Search the Scholarly Literature in Library Databases
Library databases are specialized search tools used to identify journal articles and other scholarly sources (like book chapters and dissertations). Many databases have a specific scope of coverage that limit you to a particular universe of sources, like the scholarly literature of an academic field of study.
Getting the Full Text
In many cases, the full text or PDF of the article will be directly available in the library database. If you do not see the full text, then look for the "MGet It" link. This will open a new window and run an automated search of the U-M Library resources in order to connect you to the full text.
If MGet It is not able to connect you to the full text, you will be prompted to Ask A Librarian for assistance or to submit an interlibrary loan/document delivery request.
Recommended Library Databases
Start your research here:
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PsycInfo (APA)Premier resource for surveying the literature of psychology and adjunct fields. Covers 1887-present. Produced by the APA.
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If you are not finding relevant articles in PsycInfo, try a multidisciplinary scholarly database that casts a wider net and includes literature from more overlapping fields.
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Web of ScienceCovering 12,000+ scholarly journals, plus selected books and published conference proceedings in all academic disciplines, the Web of Science Core Collection combines seven citation indexes which permit searching for articles that cite a known author or work, as well as searching by subject, author, journal, and author address.
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Google Scholar @ U-M (with U-M Ann Arbor MGet It Links)Searches for scholarly documents on the web, with the added feature of "Availability at U-Michigan" links.
Want even more options? Consult the main Psychology Library Research Guide.