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Scholarly, academic, peer reviewed articles are an important part of academic writing. When you talk with friends about a topic of shared interest, their ideas can help you think of new and different ways of looking at or doing something. The same thing happens in scholarly, academic research.
You can read existing academic articles and use these articles to
The exchange of ideas through articles over time is often referred to as a scholarly conversation.
Provides citations and abstracts to articles, as well as full text of articles from over 4,600 publications, covering almost every academic subject.
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A definitive index for the study of language, literature, linguistics, rhetoric and composition, folklore, and film.
Covers a broad spectrum of the arts & entertainment industry including dance, drama, theater, stagecraft, musical theater, circus performance, opera, pantomime, puppetry, magic, performance art, film, television, and more through abstracts, indexing, and selective full-text.
Provides citations and abstracts to articles and books about all aspects of philosophy, including ethics, aesthetics, social philosophy, political philosophy, epistemology, and metaphysic logic as well as material on the philosophy of law, religion, science, history, education, and language.
Provides citations, abstracts, and selected full text to articles, company reports, industry reports, market research reports, and country reports about all aspects of business, “including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance, econometrics, and economics.”
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Provides the largest and most complete collection of full text journals in education research and is designed to meet the needs of education students, professionals and policy makers.
The Educational Resources Information Center database provides extensive access to educational-related literature and information in a variety of formats.
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This database focuses on the many perspectives of complementary, holistic, and integrated approaches to health care and wellness.
This resource is provided by the Electronic Library of Minnesota, freely accessible to anyone in Minnesota!
Provides citations and abstracts to articles and other materials covering all areas of biological sciences, including biomedicine, biotechnology, zoology and ecology, and some aspects of agriculture and veterinary science.
Includes the following indexes: ANTE: Abstracts in New Technologies and Engineering; Biological Sciences; Biology Digest; BioOne Abstracts and Indexes; Conference Papers Index; MEDLINE; Physical Education Index; Plant Science; TOXLINE
GreenFILE offers information covering the human impact to the environment with a collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles.
Provides citations and abstracts to articles covering all medical topics, including research, clinical practice, administration, policy issues, and health care services. *A version of this resource is provided by the Electronic Library of Minnesota, freely accessible to anyone in Minnesota!*
Covers a broad range of disciplines such as agriculture, biology & genetics, arts & humanities, biochemistry, business, chemical engineering, chemistry, computer science, earth & planetary sciences, economics, environmental science, mathematics, medicine & dentistry, physics & astronomy, social sciences, and veterinary science & medicine.
Featuring more than 400 full text titles, SPORTDiscus™ with Full Text is the most comprehensive, bibliographic and full-text database covering sport, physical fitness, exercise, sports medicine, coaching, training, physical therapy, nutrition, and more.
Provides citations and abstracts to articles and books about psychology and "disciplines related to psychology such as psychiatry, education, business, medicine, nursing, pharmacology, law, linguistics, and social work."
Provides citations and abstracts to articles about all aspects of political science, including comparative politics, developing nations, disarmament, economic policy, electoral systems, environmental policy, history & theory of political science, International relations/trade, labor relations, military policy, methodology & research technology, public administration, security & defense, and welfare systems.
Minnesota State University, Mankato. (4 December 2019). Using Google Scholar [Video]. Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbWQkTWRuAI