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Reminder: What is a scholarly article?
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Recommended Databases
Multi-Discipline Databases
- Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new window
Academic Search Ultimate offers access to an unprecedented collection of resources including journals, magazines, reports, books, and videos. Many are peer-reviewed and full-text. Subjects range from astronomy to zoology.
- JSTOR (including ARTSTOR) This link opens in a new windowProvides full-text access to a broad range of resources about the humanities, sciences, and social sciences, including primary sources, images, articles, and books. Does not contain the most recent journal articles.
Subject Databases
- Earth, Atmospheric & Aquatic Science This link opens in a new windowPart of the Natural Science Collection this resource includes the Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts, and Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries Abstracts databases, with full-text titles from scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, technical reports, conference proceedings, and more.
- GreenFILE This link opens in a new windowThis comprehensive resource draws on the connections between the environment and a variety of disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology. Topics covered include global climate change, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling and more.
- Agricultural & Environmental Science This link opens in a new windowPart of the Natural Science Collection, this database includes AGRICOLA, Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management, and the Environmental Impact Statement databases. Sources include scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, technical reports, conference proceedings, and more.
- ScienceDirect This link opens in a new windowScienceDirect's Freedom Collection includes extensive full-text journal coverage of the physical and biological sciences, as well as some coverage of the social sciences and humanities. For a LIMITED TIME, Elsevier is making all of their textbooks available at no charge, as well as 20,000 free articles.
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Resources on SDGs
The 17 Sustainable Development Goals come from the United Nations' 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development which provides actionable plans for peace and prosperity for the planet and its inhabitants. The United Nations website has more details on these goals.
- Series: Concise Guides to the United Nations Sustainable Development GoalsWe have online access to many e-books from this series on SDGs, though unfortunately not all are covered. See if you can get more information on relevant SDGs from one of these books!