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Databases for Scholarly Articles
- Academic Search PremierThis scholarly collection offers information in nearly every area of academic study including: computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies, and many more.
- ProQuestSearch all of ProQuest'sdatabases.
- Google Scholar CSUSMLink to citations and full-text from your CSUSM Library databases and beyond!
Search Tips:
Use these limiters in the Academic Search Premier database to find your specific source type.
- Scholarly: On the search or results pages, use the “peer reviewed” checkbox to limit to scholarly articles
- Substantive News: On results page, on the left, select “Magazines” and “Newspapers”
- Editorials: From search page, choose Document Type “Editorial”
Database Search Tips
- more words = fewer results
- subject terms = additional keywords
- icons indicate type of article
- do not use the “full text only” check box, use Get It to find the full text
- permalink, or save and email the PDF to yourself
If you find a good article, look at their reference list and find the full text of those articles here