Research Finding Tools: General & Basic

Databases

Academic Search Premier
  This database provides access to over 8040 multi-disciplinary publications, many in full-text. Covers 1975 to present.
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America: History & Life
  An index to approximately 2,800 journals, plus dissertations and books in North American History. Indexes literature published from 1964 to the present.
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Annual Reviews
  Index to and full text of a collection of review articles in all disciplines. See Bridge for complete list of print titles.
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Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
  Simultaneously access a variety of databases in the natural and social sciences and humanities through this search interface.
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Essay and General Literature Index
  An index to collections of essays with particular emphasis on materials in the humanities and social sciences.
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Print index in the Rolvaag Reference Room
(RR AI3.E75; 1900-1984)
Expanded Academic ASAP
  A multidisciplinary database including scholarly journals, news magazines and newspapers with many articles in full text.
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FirstSearch
  A collection of many different databases and indexes. Most are listed separately on this page.
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International Index to Periodicals
  An index to articles in all disciplines (1916-1965).
 
Print index in the Rolvaag Reference Room
(RR AI3 .R47, 1907-1965)
LexisNexis Government Periodicals Index
  Covers articles in approximately 170 current federal publications. It includes retrospective coverage through 1988 of over 70 additional federal publications that have major research, reference, or general interest value. Updated quarterly.
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Websites

Martindale's "The Reference Desk"
Extensive listing of links on a wide array of subjects.