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Article Databases
- Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new windowA multi-disciplinary database which offers information in many areas of academic study. This database supports high-level research in the key areas of academic study by providing access to journals, periodicals, reports, books and more. (VIVA)
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowScholarly journals; does not include the most recent few years. (NVCC)
- Science (Gale In Context) This link opens in a new windowScience topic overviews, biographies, periodical articles, images, videos and detailed experiments. (VCCS)
- Statistical Abstract of the United States (ProQuest) This link opens in a new windowStatistics on social, political, and economic conditions in the United States. (NVCC)
Search Tips
Select the most important 2-3 terms related to your topic. Put the word AND between each new term; this tells the database to look for resources with ALL your terms.
math AND history
Use quotation marks ( " " ) around phrases (two or more words); this tells the database to look for the words in that specific order.
"Computational Geometry" AND algorithms
Use an asterisk (*) to find multiple endings of one word. Using math* as a search term will include results that refer to math, mathematic, mathematics, mathematical.
math*