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Start Here! Academic Search Premier and JSTOR

Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
Academic Search Premier is the library's most popular database because it includes multi-disciplinary coverage,full-text access to journal articles and other scholarly materials not typically available through web searches.
JSTOR
A collection of core scholarly journals in arts, humanities, general science and social sciences dating back to the late 17th century (journals are always included from volume 1, issue 1 up to 1-5 years ago). JSTOR is great for historical research but not for current research.

REMEMBER!

Limit to peer-reviewed journals in Academic Search Premier by checking the box in the left sidebar
Most journals in JSTOR are peer-reviewed, but if you have any doubt, try looking up the journal title in the library's Journal Finder.
Use the Cite button in the databases to generate an MLA citation, but it's up to you to make sure that it's crafted correctly -- Purdue OWL's MLA guide can help.

WorldCat
Use advanced search and/or facets to search for fiction on your topic.
Poets.org: Browse poems
Search by keyword or browse by theme to find poems that relate to your topic.

Literature Resource Center
Look for "Person Search": search by author characteristics including race/ethnicity and gender.

We Need Diverse Books
Resources for finding books by or about people from underrepresented groups.

Films on Demand
A YouTube alternative: over 20,000 quality documentary films and film clips from the BBC, Ken Burns, A&E, and other companies, in a wide range of subject areas.

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