DISCOVER
Search DISCOVER for books, ebooks, movies, articles, journals, and more.
If you find a physical item in the collection that you would like to use be sure to note:
- the availability: if it is checked out try EZ Borrow or Interlibrary Loan
- the Library: is it in Shad or Martin?
- the title: for example - Architecture and Landscape of the Pennsylvania Germans, 1720-1920
- the call number: for example - NA730 .P4 A73 2011
Search Tips
Keywords
- Remember that you need to use keywords to search library resources, not natural language.
- Think about various different terms that are or could be used to describe your topic, including synonyms.
- Use "quotes" around multiple terms that you'd like to search for as a phrase.
Boolean Operators
- AND, OR, NOT are used between your keywords to broaden or narrow your search.
- AND will search for both terms.
- OR will search for either one term or the other, but not both.
- NOT will search for one term but not the other.
Subject Headings/Terms
- Subject Headings/Terms are controlled phrases assigned to library materials to organize them.
- Use Subject Headings/Terms to find similar items when searching the library catalog and databases.
- You can usually find the subject headings assigned to an item in the library catalog or database on the information page for that item.
Limiters/Filters
- Many databases provide ways for you to limit your search results.
- If your initial search is too large, consider limiting by date, type of publication, subject, etc.
General Academic Databases
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Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new windowComprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 8,500 full-text periodicals, including more than 7,300 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 12,500 journals and a total of more than 13,200 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. The database features PDF content going back as far as 1887. Searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,400 journals.
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CQ Researcher This link opens in a new windowPublished in print and online 44 times a year, the single-themed CQ Researcher report offers in-depth, non-biased coverage of political and social issues, with regular reports on topics in health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the U.S. economy. Covers 1991 to the present. You can view and search across all of our CQ resources here.
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JStor This link opens in a new windowA collection of full-text articles from over 3000 scholarly journals, many dating from the nineteenth-century to the last 4 or 5 years. A growing number of titles are available through the current issues, as part of their "Current Scholarship Program". Select Advanced Search to strategically search amongst 45 disciplines. Choose PDF from within JStor to properly view and print articles. For convenience, JStor is now searchable on Facebook.
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Sage Knowledge This link opens in a new windowIncludes an expansive range of Sage eBook and eReference content for students, researchers, and faculty. This collection includes scholarly monographs, reference works, handbooks, encyclopedias, textbooks and more.
Science and Technology Databases
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ACM Digital Library (Association for Computing Machinery) This link opens in a new windowThe most comprehensive collection of full-text articles and bibliographic records in existence covering the fields of computing and information technology. Includes the complete collection of ACM's publications, including journals, conference proceedings, magazines, newsletters, and multimedia titles (excludes ACM books). The ACM Digital Library is heavily integrated with and includes unrestricted access to the Guide to Computing Literature bibliography.
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General Science Full Text (H.W. Wilson) This link opens in a new windowAn index and full text database featuring subjects such as astronomy, biology, botany, chemistry, conservation, health & medicine, oceanography, physics, zoology and more.
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INSPEC (Web of Science) This link opens in a new windowContains close to 10 million bibliographic records taken from more than 3850 scientific and technical journals, including comprehensive access to literature in physics, electrical engineering, electronics, communications, control engineering, computers, computing, information technology, manufacturing, production and mechanical engineering. Produced by The Institution of Engineering and Technology. Covers 1969 to the present.
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Library & Information Science Full Text (H.W. Wilson) This link opens in a new windowIndexes more than 200 international library and information-science periodicals and more than 600 books per year. Covers 1980 to the present.
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Science Citation Index (Web of Science) This link opens in a new windowIndex to content from core journals in all areas of science and technology. Provides lists of sources cited, plus publications citing the original article. Also known as SCI. Covers 1900 to the present.
