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ZoteroGreat free tool for organizing sources and creating bibliographies. Zotero's home page includes links to download Zotero, documentation to help you explore its features, forums with useful questions and answers, and more!
News Sources
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NewsBankA comprehensive news collection useful for exploring issues and events at the local, regional, national and international level. Source types include print and online-only newspapers, blogs, newswires, magazines, broadcast transcripts and videos.
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New York TimesFull access to NYTimes.com and NYTimes mobile apps, including breaking news articles, blogs, videos and interactive features.To register, go to www.nytimes.com/passes & log in with your Cal Maritime email (@csum.edu). Renew once per year by logging in at www.nytimes.com/passes
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NewsStream (ProQuest)Search the most recent global news content, as well as archives which stretch back into the 1980s featuring newspapers, newswires, blogs, and news sites in active full- text format
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Journal of CommerceNews and in-depth analysis for shipping and logistics industries. Comprehensive market data, including trade lane volume, trade statistics, schedule reliability & pricing information.
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Ethnic News WatchAn interdisciplinary, bilingual (English and Spanish) database of newspapers, magazines and journals from ethnic, minority and native presses.
Academic Article Databases
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International Security & Counter Terrorism Reference CenterOpen Source Intelligence Resource for analysts, risk management professionals, and students.
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Military & Government CollectionContains current U.S. government and military information including full-text for nearly 300 journals and periodicals and indexing and abstracts for 400 journals.
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SAGE Journals OnlineContains articles from the Humanities, Social Sciences, Technology and Medicine.
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ABI/InformContains articles on business, advertising, marketing, economics and finance.
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Academic Search PremierContains journal, magazine and newspaper articles on a broad range of topics.
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Project MUSEContains articles from Humanities and Social Sciences journals.
Country Background
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CountryWatchComprehensive and regularly updated reports on every country.
Add Library Links to Google Scholar
Connect your Google Scholar account to Cal Maritime Library to automatically access articles that are part of the library's full-text subscription databases!
- Access the Google Scholar settings by visiting: https://scholar.google.com/scholar_settings
- Click Library links on the left hand menu.
- Search for California Maritime Academy in the search box.
- Select the checkbox and click Save.
Websites
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CIA World FactbookThe World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. Our Reference tab includes: maps of the major world regions, as well as Flags of the World, a Physical Map of the World, a Political Map of the World, a World Oceans map, and a Standard Time Zones of the World map.
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U.S. Humanitarian Information Unit (HIU)The HIU serves as a U.S. Government interagency center to identify, collect, analyze, and disseminate all-source information critical to U.S. Government decision-makers and partners in preparation for and response to humanitarian emergencies worldwide.