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Google Scholar (searches for scholarly books and articles in scholarly journals both in USC Libraries and beyond). Make sure to log in on USC Libraries page before you search it from an off campus location.
ProQuest is a mutli-disciplinary collection with good coverage for scholarly journals and high quality non-scholarly sources such as newspapers and magazines. NOTE: ProQuest provides access to current and historical Los Angeles Times. Also, in Proquest, you will be able to find many dissertations devoted to various aspects of Los Angeles. See under DATABASE QUICKLINKS.
JSTOR is a mutli-disciplinary database with full-text coverage for scholarly journals) See under DATABASE QUICKLINKS.
Gale Virtual Reference Library is a digitized library of nearly 200 multi-volume, specialized encyclopedias vetted by experts. Great fo fact checking, basic historical and biographical information.
Anthony Anderson (History) email: anthonya@usc.edu
Sandra Garcia Myers (Film and Television Studies) email: garciamy@usc.edu
Andrew Justice (Music) email: ajustice@usc.edu
Robert Labaree (Political Science, Public Policy, Environmental Policy) email: labaree@usc.edu
Sue Luftschein (Special Collections, Archives) email: luftsche@usc.edu
Michael Oliveira (One National Gay & Lesbian Archives) email: mcolivei@usc.edu
Eimmy Solis (Data and Statistics) email: eimmysol@usc.edu
Eduardo Tinoco (Economics) email: etinoco@usc.edu
Michaela Ullmann (Special Collections, Exile Studies) email: ullmann@usc.edu
Stacy Williams (Art, Architechture, Sports Studies) email: stacyw@usc.edu
Christal Young (American Studies and Ethnicity; African American Studies) email: youngc@usc.edu
Los Angeles City Hall, built 1928,
USC Digital Library, California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960