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Databases for Any Topic

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Over 6,400 active full-text journals, more than 5,700 being peer-reviewed titles, providing access to critical information unique to this database. Covering STEM research, the social sciences as well as the humanities.

Search 4,000 periodicals, over 65% available in full text. Database covers range of scholarly, trade and popular publications. Covers a wide range of subjects; can limit to one or two of its 15 subject modules. Some publications date back to 1971.

Searches over 2,000 journals, over half are available with full-text. Subjects covered include agricultural and biological sciences, biochemistry, chemistry, Earth and environmental sciences, energy, engineering, materials science, physics, mathematics, medicine, nursing, health, pharmacology, arts and humanities, business and management, economics and finance, psychology and social sciences.


Websites

  • Zotero
    Free software to help you organize references, annotate pdfs of research, generate in-text citations, and create bibliographies
  • Free AI-powered software that organizes sources you find, then finds similar papers you might be interested in. It also shows you an author's publication history, maps how sources and authors are connected, and recommends papers based on your saved sources
  • An AI-powered literature review tool with limited free capabilities. Elicit finds studies that answer your research question and synthesizes the results into a single report that you can interact with

Additional Databases


Research guides and position papers providing opposing viewpoints on current issues, organized under a wide range of subjects to assist students in understanding the full scope of controversial issues and developing critical thinking skills.


Index to scholarly materials, books, journal articles, dissertations, theses, and conference papers, on a wide variety of subjects found on the internet. Often includes open-access links to the full text. Access Google Scholar from our webpage for links to full text from our databases

The DOAJ is the largest repository of open-access research, collecting articles from open-access journals around the world. Search for journal titles or articles in all subjects

Similar to the DOAJ, the DOAB collections open-access book titles from around the world. Their collection includes textbooks, reference books, and other academic titles

Videos


Browse over 28,000 titles on a variety of academic topics from authoritative sources

Newspaper Articles

Newspapers Online
This page provides links and coverage dates for key local and national newspapers. If you don't need an article from a specific paper, try searching one of the news aggregator databases listed, or browse additional news sources online.

Books

Interlibrary Borrowing
eBooks Resources

Citing Sources

Citations & Style Guides
Information on commonly used style guides, (APA, MLA, Chicago, etc.), with links to online examples.

Copyright and Fair Use
Information on copyright law, fair use guidelines, public domain rules, and plagiarism

Updated 5/9/25