While researchers find primary source material extremely important, it is also necessary to look at the secondary literature generated through scholarly research. This is not only to see what others have said but develop a full understanding of the topic and possible controversies.
The databases listed here are suggested starting points. A alternate search method is to use the Articles+ search on the library home page. This will return an overwhelming number of results.
Most Useful
| Database | Full Text | Coverage | Scholarly |
|---|---|---|---|
| America: History & Life i
Abstracts of journal articles covering American & Canadian history, from pre-history to the present. |
Links to full-text via Get-It | 1964 to current | All |
| San Diego Union Newspaper Archive (1872-1992, with images) i
Collection of newspapers published in San Diego under various titles, including the San Diego Union. |
Full-text | 1872 to 1992 | |
| JSTOR i
Contains (EXCEPT for the latest five years) core scholarly journals in sociology, history, economics, political science, mathematics, African-American & Asian studies, literature, humanities, music, and biological, health & general sciences. |
Full-text | 1838 to most recent five years | Most |
| Ethnic NewsWatch i
Full-text ethnic newspapers, searchable in English or Spanish. |
Some full-text; plus links to full-text via Get-It | 1992 to current | None |
Also Useful
| Database | Full Text | Coverage | Scholarly |
|---|---|---|---|
| PsycINFO
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Available via EbscoHost: A comprehensive international database of psychology, covering the academic, research, and practice literature in psychology from over 45 countries in more than 30 languages. |
Some full-text; plus links to full-text via Get-It | 1887 to current | All |
| Web of Science
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Contains citation indexes for Science, Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities, and Book Citations from 2004 to present. Select "Web of Science Core Collection" to conduct cited reference search. |
Links to full-text via Get-It | 1975 to current | All |
Lalitha Nataraj
