Research Guides: Construction Management & Civil Engineering: Where to search

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A quick search of most of the library’s books, articles, ebooks, dissertations, videos, music, and more.

Indexes and Databases

General Interdisciplinary Databases:

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Find articles on a wide range of subjects, including peer-reviewed articles.
Access Tips: Also available via mel.org
Google Scholar with EMU Full Text This link opens in a new window
Search for scholarly materials on any topic
Info type: scholarly articles, books, research reports, theses, working papers, cited sources
Access Tips: Use link above to get access to EMU subscriptions with Findtext+ links.
If this link does not work and you receive an error message from Google then use this alternate link to Google Scholar and also set your Google Scholar preferences to show EMU library access links.
Search Instruction: Google Scholar Video
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
Brief How-To Video: ProQuest Basics

Business/project management:

Conference Board - Business Knowledge Research This link opens in a new window
Overviews of current business topics and the economic outlook
Subjects: Business, Consumer Confidence Index, Economic Indicators
Info type: research reports, webcasts, statistics
Access Tips: Browsing topics usually works best
ProQuest One Business This link opens in a new window
Key source for business articles.
Subjects: Accounting, Auditing, Business, Communications, Economics, Ed Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Health Admin, Hotel Restaurant Mgmt, Management, Public Admin, Technology
Info type: scholarly articles, professional articles, magazine articles, news, reports, dissertations
Brief Instruction Video: ProQuest Basics
Regional Business News This link opens in a new window
Articles from regional business publications for the U.S. and Canada.
Access Tips: Also available via mel.org

News:

Additionally, Student Government has funded a free online subscription to the New York Times for all EMU employees and students. You can sign up for a free online subscription using your Emich email address at https://nytimesineducation.com/access-nyt/.

Law:

Westlaw Campus Research This link opens in a new window
Perform legal research and/or search for news articles
Subjects: U.S. Law, State Law, European Union Law, News
Info type: court cases, laws, regulations, law review articles, legal encyclopedias, legal guides, law dictionary, news articles
NOTE: Many functions of Westlaw will only function properly if you disable any pop-up blocker. For example, printing may not work if a pop-up blocker is active.

Topic/policy overview:

CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
Examines controversial topics reported in the media
Subjects: Current, Newsworthy Issues (Political, Social, Economic, Environmental)
Info type: reports
Gale Ebooks This link opens in a new window
Search and display the full-text of reference books.
Subjects: Many subjects, including History, Education, Film, Health, Science, Social Science
Info type: encyclopedia and reference book entries.
List of sources.
Opposing ViewPoints This link opens in a new window
Easy way to research timely or controversial topics - abortion, immigration, climate change, etc.
Access Tips: Also available via mel.org
Points of View Reference Source This link opens in a new window
Presents multiple sides of an issue.
Access Tips: Also available via mel.org

Theses and dissertations:

Dissertations & Theses Global Full Text This link opens in a new window
Info type: full text dissertations and theses (1997- ), descriptions of dissertations and theses (1861- ).

Other disciplinary databases:

Applied Science & Technology Source This link opens in a new window
Find articles in applied sciences, computing, and technology.
Access Tips: Also available via mel.org
IEEE Xplore This link opens in a new window
Engineering. electronics, computer science, and technology information from IEEE Electronic Library includes full-text access to journals, conference proceedings, and standards.
Access Tips: Access to IEEE content is provided courtesy of the GameAbove College of Engineering and Technology.
Sanborn Insurance Maps - Michigan This link opens in a new window
Detailed historical town and city maps from 1880s to 1950s
Subjects: Historic Preservation, Local History, Geography, Genealogy
ScienceDirect - Elsevier This link opens in a new window
Journals from the publisher Elsevier
Subjects: Various, including Physical Sciences, Engineering, Life Sciences, Health Sciences, Info Technology, Social Sciences, Business, Linguistics
Info type: scholarly articles
Web of Science This link opens in a new window
Search for articles in Science & Social Science journals and see which articles cite an article

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