A database is a collection of materials organized in a way that allows them to be searched.
Facebook and YouTube are examples of databases.
You're already familiar with the concept of database use, even if you're not explicitly aware of it.
The databases the CSI Library subscribes to are appropriate for academic use.
Some are specialized and focused on particular subjects, and many are multi-disciplinary, covering a variety of subjects.
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Large multidisciplinary database providing abstracts and select full text of scholarly and popular publications in a wide variety of subject disciplines, including art, literature, education, history, sociology, science, and engineering. Because of its broad subject and full text coverage, Academic Search Complete is a good starting point for research on virtually any topic. Click here for a search tutorial.
Coverage Dates: 1887 to present
This ProQuest database includes full text newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic and minority press. Covers of a wide spectrum of ethnic viewpoints, including African-American, Jewish, Latino, Native-American, and Asian-American publications.
Coverage Dates: 1990 to present
Digital reference collection containing over 400 full text encyclopedias, almanacs, handbooks, and specialized reference books. Search for articles across all the books in the database or browse through specialized subject specific encyclopedias. All articles are also indexed in the library's primary catalog, OneSearch.
Provides access to full text literature about current controversial issues such as abortion, capital punishment, climate change, cloning, gun control, immigration, and more. Available material on each topic includes viewpoint essays, topic overviews, newspaper and magazine articles, statistics, and links to related web sites.
The collection consists of streaming films, which can be watched on or off campus, that cover a full range of disciplines including documentaries, tutorials, and TV shows on academic topics. A number of classic and popular films from the Criterion Collection are also included. If you are a faculty member and you cannot find the film you need for your course, please fill out our Request Form. The library will need notice so that we can purchase the film licence from Kanopy or order a DVD, depending on your classroom needs.
All CUNY libraries have access to the New York Times academic pass, a subscription that is available to any student, staff, or faculty member with a CUNY email address. Free registration is required for every CUNY user. Once registered, you can log in to your own personal NY Times profile from any computer without going through the library web site. Just use your @csi.cuny.edu or @cix.csi.cuny email to register. Follow this video tutorial for help! If your faculty or staff subscription has expired, please follow these linked instructions to renew it annually.
To access NYT articles from 1851- 4 yeas ago, please use the New York Times Historical database. Check out our Journal Search for alternative access to current content via Gale and NexisUni.
Full text access to a wide range of news, business, and legal information. News resources include major U.S. and world newspapers and magazines, TV and radio transcripts, newswires, and blogs. Business resources include industry and market news, company profiles and SEC filings, and country profiles and business conditions. Legal resources include law reviews and journals, U.S. case law, codes and statutes.
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