SU Library: The Research Process: Choosing Databases

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The Catalog contains records for all of the books that Stevenson University owns. DVDs and e-books are also included.

ProQuest Ebook Central (formerly ebrary) This link opens in a new window
collection of full-text academic e-books on a wide variety of subjects
Description: Contains more than 137,000 titles, the majority of which were published after 2004. Users can read and highlight parts of texts; and at the same time, can take notes. All of the information can be saved into a personal account to be used for later use.

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Directions on how to download a book for offline reading.
eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
collection of e-books on many subjects
Over 141,500 full-text books.
Mobile Access:
- For complete instructions, see the How can I download and read eBooks on my mobile device? FAQ

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For Journal Articles

Looking for journal articles involves selecting an appropriate database to use. There are MANY databases available from which to choose. To make it easier to choose which database is right for your research, check out the List of databases by subject.

Sometimes you may only need to search a general database such as Academic Search Complete. This is a multi-disciplinary database covering all subject areas. It can be a good place to begin your journal research.

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
scholarly and popular articles on a wide variety of subjects
Description: Provides access to more than 8,800 full-text periodicals. Includes publications such as, monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc.
Coverage: Some journal content going back as far as 1887. Date coverage varies with title. Extensive full-text.
- Academic Search Complete - list of titles

Library Database Tutorials

Click on the Worksheet Tab on this guide for more help on this part of your preparation.

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The Research Process: Choosing Databases

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