Research Resources - RHW 102 Dr. Clinton Peters - First-Year Seminar in Writing

General Research Databases

These databases provide access to the widest range of articles from journals, magazines, and other resources. Start here for most research projects.

Academic Search Complete
Scholarly research articles, covering all academic subjects.
A scholarly, multidisciplinary database providing indexing and abstracts for thousands of journals, magazines and other resources, including access to full-text, peer-reviewed journals. Additionally, the database includes access to video content updated monthly from the Associated Press, with footage from 1930 to present.

This scholarly collection offers full-text coverage of information in many areas of academic study, including archaeology, area studies, astronomy, biology, chemistry, civil engineering, electrical engineering, ethnic and multicultural studies, food science and technology, general science, geography, geology, law, mathematics, mechanical engineering, music, physics, psychology, religion and theology, women's studies, and other fields.

Coverage Dates: 1911 - present (full text); 1887 - present (abstracting and indexing)
ProQuest Central
Articles, citations, abstracts, comprehensive subject coverage.
Brings together 30 highly used ProQuest databases to create the largest single academic research resource. Researchers can choose to search individual databases for targeted research or search all at once to find relevant results and information from other disciplines. This allows cross-searching with other ProQuest business resources as well as creation of RSS feeds, content alerts, Smart Search, article linking, and much more.
OmniFile: Full Text Mega Edition
Articles on all subjects.
A multi-disciplinary database providing indexing, abstracts, and full text from six of Wilson's databases:

• Education Full Text
• General Science Full Text
• Humanities Full Text
• Readers' Guide Full Text
• Social Sciences Full Text
• Wilson Business Full Text

Also included is the full text from ONLY the journals to which Wilson has full-text rights that are in the following five databases: Applied Science & Technology Full Text, Art Full Text, Biological & Agricultural Index, Index to Legal Periodicals Full Text, Library Literature & Information Science Full Text.

Coverage Dates: 1982 - present

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Issues and Controversies

If your topic is currently in the news, you can use these resources to get an overview of the topic, including pro/con, important statistics, resources, etc.

CQ Researcher
Comprehensive reporting and analysis of issues in the news.
Full-length articles include an overview, historical background, chronology, pro/con feature, and resources for additional research.
Issues and Controversies
In-depth articles, news coverage, pro/con arguments,chronologies.
Explore current issues and events with in-depth articles made to inspire thought-provoking debates. Topic pages feature the latest related news coverage from Reuters® as well as a variety of helpful background information, from the key pro/con arguments to chronologies of related events to primary documents. Updated weekly.

Data Portals

Link to our research guide with links to data portals in various subjects or go direct to the U.S. Census data or Social Explorer.

Data Sources Research Guide
This research guide provides links to numerous data portals that can be found on the internet.
data.census.gov
Data from the Census Bureau about the people and economy of the U.S.
Social Explorer Guide
Social Explorer provides quick and easy access to current and historical census data and demographic information. The interface lets users create maps and reports to illustrate, analyze, and understand demography and social change.

General Reference Resources

These resources offer our most comprehensive set of reference books from a variety of disciplines.

Oxford Reference
Quick reference coverage of all subjects.
Combines quick reference coverage of a full subject spectrum with the rich resources of the Oxford Companions.
WorldCat Discovery (Library Catalog)
►Search results will include books & ebooks, book chapters & articles (mostly scholarly), videos, and other sources.
►Refine search results by checking format, content, topic, etc.
►Books & articles available electronically will usually (but not always!) have a View Now button.
►Use the Request Item Through Interlibrary Loan button to get books & articles that are not part of Memorial Library's collection.