Articles - ENGL 057 - Critical Connections in Reading and Writing - Landenberger - LibGuides at Harrisburg Area Community College

Basic Database Searching

These databases provide articles from a wide variety of national, regional, and local newspapers.

US Newsstream
Articles from several national newspapers: The Christian Science Monitor, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and The LA Times.
NewsBank America's Newspapers
Articles from Pennsylvania and national newspapers.

The Patriot News (1986- ), Lancaster Inelligencer Journal (1995- ), Lancaster New Era (1995- ), Lancaster Sunday News (1995- ), Lebanon Daily News (09/15.2001- ), York Daily Record & Sunday News (09/16/2001- ), and the York Dispatch (09/2001- ). Does not provide cover-to-cover text of the print editions.
Newspaper Source
Articles from U.S. and international newspapers.

These databases provide articles from every subject area.

MasterFILE Premier
Articles from general interest magazines covering a broad range of subjects. Also includes reference books, biographies, primary sources documents, and images.
Research Library (ProQuest)
Articles from scholarly journals and magazines and reports covering every subject area. Includes images and statistics.

These databases specialize in controversial (argumentative) topics:

Opposing Viewpoints
Topic overviews, contrasting viewpoints, articles, primary source documents, statistics, videos, and recommended websites.
CQ Researcher
Analytical reports on controversial issues from 1991 to the present. Includes background, chronology, tables and maps, and pro/con statements.

How to cite these databases in MLA 8th Edition:

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