Topic Starters, Hot Topics & Current Events
- CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window In-depth, unbiased coverage of health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy Contains Full Text
- Points of View Reference Center This link opens in a new window Database covering all sides of controversial topics. Contains full text
Encyclopedias and Pre-research
- Gale eBooks (formerly GVRL) This link opens in a new window A varied collection of online reference books including encyclopedias on different subjects. Contains full text
- Sage Knowledge This link opens in a new window
Books
- Library Catalog This link opens in a new window
- eBooks in EBSCOhost This link opens in a new window A growing collection of online books in a wide range of subjects. Covers: Books Contains full text
- ProQuest eBook Central This link opens in a new window
Articles from magazines, journals, and newspapers
- Databases by SubjectNorth Hall Library's collection of online databases
- EBSCOhost This link opens in a new windowMU has most, but not all, of its article databases in EBSCOhost.
Top Research Links:
- Library Databases - Articles & E-ResourcesLook here for online resources, article databases, EBSCOhost, etc.
- Library Catalog This link opens in a new window
Confusing Terms: Journals vs Articles
Journals, magazines and newspapers are all made up of individual articles. Generally, if you are just starting your search, you are looking for individual articles on a topic. You do this by looking in a database.
Newspapers contain shorter articles covering very recent news & events. They also cover local news. Think New York Times or Philadelphia Inquirer. The library has specific databases for newspaper articles and we have some newspapers in the library. You may also find newspaper articles in databases like Academic Search Complete.
Magazines contain articles ranging from popular topics to professional or trade information. Magazines frequently contain ads, and the articles in magazines are not considered scholarly.Think Time magazine, People, or Pennsylvania Game News.
In EBSCOhost, they use the term "Periodical" to indicate an article from a magazine.
Scholarly Articles, aka Peer Reviewed Articles or Academic Articles are articles that have been reviewed by scholars before they were published. Think Journal of the American Medical Association, or Journal of Criminal Justice.
If you are looking for Scholarly Articles, you won't find them in a newspaper or magazine. You need to find them in an Academic Journal. Some databases only contain scholarly articles (usually these are in the sciences). Some databases don't contain any scholarly articles (newspaper databases for example). Many databases allow you to limit your results to scholarly articles. If you are in doubt about whether a specific journal or articles is scholarly, ask at the Library Service Desk.