Concordia University

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Introduction to Research/Research Help

Reference Resources

Print Reference Resources

Periodicals/Databases/Indexes (finding articles and citations)

Selected Databases/Indexes

Academic Search Premier (EBSCO): Search for journal articles across several disciplines.
ProQuest: Search several databases for scholarly journal articles and newspapers.
Lexis Nexis Academic Universe: Search for news from any state or region of the U.S. or world.
CQ Researcher: Search for information on current topics. It provides an overview of the topic, a pr/con argument, and more.
Opposing Viewpoints: "...features viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazine and newspaper articles, primary source documents, statistics, images and podcasts, and links to websites."
Additional General/Multidisciplinary Databases

BearHunt: Use this tool to search multiple databases and CLICnet at one time.

Journal Finder: Use this tool to search for journal titles by title or ISSN or browse for journals by title or subject area.

Finding Books

Catalogs

eBook Collection

Dewey Decimal System

Dewey Browser: OCLC's prototype, provides a visual interface for the Dewey Decimal System. Use this tool to find a Dewey number for a topic and then browse our library's shelves or catalog.

Dewey Decimal Classification for Social Issues

Supplementary Web Resources

Google Scholar: Search for scholarly literature on the web. Using this tool, one can find peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts, & technical reports in many disciplines.
Customizing Google Scholar for your library (PDF guide)

ENG 120 Research Guide, College Writing