Free Internet v. Library Databases

Free Internet CSULB Library Databases

Magazine and Journal Articles

Publisher web sites may have freely searchable tables of contents

Most full text access requires a subscription or individual article payment

Some journals are available for free. Check peer-review process.

Magazine and Journal Articles

Library has 130+ databases on different subjects

Library pays for access to electronically full text journals, magazines and newspapers

Library technology can connect you to freely available journals

No advertising or pop up advertising

Newspapers
Today's newspapers

"News" Search Engines available

Must pay for access to older articles

Newspapers
Today's newspapers

Older editions of newspapers from across the U.S. and World

Historic Newspapers on microfilm

Audiovisual materials

Good source of images, sound clips, video clips

Often require a powerful computer and special software to access

Slow downloads

 

Audiovisual materials

Collection of DVD's and Videos both academic and popular

Collection of CD's, Tapes including speeches, classic books-on-tape, books-on-CD

Databases with streaming audio and images

 

Books

Electronic access to historic books no longer covered by copyright (over 80 years old)

Books
Large collection of academic and popular books

Collection of electronic books including reference books, classical books and Information Technology books

 

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