Liberal Studies
Databases & Journals | Catalogs | eBooks | Websites | Writing the Paper
Databases & Journals
Databases listed below will help you locate journal articles on your topic.
How to Find a Specific Journal Article
Is It a Scholarly Journal or Isn't It?
Full Text Journals
ILLiad: Interlibrary Loan
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| Academic Search Complete Provides full text for nearly 7,100 scholarly publications of which 6,000 are peer reviewed. Covers the social sciences, humanities, general science, multi-cultural studies, education, more, 1990 on. Funding provided by Maine State Library and University of Maine System. |
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| Facts.com Online current events research including Facts on File, World Almanac, Today's Science, Issues and Controversies, news. |
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| Philosopher's Index Philosopher's Index, produced by the Philosopher's Information Center, is a current and comprehensive bibliographic database covering scholarly research in all major fields of philosophy. The Philosopher’s Index, considered the most thorough index of journal literature on the subject, features author-written abstracts covering scholarly research published in journals and books, including contributions to anthologies and book reviews. The Philosopher's Index contains research published since 1940 including nearly 570 journals from 43 countries with content representing a variety of languages. |
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| JSTOR JSTOR provides online access to back issues of core scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, & sciences. The current 2-5 years are not included, but complete back runs are provided whenever possible. |
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| ProQuest Central ProQuest Central is a multidisciplinary database with over 11,000 titles, with over 8,000 titles in full-text. It serves as the central resource for researchers at all levels in all markets. Over 160 subjects areas are covered extensively in this product including business and economics, health and medical, news and world affairs, technology, social sciences and more. ProQuest Central Searching Tips. |
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| Oxford Art Online Oxford Art Online is a gateway that offers users the ability to access and search the content of Grove Art Online and Oxford art reference in one location. The database contains more than 23,000 subject entries, 21,000 biographies, 500,000 bibliographic citations, 40,000 image links and 5,000 images contained within Grove Art Online. Also included are The Oxford Companion to Western Art, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms and The Encyclopedia of Aesthetics. |
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Mobile Website
MSL & UMS Funded
Catalogs
The following is a listing of selected subject headings relating to Liberal Studies. Each is a live link directly into the UNE Libraries catalog.
There are no subject headings at this time.
If you need a book that is not available through the UNE Libraries catalog, you can request it through MaineCat or ILLiad: Interlibrary Loan.
Reference Sources
Subject specific dictionaries, encyclopedias and handbooks are a good place to begin your research. They are written by scholars in the field and usually provide definitions, background information, and bibliographies on your topic/s. The following is a general list.
Across the disciplines: interdisciplinary perspectives on language, learning, and academic writing
Chronology of World History
Encyclopedia Americana
Encyclopedia of New England
New Cambridge Modern History
Oxford English Dictionary
The American Heritage dictionary of the English language
The Oxford companion to the history of modern science
Websites
Web Site Evaluation criteria.
American Memory Project
American Verse Project
History on the Web
Literary resources on the net
Voice of the Shuttle
Writing the Paper
Writing the Paper & Style Manuals
For assistance with Liberal Studies research, please contact Cadence Atchinson at the Biddeford Campus library, catchinson@une.edu, 207-602-2497 or Ask a Librarian.