PLEASE NOTE:
Some of these databases will only be accessible while on KCAD campus and for during the duration of your studio. However, this guide also contains databases made available through the Michigan Electronic Library and your public library(ies).
Full text articles from over 17,000 scholarly journals on every subject. Also includes thousands of podcasts and transcripts from NPR and CNN as well as videos from BBC Worldwide Learning.
Full text articles from over 8,400 journals and citations for over 14,000 publications. Also includes complementary reference, newspaper, and audio content.
News, global viewpoints, reference materials, country information, primary source documents, videos, and statistics from over 250 country profiles and over 680 issue pages.
Full text articles from 150 local and regional newspapers including The Detroit News from 1999 to present, The Grand Rapids Press from 2012 to present, and the Pioneer (Big Rapids) from 2007 to present.
Over 20,000 viewpoints and 19,000 reference articles from all perspectives on the most controversial issues using a variety of sources including journals, primary sources, reference sources, biographies, images, videos, audio recordings, news, magazines, statistics, and websites. Browse by topic in categories such as business and economics, energy and environmentalism, health and medicine, law and politics, society and culture, science, technology, and ethics, and war and diplomacy.