Consider Using Two Different Types of Search Tools
- Traditional Academic Databases
- Single Discipline Examples:
Psychology: PsycINFO
Sociology: Sociological Abstracts
Criminology: Criminal Justice Periodicals
Education: ERIC
Health Sciences & Medicine: PubMed - Cross-Search 21 Academic/Disciplinary Databases:
ProQuest PowerSearch - Search using structured vocabulary (thesaurus)
- Single Discipline Examples:
- Discovery Databases
- Examples:
EMU's Esearch
Google Scholar - Search by whatever language/terminology is used by item authors
- Examples: