Using Library Databases
Finding Articles and Journals
ProQuest
Start with a general database that provides a large selection of both popular and scholarly articles on many topics.
- Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
Covers most business areas: management, marketing, economics, finance, accounting, & international business. Includes company reports, SWOT analyses, working papers, country reports, industry reports, case studies, etc.
- 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.
- ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window
Scholarly journals, newspapers, dissertations, and business information. Includes: ABI/INFORM Complete, Accounting & Tax, Banking Information Source, Canadian Newsstand Complete, CBCA Complete, Hoover's Company Profiles, OxResearch, Pharmaceutical News Index, Asian Business & Reference, Biology Journals, Career and Technical Education, Computing, Criminal Justice, Education Journals, European Business, Family Health, Health & Medical Complete, Health Management, Military Collection, Newsstand, Nursing & Allied Health Source, Psychology Journals, Religion, Research Library, Science Journals, Social Science Journals, Telecommunications, Snapshots.
- Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (WPSA) This link opens in a new windowCitations, abstracts, and indexing of the international serials literature in political science international relations, law, and public administration / policy. Includes merged backfiles of Political Science Abstracts and ABC POL SCI.
- PAIS International This link opens in a new window
Public Affairs Information Service: journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, grey literature, research reports, conference papers, web content, etc. covering issues in the public debate.
Video — ProQuest Basic Search (2:41)
Video — ProQuest Advanced Search (2:13)
How to Search ProQuest Research Library: Social Sciences
Searching ProQuest
1. At the main ProQuest page click on the icon for "Social Sciences" as your subject area.
2. On the Social Sciences page, scroll down and click on the icon for "ProQuest Research Library: Social Sciences."
3. At the "ProQuest Research Library: Social Sciences" page, enter your search and then click on the [search] button.
4. From those results, choose from the "Suggested Topics" if one of the subjects is close to your topic.
5. Look at the results.
Too many results? Consider narrowing your topic.
Too few? Look at the list of results. From the titles of the articles listed, you may see other words or terms that will focus your topic better.
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Sample search: death penalty and race Other sample topics: (1) Legalizing marijuana; (2) hate crimes against gays; (3) music industry and the internet; (4) gun control; (5) media and women's self-image Sample environmental topics: (1) carbon offsets; (2) overfishing; (3) factory farming; (4) fracking; (5) off-shore drilling |
