Academic Search Complete is the world's most valuable and comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 9,100 full-text periodicals, including nearly 7,900 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 13,690 journals and publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc.
This scholarly collection offers unmatched full-text coverage of information in many areas of academic study including, but not limited to: animal science, anthropology, area studies, astronomy, biology, chemistry, civil engineering, electrical engineering, ethnic & multicultural studies, food science & technology, general science, geography, geology, law, materials science, mathematics, mechanical engineering, music, pharmaceutical sciences, physics, psychology, religion & theology, veterinary science, women's studies, zoology and many other fields. Updated daily.
FSU Digital Repository is a service of The Florida State University Libraries. Research and scholarly output included here has been selected and deposited by the individual university departments, research units and faculty on campus. Complete Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD) at FSU from 2003 to the present. Includes select retrospective digitized dissertations from 1952–2002 (FSU Dissertations 1952–2002 section). Includes selected retrospective digitized theses prior to 2003 (FSU Historic Early Theses section).
Abbreviation: curres-fsu
Vendor: Florida Virtual Campus
Coverage: 1952-2003
Type: Historical / Primary Sources, Images, Indexes / Catalogs, Open Access
Provides easy access to data that helps evaluate and compare scholarly journals. The JCR is the only source of citation data on journals and includes virtually all specialties in the areas of science, technology, and social sciences. Provide citation data such as Impact Factor (most frequently cited) for more than 4500 scientific journals. Contains data from roughly 1,500 journals in the social sciences.
Abbreviation: jcr
Vendor: Clarivate Analytics
Coverage: 1997-2016
Subjects: Anthropology, Business, Criminology and Criminal Justice, Demography and Population Studies, Economics, Human Development & Family Science, Information Studies, Law, Literature, Political Science, Psychology, Public Administration and Policy, Public Safety and Security, Retail Entrepreneurship, Social Work, Sociology
Type: Citation Management, Datasets / Statistics
JSTOR is a digital library of academic content in many formats and disciplines. The collections include top peer-reviewed scholarly journals as well as respected literary journals, academic monographs, research reports from trusted institutes, and diverse primary sources. FSU has access to JSTOR’s Archive, Primary Sources, and Global Plants collections.
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Primary Source Collection: 19th-Century British Pamphlets (00:51)
Abbreviation: jstor
Vendor: JSTOR
Coverage: 1665-present
Subjects: Arts Administration, Art History, *General / Multi-Subject
Type: E-Book Collections, E-Journal Collections
When conducting research, it’s crucial to understand the difference between scholarly and non-scholarly sources. This knowledge helps you select the best materials for your assignments, particularly when working on evidence-based research, literature reviews, and critical analyses.
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