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To Find a Peer-Reviewed Article, Try These Databases

  • EBSCO - EBSCO is a great database to use for just about all of your research! Remember, look for the check box to refine your search results to peer-reviewed or scholarly resources.
  • JSTOR - JSTOR is a database filled with primarily peer-reviewed or scholarly journals and resources!

 

 

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ABC-CLIO

is a database that covers historical and geographical topics on American Government, American History, United States Geography, World Geography, and World History. It includes activities, videos, commentaries, and more.

Academic Search Complete

is a scholarly, multi-disciplinary, full text database designed specifically for academic institutions containing thousands of peer-reviewed articles and other resources.

Access World News

is a collection of national and international newspapers and articles on a variety of topics including current events, politics, and more. It includes curated topics, daily headlines, hot topics, and more. Select newspapers are available as a PDF that includes images!

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Black Life in America 

is a primary source collection offers an expansive window into centuries of African American history, culture and daily life—as well as the ways the dominant culture has portrayed and perceived people of African descent.

Business Source Elite

is a business-centered database with over 1,000 journals across different business disciplines. It includes essential business journals such as Forbes and others.

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CINAHL Ultimate

is the definitive full-text database for nursing and allied health research covering over 1,000 active journals from over 50 nursing specialties. It includes quick lessons, evidence-based care sheets, continuing education modules, nursing instructional videos, and more.

Cochrane Library

is a collection of databases centered around healthcare decision-making that includes systematic reviews, controlled trials, and clinical answers.

Computer Source

is a comprehensive database with the latest information and current trends on technology including topics such as programming, AI, cybernetics, information systems, and more.

Consumer Health Complete

is a comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content including medical images and diagrams, animations, pamphlets, drug information, and more.

Consumer Health Reference eBook Collection

is a collection of consumer health centric reference eBooks on general health topics, nutrition, mental health, wellness, and more.

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EBSCO

is a one-stop shop for finding news articles, peer reviewed journal articles, eBooks, and more from almost every discipline. Search all of our EBSCO provided databases at once to find a diverse collection of sources on any topic.

EBSCO eBook Academic Collection

is a collection of academic-centric eBooks on a variety of subjects and topics.

EBSCO eBook Collection

is a collection of over 100,000 eBooks from diverse subjects and disciplines.

EBSCO eBook Open Access Collection

is a collection of over 4,000 Open Access eBooks curated by EBSCO on a variety of subjects including business, history, law, philosophy, and more. It includes eBooks from top academic publishers such as University of Michigan Press, Duke University Press, and more.

Education Research Complete

is a full-text database with over 700 active education journals for education students, professionals, and policymakers. This database covers all levels of education from early childhood to higher education.

Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)

is a full-text and index education-centric database containing digests, references, abstracts, and journals sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences and the U.S. Department of Education. It also includes an education specific thesaurus of over 10,000 terms.

European Views of the Americas: 1493-1750

is a primary source index of over 30,000 publications relating to the Americas and Europe written before 1750 on a variety of subjects including European exploration, religious orders in the Americas, piracy, and more.

Exploring Race in Society

is a research database covering important issues related to race in modern society. Essays, articles, reports and other reliable sources provide an in-depth look at the history of race and provide critical context for learning more about topics associated with race, ethnicity, diversity and inclusiveness.

 

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Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia

is a general reference database containing thousands of reliable encyclopedia articles on a variety of topics including science, history, art,  technology, current events, and more.

 

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Gale ASCD Education Collection

is a collection of eBooks created by the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) on a variety of topics for the education discipline.

Gale Virtual Reference Library

is a collection of general reference eBooks on a variety of subject matters such as biography, environment, history, medicine, science, social science, and more.

GreenFILE

is a research database centered around all aspects of human impact on the environment that includes scholarly, government, and general interest resources on sustainable agriculture, pollution, renewable energy, and more.

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Heath Source: Consumer Edition

is a full-text database on consumer health topics from magazines and reference materials on a variety of health subjects including fitness, nutrition, aging, women’s health, and more.

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition

is a full-text database covering nursing and allied health topics such as critical care, pediatrics, mental health, management, law, and more.

Hispanic Life in America

is a database of over 17,000 news from national and international sources on Hispanic American history, culture, and daily life from the early 18th century to the present day. It also includes over 700 bilingual publications in Spanish and other languages.

History Reference Source

is a full text database covering historical topics from the earliest civilizations to the 21st century with over 500,000 journals and magazines.

History Reference Source eBooks

is a collection of reference eBooks covering the earliest civilizations to the present day. It includes thousands of primary source documents, biographies, reference books, and encyclopedias.

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JSTOR

is an archival database of core scholarly journals that have been digitized and made available online from both national and international publishers dating as far back as the 1800s. It also includes hundreds of Open Access eBooks from university publishers such as University of Utah Press, University of California Press, and more.

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Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts

is a specialized abstract database on librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more.

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MainFile

is a general interest database that includes full-text magazines, newspapers, reference eBooks, encyclopedias, and more.

MAS Complete

is a full-text research database for high schoolers and educators with over 500 popular high school magazines.

MAS Reference eBook Collection

is a collection of reference eBooks for high schoolers and educators on a variety of subjects including biography, history, careers, government, math, social-emotional health, and more. It also includes over 200,000 primary source documents and over 6,000 news videos.

MasterFILE Complete

is a full-text database with over 2,000 magazines and journals covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and more. It also includes primary source documents, biographies, news videos, photos, maps, and more.

MasterFILE Complete Reference eBook Collection

is a collection of over 1,000 reference eBooks on biography, history, architecture, literature, cooking, health and wellness, current events, sports, and more.

MEDLINE Complete

is a database of over 1,000 full-text biomedical and health journals and magazines from national and international publishers.

Merriam-Webster’s Medical Desk Dictionary

is an online encyclopedia and dictionary of medical and health terminology.

Middle Search Plus

is a full-text collection of over 140 popular middle school magazines for middle school education including assigned reading levels.

Middle Search Reference eBook Collection

is a collection of reference eBooks for middle school educators on a broad range of subjects including social studies, math, history, language arts, and more. This collection also includes over 100,000 primary source documents and over 5,000 videos to use in the classroom.

MLA Directory of Periodicals

is a multi-disciplinary index of periodicals centered on the study of language, literature, linguistics, rhetoric, composition, folklore, and film.

MLA International Bibliography

is an multi-disciplinary index for the study of language, literature, linguistics, rhetoric, composition, folklore, and film with full text for more than 1,000 journals, including many of the leading publications in these fields.

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Newspaper Source Plus

is a specialized database with over 400 full-text articles from national and international newspapers, television and radio news transcripts, and real-time news.

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Points of View Research Source

is a database that provides rich content that can help students assess and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues and develop analytical thinking skills.

Primary Search

is a full-text collection of over 70 of the most popular children’s magazines for elementary school education including assigned reading levels for all full-text articles.

Primary Search Reference eBook Collection

is a collection of reference eBooks for elementary school educators on a broad range of subjects including social studies, history, language arts, science, math, and more.

Professional Development Collection

is a specialized database of over 400 full-text journals for educators, librarians, and education researchers.

ProQuest

is a database full of free to access resources on various topics including education, science, health and medicine, and more.

ProQuest eBook Central

is a collection of over 700,000 eBook titles from over 100 university presses on various topics and disciplines.

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Referencia Latina

A comprehensive Spanish-language resource offering 49,000 encyclopedia entries, 50,000 images, 2,500 health reports, a Spanish-English dictionary and the full text of over 100 hundred reference books and dozens of general interest magazines in a broad array of subject areas. Its intuitive, theme-based Spanish-language interface is designed to make content readily accessible to Spanish speakers with limited online research experience. Daily updates ensure availability of the most current articles from a dozen prominent newspapers from 10 Latin American countries.

Regional Business News

is a collection of full-text regional business publications from the United States and Canada that includes newspapers, magazines, and more from trusted news sources.

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SAE MOBILUS

is a platform that includes over 200,000 resources covering a wide range of technologies surrounding the aerospace, automotive, and commercial vehicle industries.

Science Reference eBook Collection

is a collection of reference books encompassing a variety of titles covering science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Science Reference Source

is a database that provides easy access to a multitude of full text science-oriented content including: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine,

life science, physics, and more!

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Teacher Reference Center

is a research database for teachers and educators with over 200 peer reviewed journals on a variety of education-centered topics such as assessment, pedagogical research, administration, instructional media, and more.

TeachingBooks

is a database of resources for children's and young adult books and their authors and illustrators. Search for titles, authors, illustrators, and find resources to engage readers. The collection also includes short movies, audio book readings, book discussion guides, and more!

TeachingChannel

is a collection of over 2,000 education centric videos for early childhood education to high school on a variety of subjects including distance education, classroom strategy, lesson planning, and more.

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WORLD BOOK Online

is a suite of online research tools that includes encyclopedia articles, primary source collections, educator tools, student activities, pictures, audio, and video.

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