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An online collection of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. Small searchable and downloadable collection of electronic books on a variety of subjects.
While not strictly "reference," this video database is a great multidisciplinary source to find background information.
The "Overview" entries in this multidisciplinary database are very good background sources. Overviews are found at the top of the individual Topic pages.
An online collection of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. Small searchable and downloadable collection of electronic books on a variety of subjects. Check out our video on how to use e-books for research.
While not strictly "reference," this video database is a great multidisciplinary source to find background information.
The "Overview" entries in this multidisciplinary database are very good background sources. Overviews are found at the top of the individual Topic pages.
Used to locate print AND ebooks.
A multidisciplinary library of over 200,000 high-quality, unlimited-user e-books from leading university presses such as Oxford University Press, MIT Press, State University of New York Press, Cambridge University Press, University of California Press, McGill-Queen's University Press, Harvard University Press and many others. Additional academic publishers include Elsevier, Ashgate Publishing, Taylor & Francis, Sage Publications and John Wiley & Sons. Small searchable and downloadable collection of electronic books on a variety of subjects. Check out our video on how to use e-books for research.
Provides access to eBooks & eVideos on technology, digital media, math and science, engineering and business.
Search most of Skyline Library's article databases and book catalog to find a wide range of articles from academic journals, popular magazines, newspapers and reference sources, e-books & other documents, plus print books available in the library.
Access thousands of high-quality educational streaming videos and video segments on a wide range of subjects.
Note: government statistics are free and publicly available, however, many other kinds of statistics require access through library subscription databases.
The databases below are a good starting point to find articles from newspapers, magazines, and journals. Looking for statistics embedded within these articles can be helpful. Search a keyword or two for your topic. For example, "obesity." Then combine your keyword search with a subject search ("SU Subject Term" ) for statistics.
Access to more than 8,800 full-text journals and 7,700 peer-reviewed journal on a variety of subjects including those within STEM research, social sciences and the humanities. This is a comprehensive multi-disciplinary database.
Providing information concerning topics in emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational & experimental methods; offering full text coverage for nearly 560 journals.
This search in Google searches only scholarly items. Full-text PDF links are marked on the right side of search results.
Use OneSearch to search for books, eBooks, articles (from magazines, newspapers, and journals), and streaming videos and more, all in a single search. OneSearch cross searches most Skyline Library Databases at the same time.
Databases can be used to find books, magazines, journals, and media, but not webpages (which you search on the open web). Databases are owned by a few different companies, and the library pays for access to make relevant sources available for your research. The sources in the databases are rarely available for free on the open web.
When doing research in sociology, we recommend these options below.
Provides access to education journal articles and resources. The database contains more than 1.3 million records provides access to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index, dating back to 1966.
A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education,environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. Updated daily.
Full-text articles from leading journals. Coverage is multi-disciplinary and includes full text for more than 3,700 peer-reviewed titles; searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles.
Features viewpoint articles topic overviews, full-text magazine, academic journal, and newspaper articles, primary source documents, statistics images and podcasts, and links to Websites.
Back issues of important academic journals, including many historical journals (no current issues) going back to 1838. Excellent for in-depth academic journal articles on all historical topics except: recent history and articles published within the last 3 – 5 years. The complete JSTOR database is made up of numerous "collections".
In general, we recommend searching CCSF Library resources first, because they contain material that is not freely available on the open web. However, there is lots material on the open web that is not in the library! Therefore, combining these efforts (searching library resources, and then searching the open web) can be effective.