Iraq War  Tags: ugl_subject_guide iraq_war gulf_war operation_iraqi_freedom ugl  

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• Shorter length
• Currency of information
• Focus on a specific aspect of a topic 

Iraq War
Gulf War
Persian Gulf Crisis

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General Interest Databases (cover a variety of subjects/topics)

• Academic Search Premier (EBSCO Host) - Includes both scholarly and popular sources, updated daily.
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• Ethnic News Watch -Includes full text from newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press.
• America History and Life (ABC-Clio) - Articles from scholarly journals on American and Canadian history from prehistory to the present.
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