payment)