This database, often available through public libraries, has access to thousands of journals. Not all articles are available in full text. Subscription required.
Academic Search Premier*
This database provides access to the latest research published in thousands of scholarly journals. Subscription required.
The Brookings Institution
A non-profit think tank, Brookings has a large network of scholars that produce reports and papers on a wide variety of important news topics.
Comparea
See a visual comparison of two states, cities, countries or continents. Move them around. It will also tell how many times bigger a geographic area is to another.
Content Gems
Monitors blogs, social media, etc and filters the content based on keywords, etc. and sends you links. A free account is available but limited. Paid accounts (starting at $9) are based on the number of keywords you want to research.
Data.gov
US government data sets.
Directory of Open Access Journals
A growing database that covers only journals that are free and open to the public.
Directory of Open Access Repositories
This free site is operated by the University of Nottingham in the UK. It aggregates databases from around the world, locating open access research across disciplines.
A political fact checking site run by The Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania.
Fetching
Captures every site you visit automatically, so you can more easily find websites and articles you need now but didn't know at the time you would need them.
Google Trends
Real time search info. Break it down by day or region. Pulls data from YouTube and Google News as well. Insights on what people want to know right now.
Storyful
Find and verifies stories on social media platforms for clients. Owned by News Corps.
