CAPP- Weyauwega-Fremont

Course Specific Resources

1. Beginning Your Research

 

Background Information (May not be peer-reviewed)

 

These databases may provide some background information for your topic of research to help you gain a base level of understanding.

 

CQ Researcher

CQ Researcher explores important issues ranging from social and teen issues to environment, health, education and science and technology.

 

Opposing Viewpoints in Context

The premier online resource covering all sides of contemporary social issues.

 

Points of View Reference Center

A full-text database designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue.

 

 
2. Multi-disciplinary Peer-Reviewed Research

 

Once you have a good understanding of your topic, you will want to begin using databases to search for articles in academic journals.  If you're unsure what subject your topic falls under, you can try one of these databases.  Make sure that you check the box that says 'Scholarly (Peer-Reviewed) Journals' to find scholarly articles.

 

Academic Search Complete

Academic Search Complete contains full text, indexing and abstracts, monographs and reports from more than 13,000 publications.

 

SocINDEX with Full Text

Contains over 2 million records from 1,200 core journals including full text from 700 journals.

 

PsycINFO

Provides citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, and technical reports in the field of psychology and related disciplines.

 

 
 3. Subject Specific Peer-Reviewed Articles

 

If your topic falls under a specific topic, you will get the best results if you search databases that are specifically for that subject.  Remember to check the box that says scholarly or peer-reviewed articles.

 

Gender/Sexuality

 

GenderWatch

GenderWatch provides authoritative historical and current perspectives on the evolution of gender roles as they affect both men and women.

 

Archives of Sexuality and Gender

The largest collection available in support of the study of gender and sexuality includes 1.5 million pages of primary source material from around the world.

 

Women's Studies International

Includes over 255,000 records drawn from a variety of essential women's studies databases.

 

 

Justice & Fairness/Ageism/Identity/Poverty and Social Class

 

SocINDEX with Full Text

Contains over 2 million records from 1,200 core journals including full text from 700 journals.

 

ERIC (If you are looking for these issues as they pertain to education)

ERIC, the Education Resource Information Center, provides access to more than 1.3 million records related to education literature and resources.

 

 

Religious

 

ATLA Religion Database

ATLA Religion Database combines the premier index to journal articles, book reviews, and collections of essays in all fields of religion with ATLA's online collection of major religion and theology journals.

 

JSTOR

JSTOR is a digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources.

 

 

Educational

 

ERIC

ERIC, the Education Resource Information Center, provides access to more than 1.3 million records related to education literature and resources.

 

Education Research Complete

Education Research Complete provides indexing and abstracts for more than 2,100 journals, as well as full text for more than 1,200 journals, books, and monographs.

 

 

Action and Social Change

 

SocINDEX with Full Text

Contains over 2 million records from 1,200 core journals including full text from 700 journals.

 

Social Sciences Citation Index

Provides references and cited references in 3,000 of the world's leading social sciences journals across 50 disciplines.

 

PsycINFO

Provides citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, and technical reports in the field of psychology and related disciplines.

 

 

Diversity and Disability

 

SocINDEX with Full Text

Contains over 2 million records from 1,200 core journals including full text from 700 journals.

 

Ethnic NewsWatch

Ethnic NewsWatch is a full-text collection of newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press.

 

ERIC (As the topics pertain to education)

ERIC, the Education Resource Information Center, provides access to more than 1.3 million records related to education literature and resources.

 

 

 4. Citing Your Sources

Check out our Polk Library page about citing sources for more helpful links.

 

Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)

 

Purdue OWL provides a helpful guide for citing MLA style.

 

EasyBib MLA