Best Bet Databases in
General (interdisciplinary topics)
- Academic Search Premier
Scholarly journal articles and popular magazines covering all topics. A great database for beginning searches. 1980s-present (dates may vary).
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- Academic OneFile
Scholarly journal articles and popular magazines covering all topics. A great database for beginning searches. 1980s-present (dates may vary).Also Known As- OneFile
- Gale Academic OneFile
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- Newspapers through ProQuest
Full text of: the Boston Globe and Christian Science Monitor, 1988 -; Hartford Courant, 1992 -; Los Angeles Times, 1985 -; New York Times, 1997 -; Wall Street Journal, 1982 -; and the Washington Post, 1987 -.Also Known As- iConn Newsstand
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- Scopus
Scholarly journal articles with a heavy emphasis on science topics. A great database for high quality scholarly articles on any topic. International scope. Excellent for citation searching. 1966-present.
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- WorldCat
Catalog of books, journals, DVDs, CDs, scores, and sound recordings from over 9,000 libraries. 40 million records representing 400 languages. Covers information back to the 11th Century. Includes items at the University of Connecticut Libraries. Request items not at UConn via Interlibrary Loan..
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Note: The University of Connecticut Libraries purchases access to Licensed Electronic Resources on behalf of the University of Connecticut community. License agreements usually stipulate the following rights and restrictions:
Permitted Uses: Authorized Users may typically display, download, print, and copy a reasonable portion (generally one or two articles or one book chapter) of the Licensed Electronic Resource.
Restrictions: Systematic downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information or using software such as scripts, agents, or robots, to retrieve information is generally prohibited.


