Key Databases
- Searching All TAMU Library MaterialsA global search for all library materials, articles, ebook, DVDs and more.
- Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new windowMULTIDISCIPLINARY - A full-text, scholarly database of more than 12,000 journals (10,900 peer-reviewed) in almost every academic discipline
- Google Scholar This link opens in a new windowMULTIDISCIPLINARY - Provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowMULTIDISCIPLINARY archive of digitized scholarly journals. Content spans many disciplines, primarily in the humanities, social sciences, and general and biological sciences but continues to grow.
- SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new windowSOCIOLOGY - coverage from all subdisciplines of sociology, including abortion, anthropology, criminology, criminal justice, cultural sociology, demography, economic development, ethnic & racial studies, gender studies, marriage & family, politics, religion, rural sociology, social psychology, social structure, and many others.
- Political Science Complete This link opens in a new windowPOLITICAL SCIENCE. This database provides extensive coverage of global political topics with a worldwide focus, reflecting the globalization of contemporary political discourse.
- EconLit with Full Text This link opens in a new windowECONOMY - Contains all of the indexing available in EconLit in addition to full text for hundreds of journals including the American Economic Association journals with no embargo (American Economic Review, Journal of Economic Literature, and Journal of Economic Perspectives).
- Humanities Source Ultimate This link opens in a new windowHUMANITIES - With nearly 2,000 full-text journals (almost 1,600 peer reviewed) Humanities Source Ultimate offers a wide variety of resources, such as feature articles, interviews, obituaries, bibliographies, book reviews, original works of fiction, reviews of ballets, dance programs, motion pictures, musicals, operas and plays that illuminate human thinking, action and interaction.
- Religion & Philosophy Collection This link opens in a new windowIndex of over 300 journals covering world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy.
- Family & Society Studies Worldwide This link opens in a new windowFAMILY SOCIETY STUDIES - Provides the most comprehensive coverage of research, policy and practice literature in the fields of Family Science, Human Ecology, Human Development and Social Welfare. It covers popular issues and meets the requirements of professionals in all fields of social work, social science and family practice.
A SAMPLE SEARCH - Academic Search Ultimate
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A SAMPLE SEARCH - Google Scholar
Run some searches. When you come across a good article, use its "Cited By" and the "Related Study" links to find the related studies. If you have already created your RefWorks account, go into Google Scholar's setting menu to select RefWorks and then Save.
