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Academic Search Complete
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.
OmniFile Select
Subject: Academic Journals for all subjects Some full-text to multidisciplinary journals and magazines from 1994-current.
Greenfile
Subjects: Agriculture, Biological Sciences Covers the various aspects of human impact on the environment such as: global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling and more. Some full-text peer-reviewed articles from 1950-current.
Education Full Text
Subjects: Languages, Literature & Mass Communication, Teacher Education
SPORTDiscus with Full Text
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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For a local or regional perspective on your topic:

Local/Regional Newspapers

Grand Junction Daily Sentinel (ask the Reference desk for full text beyond the free article limit)
Daily Sentinel Index 1900-2005 (This is an index of older DS stories - no full text)
Glenwood Springs Post Independent
Colorado Sun
Colorado Public Radio
Westword
High Country News

For national & international news:

U.S. Major Dailies (Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post)

Covers regional news, national newspapers, and international news sourcesContains comprehensive full text for major newspapers from the U.S. and around the world

Prospector is a shared catalog of the major libraries in Colorado and Wyoming, providing access to over 30 million items. Request materials for delivery from other libraries to Tomlinson Library (usually within 3-5 business days).