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 Database of articles from hundreds of periodicals dating from 1980 to the present with full-text and images, covering current events, popular culture, arts and sciences, sports and recreation. |
 Offers a scholary, interdisciplinary, chronological "moving wall" of journals, mostly published over past five to ten years. Comprises over one thousand academic titles in the humanities and social sciences. This resource is full-text searchable, offers search term highlighting, includes images, and is interlinked by multiple citations and references. |
 500+ national and international dailies, including sixteen California newspapers. Full-text articles for some 350 titles including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and the San Francisco Chronicle. |
 Includes Standard & Poor's investment research and commentary, with access to following publications: Outlook Industry surveys, Stock and Bond Guide, Stock Reports, Register of Directors and Executives, and Trends & Projections. |
 ValueLine is one of the most widely-used independent investment information publications. The online version contains information on more than 7,500 publicly traded companies, along with Mutral Fund Survey, Daily Options Survey, and a Special Situations service. |
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