Research and Instructional Services Librarian
Scout
- Scout This link opens in a new windowThe University of Alabama's discovery service, searching content from hundreds of electronic databases, print resources from our library catalog, ebooks, videos, news and more.
Library Databases: News and Journalism
- Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new windowAccess to viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents and websites on social issues.
- ProQuest Newspapers This link opens in a new windowProvides full text of many U.S. and international news sources. Includes the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Times of London, plus other newspapers and news wires.
- Access World News Research Collection This link opens in a new windowCurrent and archived information from thousands of local, regional, national, and international news sources including newspaper titles, newswires, web editions, videos, broadcast transcripts, business journals, periodicals, government documents and other publications. Also Included in this collection are Alabama, African American, Ethnic and Military, Government & Defense news sources.
Access requires on-campus authentication. - Nexis Uni This link opens in a new windowNexis Uni offers a simple, intuitive research experience, with news, legal and business sources, including: print and online journals, television and radio broadcasts, newswires and blogs; local, regional, national and international newspapers with archives; legal sources for federal and state cases and statutes, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions since 1790; business information on U.S. and international companies and executives.
Reference and Statistics
- Britannica Online This link opens in a new windowEncyclopaedia Britannica Online includes the complete encyclopedia, as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, Britannica Student Encyclopedia and the Britannica Book of the Year. Included are articles, updated and revised by Encyclopaedia Britannica editors and contributors; illustrations, including photographs, drawings, maps, and flags; and various other entries including definitions, pronunciation guides, and word histories.
- Statista This link opens in a new windowStatista is a statistics portal to the world of data and facts from thousands of sources onto a single platform. Categorized into subject sectors, Statista provides patrons with direct access to relevant quantitative facts on finance, media & marketing, politics, telecommunications, sports & recreation and many more areas of interest. Sources of information include market researchers, trade publications, scientific journals, and government databases. Statistical data can be downloaded directly into PowerPoint, Excel, and JPG formats.
Fact Checking Web Resources
- Media Bias/Fact CheckA comprehensive database of online news sources analyzed for bias and accuracy.
- SnopesA great first stop for checking the accuracy of claims you find on the Internet, Snopes has thousands of fact-checking articles that investigate and document the accuracy or inaccuracy of many of the claims that circulate on social media and partisan websites.
- PolitifactAn independently-run nonprofit site that fact-checks claims made by politicians, pundits, and internet memes.
- FactCheck.orgA project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania, FactCheck.org is "a nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics." Their tools include SciCheck, which "focuses exclusively on false and misleading scientific claims that are made by partisans to influence public policy."
- More Fact-Checking SitesFind more recommended sites, including several that focus on the UK, Canada, and Mexico, in this section of Web Literacy for Student Fact Checkers.