Current Events & Controversies
- Opposing Viewpoints In Context This link opens in a new windowContains various resources about current social issues, such as gun control, censorship, and genetic engineering
- CQ Researcher Plus Archive This link opens in a new windowFull text reports on current and controversial issues in U.S. politics, health care, education, economics.
- ParliaA crowd-sourced encyclopedia of opinions on topics
Research Methods
- SAGE Research Methods This link opens in a new windowReference works and videos to learn about research methodologies in the social sciences
- SAGE Research Methods Cases This link opens in a new windowCollection of case studies of real social research designed to help users understand methods in practice.
Encyclopedias & Reference
- Gale Virtual Reference Library This link opens in a new window
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Searchable online reference book collection covering all subjects from the arts to zoology. - Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new window
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Database of full-text scholarly reference books on all subjects. - SAGE Knowledge This link opens in a new windowFull-text encyclopedias back to 2002 on subjects ranging from African American Studies to Sociology.
News Resources
- List of JMU Newspaper ResourcesThe A-Z List of resources, filtered by the type "News." These resources give you access to articles from a wide variety of magazines and newspapers.
- New York Times This link opens in a new windowAccess to NYTimes.com, including breaking news, multimedia, international content, reviews, blogs, apps, and more.
To activate a renewable one-year pass, follow these instructions. - Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window*NOTE: You may first need to search for James Madison University on the Open Athens page in order to access.*
Covers news, legal information, and business/company information.