Scholarly/peer reviewed articles
The following databases provide full text access to journals that are scholarly in nature or peer reviewed. Scholarly or peer review is an academic term for quality control. Each article published in a peer-reviewed journal was closely examined by a panel of reviewers who are experts on the article's topic (that is, the author's professional peers… hence the term peer review). Within the academic community, peer review has become an essential component of the academic writing process. It helps ensure that papers published in academic journals answer meaningful research questions and draw accurate conclusions based on professionally executed experimentation.
The databases
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ABI/INFORM This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1971-present
This resource covers business and management topics with information on more than 60,000 companies through journals, newspapers, executive profiles, reports on market conditions, and in-depth case studies of global business trends. Includes Snapshots North America, Oxford Analytical Research, The Wall Street Journal, and MIT Sloan Management Review.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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EconLit This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1886-present
Indexes literature focusing on economics. Materials indexed cover both economic theory and application and includes books, chapters, working papers, dissertations, abstracts, and journal articles.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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ERIC This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1966-present
An online library of education research, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education. Materials indexed include journal articles and research reports (ERIC Documents). Some full text is available.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial or the University of Oklahoma Libraries' tutorial.
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Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Google Scholar enables you to search specifically for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts, and technical reports from all broad areas of research. Use Google Scholar to find articles from a wide variety of academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories and universities, as well as scholarly articles available across the web.
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PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1887-present
Covers psychology and related disciplines in the behavioral sciences. Materials indexed include journals, book chapters, books, and dissertations. Some full text is available.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial
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Statista This link opens in a new window
Statista is a data portal offering ready-made statistics, reports, and survey findings from more than 40,000 reputable sources. Coverage includes the media, markets, industries, politics, population, opinions, lifestyles, and more. Data is downloadable in PDF, Excel, and PowerPoint.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
