Subject Expert
Ielleen Miller
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Contact:
Email: imiller@ewu.edu
Text or phone me at 509.818.0559
Office Hours:Wednesdays 9-11am, or by appointment - use Schedule Research Consultation link above.
Need to meet during the evening or weekend? Please text or email me to schedule.
Office: JFK Library M04C (just ask for me at the JFK Library Reference Desk)
Or Zoom https://ewu.zoom.us/j/97403645255
Text or phone me at 509.818.0559
Office Hours:Wednesdays 9-11am, or by appointment - use Schedule Research Consultation link above.
Need to meet during the evening or weekend? Please text or email me to schedule.
Office: JFK Library M04C (just ask for me at the JFK Library Reference Desk)
Or Zoom https://ewu.zoom.us/j/97403645255
Subject-Specific, Scholarly Journal Article Databases
There are a whole host of subject-specific article databases for you to delve deeper in your research. You will want to explore an article database that is designed for that discipline. If you do not see an appropriate database for your discipline, go to Browse All Subject Guides for a complete list. Or if you know the name of the database you want to search, go to A-Z Databases.
Sociology, Psychology, & Related Social Sciences
- PsycInfo - APA (EBSCOhost) -- 1806-present This link opens in a new windowA large and comprehensive index of peer-reviewed psychology journals, plus selected book chapters, books, and dissertations, in some cases back to the 1800's. Produced by the American Psychological Association.
- Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowArticles from criminal justice magazines and journals, with indexing/abstracting from others.
- SocINDEX with Full Text (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowDatabase for sociology, with solid coverage for social work, social psychology, addictions, and criminal justice issues. Full text for journals dating back as far as 1908, with selective text and abstracts for others going back as far as 1895, plus numerous books, conference papers, and other monographs.
- Communication & Mass Media Complete (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowScholarly articles, trade publications and more in the fields of communications, mass media and related subjects. Selected core titles are indexed back to the first issue.
- LGBTQ+ Source (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowArticles from journals, magazines, and books, along with indexing from hundreds more. Dates of coverage vary by title, but some go back to the mid-1950s/1960s.
- Urban Studies Abstracts (EBSCOhost) -- 1973-present This link opens in a new windowIndexes journals and magazines covering urban studies, community development, urban history, and related fields.
Education
- Education Research Complete (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowJournals and magazines along with books and conference papers. Coverage dates vary, but a few titles go back to 1975.
Health & Medicine, Including Sports Medicine
- Health Source - Nursing/Academic Edition (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowAccess to journals, magazines, and more, plus additional indexing. Includes the Lexi-PAL Drug Guide.
- MEDLINE (EBSCOhost) -- 1946-present This link opens in a new windowComprehensive index to all aspects of medicine, covering journals and some titles include full-text.
- SPORTDiscus with Full Text (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowDatabase for sports, fitness, sports medicine, and physical education. Articles from journals and magazines going back to 1985. Also includes selective indexing for around additional journals, plus assorted books and conference proceedings.
- Cochrane Library This link opens in a new windowClick on Cochrane Reviews to see if there is an analysis of the studies done on X medical issue. Very useful to determine best treatments for X.
- Scopus This link opens in a new windowIndexes articles and analyzes citations from 20,000+ journals in the sciences and social sciences back to 1970, though some are as far back as 1788. Search this database in lieu of Web of Science.
Computer Science & Technology
- ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) Digital Library This link opens in a new windowArticles from ACM journals and magazines back to the 1950s, plus conference proceedings and Guide to Computing Literature that has non-ACM journals, proceedings, and reports back to 1985.
- IEEE Xplore (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) This link opens in a new windowArticles from journals, conference proceedings, and IEEE standards. Full coverage is back to 1988, with selected coverage back to 1893.
- Scopus This link opens in a new windowIndexes articles and analyzes citations from 20,000+ journals in the sciences and social sciences back to 1970, though some are as far back as 1788. Search this database in lieu of Web of Science.
Business & Economics
- Business Source Complete (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowArticles from periodicals (including peer-reviewed journals) on all aspects of business. Contains books, plus reports, papers and company profiles. Selected titles go back as far as 1886, but most begin in the 1990s.
Music
- RILM Abstracts of Music Literature (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowComprehensive database for music literature, covering journals, books, dissertations, conference proceedings, etc.
Still Unsure What Database to Search
- Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowLarge, all-subjects database. Start here and see which discipline seems to care the most about your issue
- EWU Library Catalog This link opens in a new window
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The Library Catalog has records for millions of articles. The default for article results is what we should have full text.
Click Peer-reviewed Journals under Availability to limit to scholarly articles.
