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Key Themes

General Themes for developing research questions

Multitopic Article Search Tools

Articles, Books & More Search

Good Places to Start

Google Scholar
For off-campus access to full text: Click Scholar Preferences and add Rochester as your Library Link. Be sure to Save Preferences.
ProQuest Research, Newspapers & Business
Identifies articles in journals, magazines and newspapers, many full text. Includes ABI/Inform, Ethnic NewsWatch, GenderWatch, and Alt-PressWatch.
EBSCOHost
Search across Ebsco databases covering a variety of subjects. Access is also available by each database name.
ISI Citation Databases
Identifies journal articles and cited references to research publications from all disciplines, some with links to full text.

Comprised of three databases that can be searched separately or in combination: Arts & Humanities Citation Index (1975-current), Science Citation Index Expanded (1973-current), Social Sciences Citation Index (1973-current).

Full Text Included

JSTOR
Full text articles in many disciplines. To access JSTOR you may need to login with VPN .

Subject areas include African-American studies, anthropology, Asian studies, business, ecology, economics, education, finance, history, literature, mathematics, philosophy, political science, population studies, sociology, statistics. The University of Rochester Libraries currently subscribes to the following multidisciplinary JSTOR Collections: Arts and Sciences I through XV. JSTOR also packages their content in disciplinary collections; however, the only ones of these that we have licensed are the Biological Sciences segment and the first of the Business collections. For alumni access, see also Alumni Library Gateway.
Project Muse
Full text of scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences.

Education Databases

Education Full Text

Includes administration, teaching methods, curriculum, literacy and government funding.
ERIC
MLA International Bibliography
SocINDEX

Includes some links to full text.

More Databases in Education

Science Databases

Compendex
IEEE Xplore
ISI Citation Databases

Comprised of three databases that can be searched separately or in combination: Arts & Humanities Citation Index (1975-current), Science Citation Index Expanded (1973-current), Social Sciences Citation Index (1973-current).
JSTOR

Subject areas include African-American studies, anthropology, Asian studies, business, ecology, economics, education, finance, history, literature, mathematics, philosophy, political science, population studies, sociology, statistics. The University of Rochester Libraries currently subscribes to the following multidisciplinary JSTOR Collections: Arts and Sciences I through XV. JSTOR also packages their content in disciplinary collections; however, the only ones of these that we have licensed are the Biological Sciences segment and the first of the Business collections. For alumni access, see also Alumni Library Gateway.
ScienceDirect

Includes the sciences, engineering, humanities, social sciences, and clinical medicine. Full text from 1995 on, except as indicated.
Applied science & technology source ultimate

Focuses on a wide range of topics including artificial intelligence, applied mathematics, plastics, hydroponics, computer science, chemical engineering, energy resources and robotics, as well as the business and social implications of new technologies. Global coverage with publications from North America, Asia, Oceania, Europe and Latin America.
SciFinder-n

Education Journals

EBooks

Ebook Central
Selected full text of books in all disciplines. Previously called: Ebrary.

List of Ebooks Collections

Ebooks Help
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Meet with a Librarian

Make and appointment with a librarian for research and technology ideas:

Stephanie Barrett - schedule an appointment

Sue Cardinal - schedule an appointment

Eileen Daly-Boas - schedule an appointment

Kim Hoffman - schedule an appointment

Sarah Siddiqui - schedule an appointment

Allegra Tennis - schedule an appointment

For videos and interactive websites, see Josh Romphf, Digital Humanities Programmer, jromphf@library.rochester.edu, 585-276-6813

Citing Resources

APA
APSA
ASA
Chicago
MLA
Citing U.S. Government Publications
ACS Style Guide Online
CSE (Council of Science Editors) Style
CSE (University of Wisconsin – Madison Writing Center)
Turabian Quick Guide Online
A quick guide from the Chicago Manual of Style.

Helpful citation guides like The Writing Center guide from the University of Wisconsin-Madison will provide assistance with the most basic and frequently cited materials. For additional and more obscure material types, search Google, as many other citation guides exist from university to university. See the below screenshot as an example.

Writing and Citing Help at UR

Writing and Citing Guide
Provides links to easy to use guides to citing in MLA, APA and other popular citation styles and resources to help you hone your writing skills.
Writing Help from the Writing, Speaking and Argument Center
The Writing, Speaking and Argument Center can help you at any stage of the writing process. Whether you need a quick help sheet, or an appointment with a writing consultant, there are many resources available at here.

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