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- AlleyCat
- Use AlleyCat, the CCAC online catalog, to find materials at any of the CCAC libraries.
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Provides a comprehensive range of information in one complete resource—subject entries, biographies, primary sources, images and videos, maps and charts, timelines. Spans more than 500 years of political, military, social, and cultural history. Provided by FactsOnFile.
- CQ Researcher
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Provides topical articles, about 15 - 20 pages long, on social issues; articles include an overview, background information, the current situation concerning the issue, an outlook on possible developments, a special focus, chronology of related events, and pro and con section, and an annotated bibliography. Provided by CQ Press.
- Credo Reference
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Contains dictionaries, bilingual dictionaries, thesauri, encyclopedias, quotations and atlases, plus a wide range or subject-specific titles covering everything from accounting to zoology. Provides access to the full text of hundreds of highly regarded and popular reference sources. Provided by Credo.
- Issues & Controversies
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Provides more than 900 timely, in-depth, and objective articles, exploring controversial issues and topics. Provided by Facts.com.
- Modern World History Online
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Covers the people, places, and events in the broad expanse of history—from mid-15th century to the present. Includes subject entries, biographies, timelines, primary sources, images and videos, maps and charts. Provided by FactsOnFile.
- Opposing Viewpoints: Critical Thinking
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Contains an online library of current event topics; includes viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to web sites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles. Provided by Gale.
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- Academic Search Premier
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Provides full text for more than 4,650 journals, including full text for more than 3,900 peer-reviewed titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles. Provided by EBSCOhost.
- MasterFILE Premier
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Provides full text for nearly 1,750 general reference publications with full text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also contains full text for nearly 500 reference books and 164,424 primary source documents, as well as an Image Collection of 440,207 photos, maps & flags. Provided by EBSCOhost.
- ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union): Immigrants' Rights
- The ACLU's Immigrants' Rights main page presents news regarding the ACLU's current campaigns for the rights of immigrants and refugees. There are links to topics relating to immigration such as discrimination, workplace rights, as well as other topics.
- Justice for Immigrants Campaign
- The Justice for Immigrants Campaign was started by Catholic Bishops with the goal of reforming current U.S. policies on immigration in an effort to create a less complicated pathway to a legalized status for immigrants. The site offers definitions of terms relating to immigration, debunks common myths, plus informs on how to get involved.
- Library of Congress: Interviews with Todays' Immigrants
- Interviews with Todays'Immigrants is a project by the Library of Congress that provides researchers with something remarkable and that is the personal perspective of people who have immigrated to the U.S. from all over the world. Simply select a region of the world that is of interest and click "show me" and you will be able to view the interviews.
- Migration Policy Institute
- The Migration Policy Institute site presents census information on immigrants, policy information, as well as downloadable PDFs of featured publications. Also available is the online journal Migration Information Source which can be viewed from the website.
- National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
- The National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (NNIRR) is an organization that works "to promote a just immigration and refugee policy in the United States and to defend and expand the rights of all immigrants and refugees, regardless of immigration status." (NNIRR homepage) NNIRR's site is rich with information about the organization itself, resources for immigrants, news, blogs and links to related projects.
- U.S. Dept of Homeland Security
- This site provides the latest release of government statistics relating to immigration. There is also a link to the Yearbook of Immigration Statistics which provides immigration statistics as far back as 2004.
- White House: Border Security and Immigration Reform
- The White House: Border Security and Immigration Reform site offers up-to-date information on the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act. The site also features speeches and news releases.