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This search uses the library's discovery portal, which searches books, ebooks, articles, journals, and more. To narrow down your search, use the tools on the left-hand side of your results screen.
Essential Databases
Or you can narrow down your search by searching one of the library's scholarly databases individually.
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Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Academic Search Complete is the library's most popular database. It includes multi-disciplinary coverage,full-text access to journal articles and other scholarly materials not typically available through web searches.
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JSTOR This link opens in a new windowScholarly journals in the arts, humanities, general science and social sciences dating back to the late 17th century. JSTOR is great for historical research but not for current research.
MCLA's access to JSTOR is made possible by support from the Hardman Family Endowment. -
Newspaper Source Plus This link opens in a new window
Newspaper Source provides selected full text for 860 national (U.S.) and international newspapers. The database also contains more than 857,000 full text television & radio news transcripts, and selected full text for regional (U.S.) newspapers.
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List of All Library DatabasesAccess an A-Z list of all the library's databases.
Google Scholar
Google Scholar is another resource for finding research articles. Look on the right hand side of the screen for the "Check MCLA Full-Text" links that will bring you to the article in one of our databases. You can also look for the free PDFs listed on the right hand side. If you are off-campus, use these instructions to set it up for full access to library resources.
