Database Spotlight
Database Spotlight
Seeking ideas that can assist with developing your research for current events; social, political and economic issues; scientific discoveries; and other popular topics frequently discussed? If so, TOPICsearch is a good resource. It also provides controversial opinions and viewpoints to support your research. Students can use either the dropdown menus for Current Events or Topics to easily locate relevant articles. This database contains full text for over 150,000 articles from 475 diverse sources, some of which are from South Texas College Library’s subscription to Flipster, an online database with digital magazines.
How can you use TOPICsearch?
- Customization options that fit a wide range of user needs
- Mobile interface with easy to follow video tutorials
- Public opinion polls
- International newspapers
- Government information
- Book reviews and biographies
You can access TOPICsearch from this blog post or from our Databases page.
Contributed by Librarian Gabriel Aguilar.
