Research Guides: Liberal Studies: Overview

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APA PsycINFO
Contains info about psychology and the psychological aspects of related disciplines.
ERIC
Provides access to education literature and resources.
JSTOR
Provides image and full-text online access to back issues of selected scholarly journals, as well as books and primary sources in 75 disciplines
Library Catalog - Advanced
A subset of Library Search that finds only materials owned by SMU Libraries, such as books, journals, movies, etc.
Library Search - Advanced
Articles, books, & media among SMU Libraries' collections & databases
SocINDEX with Full Text
Offers coverage of sociology, encompassing all sub-disciplines and closely related areas of study.
WorldCat
Near comprehensive list of books from libraries worldwide, includes links to request materials through ILL

Oxford Bibliographies
Overviews & annotated bibliographies on a variety of subjects
Oxford English Dictionary
The definitive English language dictionary. It includes etymologies and traces historical word development, starting with the first known use.
Reference Universe
Search thousands of reference books, such as subject encyclopedias. Learn the fundamentals of your topic.

Dissertations & Theses
Citations from 1861-. Abstracts from1980-. Full-text of recent dissertations
Web of Science
Citation index for journal literature

Contact:

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Subjects: English, Liberal Studies, Medieval Studies, Philosophy, World Languages & Literatures, Writing & Reasoning

Conducting a Literature Review Module (graduate students)
Self-guided online module in the graduate library course in Canvas

Sage Research Methods
Help with every part of research process
LinkedIn Learning
Online courses on a variety of topics, including software & tech