Saint Mary's Librarian
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Use the links on the left side of the page to help you conduct your research for this course and cite your sources. If you have any questions, or are struggling to find enough good sources, please reach out to the library! We can help!
Key Resources
- Academic Search Premier (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Provides full text for scholarly publications and peer-reviewed journals as well as general interest sources. Multidisciplinary. A good place to start your research.
- Google Scholar This link opens in a new windowGoogle Scholar provides a simple way to search for scholarly literature.
Contains some open access materials.
When accessing this database through the link provided here you will find free connections to the pay-for-view materials that are located in our subscription sources. Just click on "Find Full Text @SMU." - MEDLINE (PubMed) This link opens in a new windowMEDLINE is the National Library of Medicine's free, online journal citation database. It includes abstracts/citations from more than 5,200 scholarly journals covering the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the pre-clinical sciences. PubMed encompasses everything from MEDLINE, plus eBooks and other science citations. Tip: To find the full text of an article in PubMed/MEDLINE, select the article title in the search results. On the next page, select one of the full text buttons on the top right. If there's no link, you can still request the article through interlibrary loan.
Interlibrary Loan
If the library doesn't have the resources you're looking for, you can request it at no cost to you. Interlibrary loan is a system where libraries share resources, including books, articles, and more.
Use this form to request an item or connect with a librarian (chat, email, or stop by) for more information.
News Sources
This guide has sources of international, national, and local news.