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If we do not have what you are looking for, try making an Interlibrary Loan (ILL) request! ILL is a free service that lets currently enrolled ULM students, faculty, and staff borrow materials from other libraries. You can request journal articles, books, conference papers and more! Visit ILL to learn more.
While Google Scholar may not be the only place you go for your research needs, it can be a great resource when browsing your topic or looking for a specific article!
There are multiple ways you can find articles.
Search EBSCO Discovery to search most of ULM's databases simultaneously. There are multiple ways to use EBSCO Discovery: find the closest EBSCO Discovery search box in this research guide, visit the ULM Library website, or check out the A to Z database list. You can find many resources searching this way that you may have missed if you had only used a single database, but make sure to apply filters to your search to narrow your results or you might end up with a very long, overwhelming list!
Search databases individually to focus your search to a specific subject area. You can select recommended databases from the list below or visit the A to Z Database list to discover more. The downside of this method is that because individual databases have a targeted focus, you may miss some unique perspectives that other databases may have to offer.
Search individual journals to focus on the contents of one journal at a time. Click here to search for journals by title or browse publications by subject. Researching this way is a great option for when you need to use a specific journal, but because individual journals are usually more specialized, this method can greatly limit the type of viewpoints you are likely to see.
EBSCO Discovery allows you to search most of our databases at the same time. Searching this way can help you find books, articles, reviews, and more. If you find your search comes back with too many results, make sure to use the filters found on the left side panel narrow your choices!
You can access EBSCO Discovery in three ways:
EBSCO's Newswires provides near real-time access to top world-wide news from Associated Press, United Press International, CNN Wire, and Business Wire on a continuous basis. This content is monitored by EBSCO and relevant results are provided when users enter searches in EBSCOhost. This collection includes AP Financial News, AP Top News, AP WorldStream, AP U.S. Politics & Government, AP 50 State Reports, UPI Business, UPI Entertainment, UPI Sports, UPI Top News, and more. End users can immediately access the full text of the web content, by following the link in the record. The index to the full text content in EBSCO Newswires is held for a rolling 30-day archive by EBSCO, so users can enjoy the previous 30 days of news relating to their search interests.
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Academic Search Complete is the world's most valuable and comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 8,500 full-text periodicals, including more than 7,300 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 12,500 journals and a total of more than 13,200 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. The database features PDF content going back as far as 1887, with the majority of full text titles in native (searchable) PDF format. Searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,400 journals.
Credo Reference is a general reference solution for learners and librarians. Offering 551 hundred highly-regarded titles from over 70 publishers; Credo General Reference covers every major subject. Credo Reference is an online reference service made up of full-text books from the world's best publishers. It's a great source to consult when trying to determine a topic for your research paper.
OpenDissertations is an open-access database built to assist researchers in locating both historic and contemporary dissertations and theses. Created with the generous support of the H.W. Wilson Foundation and the Congregational Library & Archives in Boston, it incorporates EBSCO’s previously released American Doctoral Dissertations, and features additional dissertation metadata contributed by select colleges and universities from around the world. Providing researchers with citations to graduate research across a span of time, from the early 20th century to the present, this database will continue to grow through regular updates and new partnerships with graduate degree-granting institutions.
ProQuest compiles a variety of different sources into one place, including theses and dissertations, ebooks, and publicly available content. Includes Education Research Index and Nursing and Allied Health Collection.
Newspaper Source Plus includes more than 860 full-text newspapers, providing more than 35 million full-text articles. In addition, the database features more than 857,000 television and radio news transcripts.
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