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Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCOhost)

Academic Search Ultimate is described by EBSCO (its publisher) as "the world's highest quality multidisciplinary full-text journal database."

Below is an alphabetical listing of hyperlinked subject heading searches of the database for concepts related to academic freedom, banned books, censorship, free speech and propaganda.

  • Simply select one of the below entries to be connected to all matching records within the Academic Search Ultimate database.

Linked Searches of Academic Search Ultimate

ASU Library Catalog: Hyperlinked Searches

Below is an alphabetical listing of hyperlinked subject heading searches of the ASU Library Catalog for concepts related to academic freedom, banned books, censorship, free speech and propaganda. There are 2 tabs: one with A-L entries, another with M-Z entries.

  • Simply select one of the entries to be connected to all matching records (books, dissertations, government documents, journals, video) - in both print and electronic format - within the ASU Library Catalog.
  • Full text means the entire text of a resource is provided. This means you can read, print, save or cite it without having to request additional access. 
  • Open access eliminates any barriers, such as price and copyright restrictions, that hinder access to scholarship and the knowledge it confers. Open access challenges censorship attempts by guaranteeing that research is available online for global, public access at no cost, permitting the transformation of ideas to improve society.
     

Identifying Banned / Censored / Challenged Books

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