Science Subject Guide

Primary Resources

  • Annual Reviews
  • FirstSearch
    • Large collection of databases, some are full text. Search by journal title to see which database indexes your specific title.Be sure to search these databases:
      • ASTA
      • BioAgIndex
      • GenSciAbs
      • MEDLINE
  • FACTS.com
    • Includes Facts On File World News Digest, Issues and Controversies On File, and Reuters On-Line News Service (last 2 weeks).
  • IDEAL
    • International Digital Electronic Access Library - 174 full text journals through Science Direct.
  • LEXIS-NEXIS Academic Universe
    • Search full text newspapers, company news and financial info, International/Federal/State legal information, medical and health information (some abstracted), as well as general reference resources (see Journal Titles list).
  • Opposing Viewpoints
    • Overviews, full-text articles, statistics, and resources on social issues.
  • Project Muse (for on-campus users)
    • Provides online, worldwide, institutional subscription access to the full-text of about 200 scholarly journals in the arts and humanities, social sciences, and mathematics. See Journal Titles list.

Secondary

  • FirstSearch
    • Large collection of databases, some are full text. Search by journal title to see which database indexes your specific title. Be sure to search these databases:
      • ABI INFORM
      • ATLAReligion
      • BiographyInd
      • CINAHL
      • ClasePeriodica
      • EducationAbs
      • Wilson Business
  • CPI
    • Christian Periodical Index is an index to articles (not full-text) from an evangelical perspective. About 150 journals and popular evangelical magazines are indexed. Some of these titles titles are available full-text online.
  • Emerald Fulltext Journals
    • A journal collection from Emerald of over 100 fulltext journals covering subjects including management, HRM, international business, library science, and engineering.
  • ERIC
    • Access full text ERIC documents by ERIC number, author, or title.
  • Harpweek
    • Electronic access to the images and text of the Harper's Weekly 19th century issues.
  • History E-Book Project
    • Over 500 history ebooks from the American Council of Learned Societies.
  • History Study Center
    • A rich full-text history database from Proquest.
  • INFOTRAC Databases
    • Computer Database
      • General Business File ASAP
      • Professional Collection
  • International Encyclopedia of Social and Behavioral Sciences
    • A rich encyclopedia with thousands of full text articles relating to the social and behavioral Sciences.
  • PsycINFO (CSA)

Interdisciplinary Resources

  • eBooks Michigan
    • A collection of almost 18,000 eBooks available to Michigan libraries. The state "owns" 1 copy of each book and the checkout time is 6 hours. You must create a free account before accessing the titles.
  • Encyclopaedia Britannica
    • Includes link to Britannica's Internet Guide to "best web sites.
  • FirstSearch
    • Large collection of databases, some are full text. Search by journal title to see which database indexes your specific title. Be sure to search these databases:
      • Article First
      • ECO
      • GPO
      • Wilson Select Plus
      • WorldCat
  • FACTS.com
    • Includes Facts On File World News Digest, Issues and Controversies On File, and Reuters On-Line News Service (last 2 weeks).
  • INFOTRAC Databases
    • Expanded Academic ASAP
      • General Reference Center Gold
      • InfoTrac OneFile
  • MEL
    • Michigan Electronic Library
  • RefWorks
    • A personal database that allows you to download references from online databases and then formats them for use in bibliographies and research papers. You will need to create an individual account the first time you use this service. Click here for Help Using RefWorks.
  • Ulrich's Periodical Directory
    • Online guide to information about periodicals. Use this to find out if a periodical is peer reviewed (called refereed in this database).