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These databases are all restricted to use on campus or off-campus by members of the SMU community.
Multidisciplinary Databases
These are both good, multidisciplinary databases with many full-text and scholarly resources.
Academic OneFile
Academic Search Complete
Education
ERIC
Find citations and articles on just about everything relating to people of school age, including college students.
History, Culture, and Politics
America: History and Life
If you are exploring a topic on any cultural, historical, political, or social topic that involves the United States or Canada, search this database.
CQ Researcher
This offers substantial, non-biased coverage many current concerns.
Historical Abstracts
For all countries and regions not covered in America: History & Life, search here for a any cultural, historical, political, or social topic.
Literature
Literature Resource Center
Biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses abound in the LRC.
MLA Bibliography (Modern Language Association)
Search MLA for literary criticism, book reviews, and more.
Media and Communications
Communication & Mass Media Complete
Political discourse, rhetoric, advertising, etc. If it has to do with communication, search CMMC.
Psychology
PsycInfo
If your topic has to do with psychological or behavioral topics, start with PsycInfo.
Religion
ATLA Religion Database
ATLA is the premier index for searching any topic relating to religion or morality.
For more database options, see the research guide for your subject area or the databases by subject page.
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