References
If you're looking for reliable sources to conduct your background research and gain a comprehensive understanding of your topic, then the following sources should definitely be on your list. These resources will provide you with valuable insights and help you get started in the right direction. Let's begin exploring!
- GLOCATUse the library's catalog to search for reference entries ( e.g. encyclopedias articles) and secondary sources (academic peer-reviewed articles).
- Gale Virtual Reference Library This link opens in a new windowEncyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary and subject specific research in areas such as art, business, education, history, etc.
- Internet ArchiveInternet Archive is a non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more.
Multidisciplinary Databases
When conducting research on your chosen topic, it's important to utilize various resources that can provide you with a better insight and understanding of the context surrounding it. For this purpose, multidisciplinary databases can prove to be a valuable source, as they can offer you access to secondary sources and help you familiarize yourself with the existing discourse on your topic.
- Access World News This link opens in a new windowAccess World News is a comprehensive resource that includes a variety of news publications worldwide. These sources include major national and international newspapers, as well as local and regional titles as well as newswires, blogs, web-only content, videos, journals, magazines, transcripts and more. Access World News is updated daily. This database combines news articles from more than 13,000 sources and over 200 countries. Much of the material in non-English languages has been translated into English, but a significant amount of material is presented in the original language.
- Historical Abstracts This link opens in a new windowBest database for world history. Lists scholarly articles from history journals. Allows you to search by journal name. Each article is summarized. Covers the history of civilization (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowContains almost 1,000 full-text journals spanning multiple disciplines. Some journals go to back to the mid-1800's. There is a gap, typically from 1 to 5 years, between the most recently published journal issues and the issues available in JSTOR.
