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Article database including full-text and abstracts of scholarly, trade, and general-interest periodicals covering topics in the areas of current events, general sciences and technology, social sciences, arts, and humanities.
Database offering business case studies, in-depth statistical data and research, and the ability to compare global economies, countries, and industries.
Gale's largest general interest database of articles from general, specialized, and professional newspapers and periodicals, many with full text and images.
Kanopy is a video streaming platform for libraries with a collection featuring over 26,000 movies, documentaries, and indie and foreign films from hundreds of producers including The Criterion Collection, The Great Courses, Kino Lorber, and PBS and thousands of independent filmmakers.
Database of overviews of important authors (from ancient times to the present) and scholarly critiques of their writings, including selected criticism and book reviews published in academic and literary journals.
Database providing access to literary works and authors throughout history, including more than 150,000 full-text poems and 800,000+ poetry citations, as well as short stories, speeches, plays, biographies, images, and more.
Database of information on social issues, including viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles. There are also featured news and featured videos.
A premium policy news and information resource designed to keep students, faculty and researchers in lock-step with the unprecedented pace of developments in our current political climate.
Articles from journals, newsletters, proceedings, pamphlets, book and media reviews and more about global women's issues. **Note: requires username and password. Contact reference@drake.edu for credentials.** Once you've logged in, click "CWI" in upper righthand corner to enter the database.
RDS Tablebase specializes exclusively in tabular data on companies, industries, products and demographics. Tablebase features precise indexing, unambiguous table titles and links to full text International in scope and covering more than 90 industries and much more. **Note: requires username and password. Contact reference@drake.edu for credentials.**
Database of full-text articles and multimedia content covering all aspects of science, from earth science and life science, to space, technology, mathematics and science history and biography.
Online languange-learning service offering over 90 language options. Note: users must create a free account to use (click "Sign up" to create an account). To create an account, you must be on campus and connected to Drake Wifi.
Archive of consumer magazines aimed at a female readership, including Better Homes & Gardens, Chatelaine, Good Housekeeping, Ladies' Home Journal, Parents, and Redbook.
Database of reference works, primary source documents, and periodical and news articles covering significant people, events, and topics in world history.