The following databases, catalogs, and web resources are available for your academic research. Full text articles in peer-reviewed academic and professional journals can be located through the online databases below. The Oli-Cat online catalog allows you to locate books and resources in the Burrage Library; the WorldCat Global Catalog locates materials held in other libraries.
JSTOR – Begin here for research in the social sciences, history and humanities
OmniFile Full Text Select – Over 3,100 journals in a variety of disciplines via EBSCO (open link, choose OmniFile Full Text Select database, and click “Continue”)
Project MUSE – Begin here for more specialized or advanced work in literature, gender and ethnic studies, area studies, history, or the social sciences
Research Databases for Particular Areas of Study
Business
Hoover’s Guide – Dun and Bradstreet information on over 14,000 companies, industries and people in the business world
First Research Industry Intelligence – Information on domestic, regional and global industries
H.W. Wilson Business Abstracts with Full Text Database – Full-text articles from hundreds of key business publications (open link, choose Business Abstracts with Full Text database, click “Continue”)
Literature
JSTOR – Begin here for research in the social sciences, history and humanities
Project MUSE – Begin here for more specialized or advanced work in literature, gender and ethnic studies, area studies, history, or the social sciences
Natural and Physical Sciences
BioOne – Resources in the biological, ecological and environmental sciences
PubMed – Peer-reviewed articles in biomedical fields, sponsored by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
ACS Publications – Citations for peer-reviewed articles in chemistry, physics, biology and environmental science
Psychology and Life Sciences
ProQuest – Includes PsycARTICLES database and materials from over 920 full text publications
Books and Materials in the Burrage Library:
WorldCat Global Catalog of Library Collections:
WorldCat – Two billion items from more than 10,000 libraries worldwide
Michigan eLibrary
MeL Research Databases – Extensive databases and resources covering a variety of fields and topics, including criminal justice, nursing and allied health, and Michigan history.
Multidisciplinary Academic Abstracts & Indices
H.W. Wilson – 14 databases in a broad range of academic and professional fields (open link, choose the database(s) you wish to search, click “Continue”)
eBook Collection
Michigan eLibrary General Resources
MeL Career Center – Career resources, including practice entrance exams for a variety of professions
General MeL Portal – Begin here to explore the resources available through the Michigan eLibrary
Citation Styles:
Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations
Library of Congress Country Studies
Business
U.S. Census Bureau (Business & Industry Information)
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
EDGAR – Publicly-held corporations on file with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
Criminal Justice
U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics
U.S. Department of Justice Information Center
Michigan State Police Uniform Crime Report
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
Education
Michigan Department of Education
Humanities
Voice of the Shuttle Humanities Resources
IPL2 Literary Criticism Collection
Bartleby.com – Great books, classic literature, references and verse online
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Music
Stearns Collection – Over 2,500 historical and contemporary musical instruments
Natural and Physical Sciences
Why? Files – The Science Behind the News
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Visual Arts
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