Locating Sources
The Library should be the first stop for you and your students as you begin the research essay. Below are selected links that may be useful, as well as a list of popular databases.
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Library Links
- Library Home Page
- Library Research Page
- OneSearch – Library catalog, articles, and course reserves
- A-Z Database List
Popular Databases
- Academic Search Premier – The go-to database for all subjects. Select “Choose Databases” to combine search with other databases on the EBSCO platform.
- Business Source Ultimate – Thousands of scholarly business journals
- Google Scholar – Particularly good for finding “Cited By” citation trails
- JSTOR – Digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources
- MLA International Bibliography – Covers literature, language and linguistics, folklore, film, literary theory and criticism, dramatic arts, and historical printing and publishing
- Nexis Uni – Known for coverage of mainstream newspapers worldwide
- ProQuest ABI/Inform – Economics journals, dissertations, reports, and data
- PsycINFO – Behavioral and social science journals and literature
- PubMed – Biomedical journals, books, and other literature
- Researchgate.net – An open network where scientists and researchers share their work
- SocINDEX with Full Text – Literature on sociology and related disciplines. Use the index of "Subject Terms" to stretch the search capabilities of this database to their fullest extent!
- SSRN Social Studies Research Network – Focuses on very recent articles
- Web of Science – Covers many different disciplines
- WorldCat – Use to find and get books not in library by Interlibrary Loan (ILL)