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- CQ ResearcherGives overview of controversial US topics
- StatistaStatistics on a wide variety of topics
Films
- KanopyStreaming video service with documentary and feature films from producers such as Criterion, Documentary Educational Resources, New Day Films, Media Education, California Newsreel, PBS and others.
- Filmakers Library OnlineStreaming video collection of documentaries in many different subjects.
- Academic Video Online (AVON)Streaming video service with documentary, instructional, and feature films from producers such as BBC, Documentary Educational Resources (DER), Icarus, PBS, and Sony Pictures Classics.
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- Search our CollectionsStart with the MIT libraries' mega search. This contains the libraries full collection of books, full text articles, government. documents, and more. PRO TIP: For a more comprehensive search, click "expand beyond MIT collections" button at upper left of results to see many more articles which can be ordered via inter-library borrowing.
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News
MIT Libraries has direct subscriptions to The New York Times, the Financial Times, and The Wall Street Journal
Mainstream News Databases
- Global NewsstreamAccess to over 2500 US and international news sources include newspapers, newswires, news journals, television and radio transcripts, blogs, podcasts, and digital-only websites. Coverage: 1980-current (depending on title)
- Nexis UniNexis Uni, formerly Lexis Nexis Academic, provides access to the full-text of many news, business, and legal resources, including the New York Times. Coverage: 1980-current (depending on title)
- PressreaderCurrent editions of hundreds U.S. and international newspapers in full-color, full-page format. For use online or as an app. Current three months only..
More News Sources
- Alternative Press IndexIndexes 300 alternative, radical, and left publications covering political, economic, social and cultural issues. 1991 - present.
- Ethnic NewsWatchA full-text collection of newspapers, journals and magazines published by ethnic and minority presses. 1990 - present.
- News Library Research GuideFor all MIT news sources, and links to historical newspapers
- AllsidesSee issues and political news with news bias revealed. Non-partisan, crowd-sourced technology shows stories from from left, right, and center perspectives.
Traditional Reference Sources
- Britannica OnlineEncyclopedia covering a wide variety of subjects.
- Gale Virtual Reference LibrarySpecialized online encyclopedias covering a variety of topics
- Oxford Reference OnlineOnline dictionaries and handbooks from many different fields
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