First-Year Student Resources
- Library PerksLearn about premium services offered by the Libraries
- Choose Your Own Research AdventureChoose your own research adventure and learn more about searching, evaluating sources, citations, academic honesty and more!
- ZoteroBibHelps you create a bibliography in any citation style!
Assignment Resources
Resources for using the Library Search:
Recommended databases:
- ProQuest This link opens in a new window
Search all ProQuest databases simultaneously. Includes arts, humanities, social sciences, news, and science and technology.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowLarge and important archive for academic journals, books, and primary sources in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Many journals do not have current issues.
- Databases A-ZAcademic databases are collections of academic journal articles, government documents, policy reports, and more. Use the drop-down menu to see the top recommended databases by discipline/subject area, as well as the subject librarian for that subject area. Remember that some databases are very subject specific, so they will contain more targeted disciplinary resources than more multidisciplinary databases like ProQuest (linked above).
Library Modules
Review the library modules below.
The Research Process
Five Key Questions
FiveKeyQuestions by TL Vanderbilt Libraries
