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Subjects: History, Literature, Sociology, Psychology, Political Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics. Art.
Multidisciplinary index to peer-reviewed journal and magazine articles; some full-text; constructs bibliography in five different citation styles.
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Subject: Social Sciences, History, Business, Health, Law, Politics.Analysis of current social issues from different points of view. Often includes overviews of the history and controversies around a topic.
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Subject: Academic Journals for all subjects Some full-text to multidisciplinary journals and magazines from 1994-current.
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Subjects: Languages, Literature & Mass Communication, Teacher Education
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Subjects: Kinesiology, Theatre Arts Peer-reviewed journal articles, books, book chapters and conference proceedings on sport-related topics from 1800-current; some full-text; constructs bibliography in five different citation styles.

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