Research Guides: Liberal Studies: Overview

Rebecca's Recommendations for Getting Started

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

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

Dissertations & Theses This link opens in a new window
Citations from 1861-. Abstracts from1980-. Full-text of recent dissertations
Web of Science This link opens in a new window
Citation index for journal literature

Contact:

regraff@smu.edu

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 This link opens in a new window
Help with every part of research process
LinkedIn Learning This link opens in a new window
Online courses on a variety of topics, including software & tech