Academic Universe (LexisNexis): National and regional newspapers, wire services, broadcast transcripts, international news (Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), medical news, business news, company financial information and law briefs and journals
Alternative Press Index (API): International and interdisciplinary, includes popular and scholarly periodicals. Coverage includes African-American studies, anarchism, ecology, ethnic studies, feminism, gay-lesbian studies, indigenous peoples, international studies, labor, Marxism, national liberation, radical democracy, and socialism. 1991-
Alternative Press Index (API) Archives: Archive for the API 1969-1990
Alt-Press Watch: Specializes in coverage of the alternative and independent press 1995-
Aluka (Struggles for Freedom in Southern Africa): At present, the collection consists of more than 18,000 pages of documents and images, including periodicals, nationalist publications, records of colonial government commissions, local newspaper reports, correspondence, UN documents, out-of-print and other particularly relevant books, oral testimonies, life histories, and speeches.
Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO): Source for theory and research in international affairs. Includes citations and selected full-text to books, journal articles, working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from Nongovernmental Organizations (NGO), foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, policy briefs, case studies, and course packs of background readings for history and political science classes. 1991-
CQ Researcher: Controversial topics covered in depth 1991-
CQ Weekly: Legislative news, political analysis and current events 1983-
Ethnic NewsWatch: Specializes in coverage of the ethnic, minority, and native press 1990-
Government Information: Find local, national and international government information and statistics
Historical Statistics of the United States: Topics ranging from migration and health to crime and the Confederate States of America are each placed in historical context. Allows users to graph individual tables and create customized tables and spreadsheets. 1774- census 2000
Index Islamicus: Islamic and Middle East studies 1906-
Keesing's World News Archive: Since 1931 Keesing’s has collected news reports on a daily basis from all over the world in a wide range of languages. Their editorial team, based in Cambridge, UK, takes this huge mass of raw data and refines and processes it into a series of articles. 1931 -
Los Angeles Times: Full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue from 1881-1985. For articles after 1985 use Find a Journal at Penrose Library
National Criminal Justice Reference Services (NCJRS): Criminal justice information from federal, state, and local government and other published and unpublished research
New York Times: Full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue providing access to every page from 1851-2001. For articles after 2001 use Find a Journal at Penrose Library
Oxford Reference Online - Politics and Social Sciences: Collection contains reference works covering Countries of the World, Law, the Mind, Political Biography, Politics of the World, Psychology, Science, Technology, and Society, Sociology, and the United States Government.
ProQuest Newspapers: Full-text access to major and national newspaper including major Washington newspapers from Seattle, Tacoma, Spokane and Vancouver, and selected coverage of other regional sources 1984-
Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS): Early to mid-twentieth century public and social policies, international relations 1915-
Readers Guide Retrospective 1890-1982: Get detailed accounts of U.S. culture and history in the popular press from Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature. Subjects Covered: Aeronautics, African-Americans, Aging, Archeology, Astronomy, Automobiles, Biographies, Business, Children, Education, Environment, Fashion, Film, Fine Arts, Food, Foreign Affairs, Gardening, Health, History, Hobbies, Home, Journalism, Leisure Activities, Literature, Medicine, Music, News, Nutrition, Photography, Politics, Popular Culture, Radio, Religion, Science, Sports, Technology, Television, Travel. 1890-1982
Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project: Demonstrates the multiracial history of civil rights activism in the Pacific Northwest and explores the relationship between civil rights and labor struggles throughout the 20th century, features articles, photographs, documents, digitized newspaper collections, and video oral histories
Washington State Newsstand: Full-text coverage of major Washington newspapers including the daily newspapers from Seattle, Tacoma, Spokane and Vancouver, plus selected coverage of other regional sources.
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts: Political science, politics, international relations, government, public policy 1975-