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Key research tools
- Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window(Searches through citations, subject indexing, and some full text)
Contains scholarly journals, trade publications, and magazines from across the disciplines and from popular culture. Much of the content is available in full text. An ELM Database. - America: History & Life This link opens in a new window(Searches through citations, subject indexing, and abstracts)
Contains information about scholarly articles on the history and culture of the U. S. and Canada. (For World History, use Historical Abstracts) - Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals This link opens in a new window(Searches through citations, subject indexing, and abstracts)
Indexes journal articles on architecture and design, including the history and practice of architecture, landscape architecture, city planning, historic preservation, and interior design and decoration. Covers 1934 - current. - ERIC: Education Resources Information Center This link opens in a new window(Searches through citations, subject indexing, and abstracts)
The key database for educational-related literature. You may also search ERIC through the free U.S. Department of Education website. 1907 - current. An ELM Database. - PsycINFO This link opens in a new window(Searches through citations, subject indexing, and abstracts)
The premier search tool for all areas of psychology and related disciplines. Covers 1840 - current.
Note: There are fewer than 115 records from earlier than 1894. - Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new window(Searches through citations, subject indexing, and some full text)
Main index to research in sociology, anthropology, and related fields in the social and behavioral sciences. Covers 1963 - current.
If the above disciplinary databases don't match what you are interested in, you can also try our A-Z Lists or Subject Guides for additional sources of scholarly information.
