Databases - Subject
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Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Find articles on a wide range of subjects, including peer-reviewed articles.
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Esearch This link opens in a new window
Search the library’s collection of books, articles, ebooks, dissertations, videos, music, and more.
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GeoRef This link opens in a new windowProvides access to the geoscience literature of the world. GeoRef is the most comprehensive database in the geosciences and continues to grow by more than 100,000 references a year. The database contains over 3.6 million references to geoscience journal articles, books, maps, conference papers, reports and theses.
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GreenFILE This link opens in a new windowGreenFILE provides a collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles and covers content about the environmental effects of individuals, corporations and local/national governments as well as what can be done at each level to minimize these effects.
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JSTOR This link opens in a new windowJSTOR is a digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources.
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ProQuest PowerSearch This link opens in a new window
Search over 20 academic databases at the same time.
Subjects: Covers many subjects
Info type: scholarly articles, professional articles, magazine articles, news articles, dissertations and theses
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Sanborn Insurance Maps - Michigan This link opens in a new windowDigital Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970 provides academic and public libraries digital access to more than 660,000 large-scale maps of more than 12,000 American towns and cities. In electronic form, Sanborn Maps take on much improved value over the microfilm versions of the same maps, allowing for greater flexibility of use and improved viewing possibilities. Users have the ability to easily manipulate the maps, magnify and zoom in on specific sections.
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ScienceDirect - Elsevier This link opens in a new windowScienceDirect is a leading full-text scientific database offering journal articles and book chapters from nearly 2,500 journals and more than 30,000 books.
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Social Explorer This link opens in a new window
Search and create maps, charts, reports. Ability to explore hundreds of thousands of built-in data indicators related to demography, economy, health, politics, environment, crime and more.
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Statista This link opens in a new windowStatista is a statistics portal offering quantitative data on over 80,000 topics from over 18,000 sources.
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Web of Science This link opens in a new windowWeb of Science provides a single destination to access the most reliable, integrated, multidisciplinary research. Quality, curated content delivered alongside information on emerging trends, subject specific content and analysis tools make it easy for students, faculty, researchers, analysts, and program managers to pinpoint the most relevant research to inform their work.
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GeoData portal from the University of Texas at AustinData portal to search over 30,000 shapefiles
General Databases
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Google Scholar with EMU Full Text This link opens in a new window
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Oxford Journals This link opens in a new window
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Taylor & Francis Online This link opens in a new window
Find Full Text Articles
No direct link to full text in the database? Click on the EMU Findtext+ link or button.
Getting full-text articles has detailed instructions.
Find Journals by Title
Search here for journal, magazine or newspaper titles. If you're looking for articles on a topic, use the Esearch articles search or databases.
InterLibrary Loan - Articles
ILLiad Interlibrary Loan
For articles not available online or in the library, use an online form to request it via ILLiad - more info.
Articles are usually delivered online in 3-5 days.