Library ResourcesNot sure where to get started doing your

research for your final paper?

View this overview of library resources to get started.

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University Library

Library Home PageYou can type search

terms directly into text box or use library

resources for a more in depth search.

General Resources

EBSCOhost

ProQuest

EBSCOhost and ProQuest are general database that contain articles from thousands of journals. They are both great places to start doing research.

Specialized Resources

ACM Digital Library

Nursing OVID

But maybe you want to dig a little deeper? In that case,

check out the specialized resources. These are

more specific databases on a variety of subjects.

Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

Encyclopedia Brittanica

Oxford English Dictionary

Encyclopedias and dictionaries are useful to

define key terms and deliver background

information about a topic.

Government Resources

US Census Statistics

US Crime Statistics

If you want to include

statistics in your papers,

look at government

resources like US census,

education or crime

statistics. This can helpful

when you to prove a point

by using a fact.

Journal Indexes and Abstracts

Science Direct

Google Scholar

Journal Indexes and Abstracts are additional databases.

Google Scholar is like using Google, but it only returned

peer-reviewed results.

Multimedia

Films on Demand

Issues and Controversies

Want to use a film as

evidence? Check out the

multimedia section of the

library resources.

These resources are all interactive.

Resources by Subject

Education Resources

Science Resources

Looking for information

about a specific

subject?

Subject Guides

Criminal Justice Subject Guide

Psychology Subject Guide

Subject guides list all of the

university’s resources by

subject.

Resources Alphabetically

You can even look up resources in

alphabetical order.

Resources by Title

US News and World Reports

And you can look up magazines and journal by title. You can search

for a specific

magazine.

eBooks

A Glossary of Literary Terms

Fundamentals of the Fungi

If you want some

heavier reading, visit the ebooks

section of the library.

Question

I hope you found this overview of university library resources helpful.

Which resources do you think you will be most likely to use for your final paper?