These databases are useful for finding articles about video games from a variety of perspectives - game design, leisure, computer science, humanities, and business. Try search terms like "video games," "computer games," or "electronic games" for general searches. You can also search for articles about genres or categories of games, or about specific games by using their titles as search terms.
IEEE Xplore Digital LibraryThis link opens in a new windowIEEE Xplore Digital Library has content from 179 IEEE journals as well as the Institution of Engineering and Technology publications. The database contains almost one-third of the world's current literature in electrical engineering, communications, and computer science. Also contains conference proceedings and approximately 2,500 active, archived and redline IEEE standards.
Description:IEEE Xplore Digital Library has content from 179 IEEE journals as well as the Institution of Engineering and Technology publications. The database contains almost one-third of the world's current literature in electrical engineering, communications, and computer science. Also contains conference proceedings and approximately 2,500 active, archived and redline IEEE standards. Note: Internet Explorer is not supported by IEEE Xplore. Time Period: 1872 to present Sources: Contains nearly 4 million articles and other resources. Subject Headings: Science, Technology Scholarly or Popular: Scholarly Primary Materials: Books/e-books, Conference Papers, Journal Articles, Magazine Articles Information Included: Abstracts, Full Text, Citations FindIt@BALL STATE: No Print Equivalent: None Publisher: IEEE Updates: Daily Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
Project MUSEThis link opens in a new windowFull text database of journals in disciplines such as art, literature, history, political science, and economics. Some full text will come from the JSTOR database, in PDF format.
Description:Project Muse is a full text database of journals in disciplines such as art, literature, history, political science, and economics. Some full text will come from JSTOR, in PDF format. Time Period: 1993 to present Sources: Indexes more than 300 journals. Subject Headings: Art & Architecture, English & Linguistics, History, Humanities, Philosophy & Religion, Psychology Scholarly or Popular: Scholarly Primary Materials: Books/e-books, Citations, Journal Articles Information Included: Journal Articles FindIt@BALL STATE: No Print Equivalent: None Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Updates: Daily Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
ACM Digital LibraryThis link opens in a new windowMore than 6,800 titles, including ACM publications, journals, magazines, books, conference proceedings, dissertations and theses. Bibliographic information and abstracts are included along with the full text. Includes articles published in ACM periodicals and proceedings since its founding in 1947.
Description: More than 6,800 titles, including ACM publications, journals, magazines, books, conference proceedings, dissertations and theses. Bibliographic information and abstracts are included along with the full text. Includes articles published in ACM periodicals and proceedings since its founding in 1947. Time Period: 1950's to present Sources: Searches more than 6,800 titles. Subject Headings: Technology (Computer Science) Scholarly or Popular: Semi-scholarly Primary Materials: Books/e-books, Conference Papers, Dissertation and Theses, Journal Articles, Magazine Articles, Other, Report Information Included: Abstracts,Full Text,Citations FindIt@BALL STATE: No Print Equivalent: None Publisher: Association for Computing Machinery Updates: Daily Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
Communication & Mass Media CompleteThis link opens in a new windowFind articles in the fields of communication studies, telecommunications, emerging media, and journalism.
Description: Indexes research in the field of communication, mass media and related fields. Created by merging and expanding two previous databases: CommSearch
(formerly produced by the National Communication Association) and Mass Media Articles Index (formerly produced by Penn State). Time Period: 1915 to present Sources: Provides cover-to-cover indexing and abstracting for 620 publications and the full text of more than 500. An additional 200 titles have selected indexing. Subject Headings: English & Linguistics, Humanities, Mobile, Social Sciences, Technology (Communication, Journalism, Mass Media) Scholarly or Popular: Scholarly Primary Materials: Abstracts, Books/e-books, Citations, Conference Papers, Journal Articles, Magazine Articles, Reviews, Trade Publications Information Included: Abstracts, Full Text, Citations FindIt@BALL STATE: Yes Print Equivalent: None Publisher: EBSCO Updates: Daily Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited