These databases provide access to resources covering a variety of fields.
The world's most valuable and comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary database. Indexes newspapers, magazines, and scholarly journals in all disciplines. Contains a significant amount of full-text. Content available from 1915-present.
Google's index of professional publications. Recommended as an adjunct to library resources. Especially strong in the sciences & technology. NOTE: ON CAMPUS USE will include and access to MSU copies of the articles.
Repository of e-prints of scientific papers; especially strong in physics, mathematics, and computer science. Both "search" and "browse" functionalities available. All full-text.
Combine concepts using AND to narrow your search
e.g. mathematics modeling AND biology
Combine synonyms using OR to expand your search
e.g. positron emission tomography OR PET
To do phrase searching, words in that order, use quotes
e.g. "group theory"
Use parenthesis to group phrases with similar meaning combined with OR/AND.
medicine AND (positron emission tomography OR PET)
The asterisk * symbol will search for all variations of a word.
e.g. optic* will search for optic, optics, and optical
