Current events database for the exploration of social, political and economic issues, scientific discoveries and other current topics. Full-text of articles from more than 2,500 sources including international and regional newspapers, periodicals, biographies, public opinion polls, book reviews, pamphlets, and government information. To facilitate research, each article is associated to a main TOPIC or CURRENT EVENT. The returned result list groups articles into specific sources.

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Click the EBSCOhost iPhone and Android Applications link at the bottom of the page and enter an email address which you can access from your device. An email with an authentication key will be sent to you.

Some of your search results will provide links to the full-text of the article cited (html and/or pdf). For citations that do not provide direct links, use (more information). To see if we own a paper copy of the item, search the title via our online catalog, InfoKat; use the InfoKat link on the Get Text UK menu to have the item searched automatically by its ISSN. If we do not own the item in any format, and you are a UK-affiliate, you may request the item through ILLiad; use the Get Text @ UK menu and have the requested item's bibliographic information automatically entered into the ILLiad form.

Mac users please note: If you have trouble reading full-text PDFs, you can install a plug-in that will allow you to read the full-text. This resource, however, does NOT support Safari. The plug-in does work with FireFox, however.

Instructions for Installing the Schubert PDF Browser Plug-in on a Macintosh Computer:
1. Direct your web browser to <http://www.schubert-it.com/>.
2. Click on the Downloads Link at the top of the page.
3. Choose the appropriate PDF Browser Plug-in.
4. Install the plug-in in the Library/Internet Plug-ins Folder.
5. Restart your browser.