Research Guides: SCLA 102: Transformative Texts, Critical Thinking and Communication II: Modern World: Searching the Libraries' Catalog and Databases

How to Find Materials from the Libraries' Catalog

Searching for Materials in the Purdue Libraries' Catalog
This brief video shares strategies for searching the Purdue Libraries’ main catalog for books, articles, and more for a research project. Specifically, this video explores the simple searching, advanced searching, and faceted searching, as well as strategies that can be employed within other subject databases available through the Purdue Libraries.
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This video is the second video in Module 1: Introduction to Research of the Foundations of the Research Process series created by the Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies.

Handout: Tips for Using the Libraries' Catalog
See simple steps for searching the Purdue Libraries' catalog. NOTE: These steps will be very similar to searching most of the Libraries' databases.

Databases

Academic Search Complete
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Academic Search Complete is a general academic index that indexes more than 8,200 magazines and journals from every academic discipline and provides the full-text of more than 4,600.

In addition, Academic Search Complete offers access to more than 75,000 videos from the Associated Press. Videos relevant to the search terms will appear in a carousel in the result list.
Business Source Complete
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An all-purpose, vast business database with thousands of full-text academic journals and mainstream publications. Also includes thousands of case studies, SWOT analyses, industry reports, and a selection of brief company profiles.
Proquest Research Library
This database provides one-stop access to more than 4,000 periodicals from one of the broadest, most inclusive general reference databases ProQuest has to offer. Search from a highly-respected, diversified mix of scholarly journals, trade publications and magazines covering over 150 academic disciplines.

These are just a few more general databases that may be helpful in finding scholarly information on your topic. Click for more general and multi-subject databases. Please make use of the Libraries' A-Z Databases filter to help you find the best databases for your research need.