Favorite Research Resources
Books
• Books in Print
• Online
Library Catalog
• WorldCat
• Google Scholar
• netLibrary
• Project Gutenberg
Databases & Web Sites
• View by alphabetical list or view
by subject list.
Image & Sound Files
• ARTstor
• CAMIO
• NY Public Library Digital Gallery
• Classical Music Library
Citation Makers
•
NCSU Libraries' Citation Builder
NC LIVE
• Start
NC LIVE
Journal Finder
• Start
Journal Finder
Articles in Full Text
• Academic
Search Premier
• Business
Source Premier
• Communication
and Mass Media Complete
• JSTOR
• Project Muse
• ProQuest Education
Journals
• ProQuest
Research Library
• PsycARTICLES
(scroll down list and select PsycARTICLES database)
• Scientific American Archive
Online
• SCIRUS--Science articles and reprints
Newspapers in Full Text
• America's
Newspapers
• Early American Newspapers 1690-1876
• New
York Times (Historical) 1851 -
• Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe
Comprehensive Subject Indexes
• America: History and Life
• Art Index
• ISI Web of Science: Science Citation Index Expanded
• MLA Bibliography
• PsycINFO
Statistical Databases:
• WDI Online
Historic Maps:
• Sanborn Maps of North Carolina City Streets and Buildings
Research Fundamentals
Before you begin any online research, we strongly suggest that you familiarize
yourself with the following fundamentals (these links will open in a new
browser window):
• Evaluation of Internet Information – What you should look for in an online resource. Courtesy of D. Scott Brandt, Professor of Library Science, Purdue University.
• Plagiarism – What it is and how to avoid it. Courtesy of Northwestern University Writing Place.
• Documenting Sources – I. Lee's Research Guide for Students.
• Citation Builder – from N C State University Library.
• The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing – A guide to writing papers for college courses. It includes sections on thinking, style, structure, evidence, documentation, and mechanics.
