Manderino Library: General Research: Resources

Journals & Articles

More resources can be found through our Find Resources by Subject guides.

OneSearch
OneSearch combines most of the library's resources into a single database. Rather than search databases separately, you can do just "one search." OneSearch includes articles, books, ebooks, and more. (EBSCO)
Academic Search Ultimate
A large and all-inclusive database that covers almost every academic subject. (EBSCO)

More info from EBSCO.
CQ Press Library
Search ALL of our CQ Press resources to find legislative and public policy. Useful for: social work, political science, journalism, communications, and current issues research. HINT: Although you can search each CQ resource separately, using this link to search all of them at once is usually better.

CQ Press Library includes these databases:
CQ Researcher plus Archive, CQ Magazine, and CQ Almanac.
Films on Demand: Digital Educational Video
This video collection offers thousands of full-length programs and tens of thousands of video segments! Topics include: humanities, sciences, medicine, business, social sciences, and more!
Google Scholar @ Cal U
Google Scholar finds scholarly articles, books, papers, etc. Note: This link identifies you as a Cal U person to Google Scholar. This give you access to items that are full-text through the Library. Look for the "Full-Text @ Cal U" links.

Google Scholar Help: Google Scholar Search Tips
Learn more about Google Scholar @ Cal U
Vocational & Career Collection
Access to hundreds of trade and industry related periodicals. Don't mistake this for a "career counseling" collection. (EBSCO)
Westlaw
Search LEGAL information: codes, cases, secondary legal information, etc. You can also search NEWS and BUSINESS info.

PDF Reference Guide: 10 Quick Tips for Using Westlaw

Useful Web Resources

These Web resources are available to anyone.

CIA World Factbook
"The Factbook is a comprehensive resource of facts and statistics on more than 250 countries and other entities." A good source for demographic, political, and economic information from the Central Intelligence Agency.
U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets
Facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations for countries and areas of the world. From the U.S. Dept. of State.

Quotations: Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
Although this free, online version is from a very old edition, it is still useful for finding older, classic quotations.

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Coverage: 10th edition, published 1919

Statistical Abstract of the United States: 1879-2012
Long a standard for finding statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States. Publication shifted from the U.S. government to a commercial publisher, so 2012 is the last year of free access.

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What's a Peer-Reviewed Journal?

What's a "peer-review journal"? And why does it matter to me?

"Peer-reviewed journals" are considered scholarly. And it matters to you because most of your research should come from scholarly journals.

Want to know more? Watch a brief YouTube tutorial from North Carolina State University called Peer Review in 3 Minutes.

Still not sure if your source is a peer-reviewed journal? Use the link below and search for the journal. HINT: Enter the journal name and select the "TI Title" field to search. View the record for your journal and look for the "Peer-Reviewed" line. If it says "Yes," you're in business!

Serials Directory
Provides publication and pricing information for a large number of U.S. and international periodicals. Note: This is not the place to find articles! (EBSCO)