LibGuides: Liberal Studies (English/Communications, History, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology): Journals and Databases

General Liberal Studies Databases

Academic OneFile (Gale)
Millions of peer-reviewed, full-text articles available from 1980 to present.
Academic Search Premier
Full-text of over 4,500 titles covering a wide range of subject areas.
Proquest Central
A collection of more than 30 databases covering business, health, medical, social sciences, arts and humanities, education, science and technology, and religion.
Contemporary Women's Issues (Gale OneFile)
Comprehensive coverage of issues that influence women’s lives across the globe.
Diversity Studies (Gale OneFile)
Collection of 150 journals exploring cultural differences, contributions, and influences.
Gender Studies (Gale OneFile)
Covers such topics as gender studies, family and marital issues, health aspects, and many more.
Humanities International Index
Provides indexing and abstracts for over 1,900 humanities journals and books.
JoVE
A video library dedicated to teaching scientific fundamentals through easy to understand video demonstrations.

English/Communications Databases

Book Review Index (Gale Literature)
Includes more than 5.6 million book reviews, allowing users to conduct research in numerous disciplines, including literature, history, education, psychology, and more.
Informe Académico (Gale OneFile)
A wide range of full-text Spanish and Portuguese-language scholarly journals and magazines both from and about Latin America.
The Learning Portal
The Portal provides open learning resources and services for Ontario’s college students, while providing consistent library and learning centre support for faculty.
LitFinder (Gale Literature)
Access to literary works and authors throughout history and includes more than 130,000 full-text poems and 650,000+ poetry citations, as well as short stories, speeches, and plays.
Transparent Language Online
A web and mobile app that provides an engaging and effective environment for language learning.
To use the mobile app, you must first sign in to the desktop site, and select "Go Mobile" at the top. It will give you an access code to sign into the app.

Fine Art and Music Databases

Fine Arts (Gale OneFile)
Hundreds of full-text magazines and journals to support research in areas such as drama, music, art history, and filmmaking.
Pop Culture Studies (Gale OneFile)
Collection of 100 full-text periodicals.

History Databases

Frontier Life Database
This digital collection of primary source documents helps us to understand existence on the edges of the anglophone world from 1650-1920. Discover the various European and colonial frontier regions of North America, Africa and Australasia through documents that reveal the lives of settlers and indigenous peoples in these areas.
Military and Intelligence (Gale OneFile)
Collection of 400+ journals, covering all aspects of the past and current state of military affairs.
War and Terrorism (Gale OneFile)
Full-text of over 100 journals.
World History (Gale In Context)
Contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in World History.
World History (Gale OneFile)
Collection of 40 journals; useful to both the novice historian and advanced academic researcher.

Philosophy Databases

Religion and Philosophy (Gale OneFile)
250 journals providing coverage of different religions and philosophies.

Political Science Databases

CanLII
Provides access to court judgements, tribunal decisions, statutes and regulations from all Canadian jurisdictions.
Criminal Justice (Gale OneFile)
Access to over 150 journals targeted at those studying to become a law enforcement officer, lawyer, or paralegal.
Canada Commons - Canadian Electronic Library (CEL) - 2005-2011
The Canadian Electronic Library (CEL) collection consists of three resources:
•Canadian Health Research Collection (CHRC)
•Canadian Public Policy Collection (CPPC)
•Canadian Publishers Collection (CPC)
Global Issues (Gale In Context)
International viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics, and current events.
LegalTrac (Gale OneFile)
Indexing for law reviews, legal newspapers, specialty publications, Bar Association journals, and international legal journals.
Military & Government Collection
Full text for over 300 journals related to all branches of the military - includes aviation titles.
Opposing Viewpoints (Gale In Context)
Contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues.

Psychology Databases

Psychology (Gale OneFile)
Collection of 200 journals covering the study of the mind, emotions, and development of the human mind.
Educator's Reference Complete (Gale OneFile)
Content focuses on educational principles, child development and psychology, and best practices in education.

Print Periodicals

Flipster

Flipster
Access to online magazines. App is available from IOS and Google Play (search Flipster). Once app is downloaded please search for Sault College. You will then be asked to login. Please use your regular Sault College login information.

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Featured General Databases

Academic OneFile (Gale) This link opens in a new window
Millions of peer-reviewed, full-text articles available from 1980 to present.
Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
Full-text of over 4,500 titles covering a wide range of subject areas.
Proquest Central This link opens in a new window
A collection of more than 30 databases covering business, health, medical, social sciences, arts and humanities, education, science and technology, and religion.
Canadian Reference Centre This link opens in a new window
Collection of Canadian journals, magazines, biographies, and images.
CPI.Q (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new window
Formerly CPI.Q (Canadian Periodical Index). Articles from a comprehensive list of Canadian and international publications.
Gale Research Complete This link opens in a new window
Gale Research Complete is a multidiscipline resource that contains: 50 Databases, +1800 eBooks with over 4000 volumes, 400 Archives Unbound digital collections, 21 Gale Directory Library Complete titles, and 10 Literature Criticism Online collections.
National Geographic This link opens in a new window
National Geographic is a monthly multidiscipline magazine featuring intriguing articles and stunning photos. This database features magazines dating back to 1890's all the way to present day. Covers the latest issues after a minimum 45 day embargo period.

General Databases

Academic OneFile Select (Gale) This link opens in a new window
Formerly Expanded Academic ASAP. From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets research needs across all academic disciplines.
Biography (Gale In Context) This link opens in a new window
More than 600,000 biographical entries covering international figures from all time periods and areas of study.
Biography and Genealogy Master Index This link opens in a new window
Index tool for learning where to look for biographical material on people from all time periods, geographical locations and fields of endeavor.
Book Review Index (Gale Literature) This link opens in a new window
Includes more than 5.6 million book reviews, allowing users to conduct research in numerous disciplines, including literature, history, education, psychology, and more.
Britannica Academic This link opens in a new window
Formerly Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Over 73,000 encyclopedia entries; also includes dictionary, thesaurus, 4,000 quotations, and 225 classic stories and speeches.
Britannica Image Quest This link opens in a new window
Need an image/picture for a presentation or report? With Britannica Image Quest you can access approximately three million rights-cleared images from over 50 of the best image collections in the world.
Canada (Gale In Context) This link opens in a new window
Formerly Canada in Context. Covers a broad range of Canadian topics, people, places, events. Written from a Canadian perspective with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files, and links to websites.
Canadian Encyclopedia Online This link opens in a new window
Full text of the authoritative encyclopedia about Canada and its people, in English and French.
Career & Technical Education Database This link opens in a new window
Nearly 600 titles related to vocational information. Part of the Proquest Central bundle.
College (Gale InContext) This link opens in a new window
Interdisciplinary content that reinforces the development of skills such as critical thinking, problem solving, communication, collaboration, creativity, and innovation.
Directory of Open Access Journals This link opens in a new window
Open access scientific & scholarly journals covering a wide variety of topics including health sciences, earth sciences, social sciences, business, engineering, technology, and the arts.
Federal Science Libraries Network This link opens in a new window
A one-stop, self-serve portal where you can access library services and search the print collections and repositories of seven science-based departments and agencies from a single place.
Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia This link opens in a new window
Full text of over 25,000 encyclopedia entries on a variety of topics.
General OneFile (Gale) This link opens in a new window
Formerly General Reference Center Gold. A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources - newspapers, reference books, magazines, and trade publications. Find articles on current events, popular culture, business and industry trends, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.
Global Issues (Gale In Context) This link opens in a new window
International viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics, and current events.
Informe Académico (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new window
A wide range of full-text Spanish and Portuguese-language scholarly journals and magazines both from and about Latin America.
LitFinder (Gale Literature) This link opens in a new window
Access to literary works and authors throughout history and includes more than 130,000 full-text poems and 650,000+ poetry citations, as well as short stories, speeches, and plays.
MasterFILE Elite This link opens in a new window
Full text for over 1,100 general periodicals and indexing/abstracting for nearly 2,250 publications. Also includes over 188,000 images of photos, maps, and flags.
Opposing Viewpoints (Gale In Context) This link opens in a new window
Contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues.
U.S. History (Gale In Context) This link opens in a new window
Contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in U.S. History.
Vocational Studies Complete This link opens in a new window
Designed specifically for the research needs of two-year colleges.
Vocations and Careers (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new window
Providing content from nearly 400 journals including general career guides and highly specialized industry journals.