These research guides are created by our librarians and will point you to the best starting places for research in particular subjects.
Our library catalog that lets you search for books, articles, videos and more on any topic. Enter a few keywords to get started. Once you've done a search, you can narrow results by the type of source, when they were published, and by subject.
Reference sources can get you started with background information on topics and references to further research. Many of our reference sources are online, including:
Over 1,000 articles covering the music of all the world’s peoples, with over 200 audio tracks. Includes overviews of geographic regions, their musical heritages, and descriptions of genres, practices, and performances. Illustrated with photographs, drawings, maps, and musical examples.
Routledge Handbooks Online brings together the world’s leading scholars to provide a cutting-edge overview of classic and current research from Routledge and CRC Press, in the humanities, social sciences, education, psychology, engineering, and built environment.
While you'll want to look at some subject-specific databases (talk to a librarian or consult the research guides), here are some good databases to start with.
It's often helpful to start with a relatively broad search and then narrow the results from there. Look at the options for narrowing by Keyword or Subject Area as a way to think about different aspects of your topic that you might like to explore.
Largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature: over 21,500 scientific journals, 130,000 books and conference proceedings, covering all fields of academic study: science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities. Scopus also includes 8 different citation metrics, analyzing impact at the author, article, journal, and institution levels.
Access ebooks and scholarly journals in the arts, humanities, sciences, and the social sciences. Journal content is often not available until 1+ years after publication.
Full text for thousands of peer-reviewed journals and general interest sources across many subject areas.