Depending on what your New Year's resolutions are, several different databases could be useful for finding articles about them. Academic Search Complete, MasterFILE Complete, and JSTOR are generally applicable. If you want to know more about study skills and academic work, try ERIC also. If you would like to know more about job searches or time management, try Business Source Complete also. If your resolutions pertain to exercise, fitness, or diet, try MEDLINE.
Academic Search CompleteThis link opens in a new windowGood database for most research topics and contains lots of full text, peer reviewed articles. More than 18,000 of the journal titles indexed are peer reviewed and almost all of the full text is. Provides searchable cited references for more than 1,000 journal titles so you can easily see what sources a given article cites.
Description: Good database for most research topics and contains lots of full text, peer reviewed articles. More than 18,000 of the journal titles indexed are peer reviewed and almost all of the full text is. Provides searchable cited references for more than 1,000 journal titles so you can easily see what sources a given article cites. Time Period: 1911 to present Sources: Indexes nearly 18,000 journals and magazine and provides full text for more than 8,700. Subject Headings: Art & Architecture, Business, Education, English & Linguistics, General, Health, History, Humanities, Law, Music, News, Philosophy & Religion, Psychology, Science, Social Sciences, Technology Scholarly or Popular: Semi-scholarly Primary Materials: Abstracts, Case Studies, Citations, Conference Papers, Images, Journal Articles, Magazine Articles, News, Other, Reviews Information Included: Abstracts,Full Text,Citations FindIt@BALL STATE: Yes Print Equivalent: None Publisher: EBSCO Updates: Daily Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
MasterFILE CompleteThis link opens in a new windowMasterFILE Complete covers a broad variety of subjects. Although the database is primarily magazine and journal articles it also contains primary source documents, biographies, maps, flags, and photos. The database also includes the full text of almost 800 reference books.
Description:MasterFILE Complete covers a broad variety of subjects. Although the database is primarily magazine and journal articles it also contains primary source documents, biographies, maps, flags, and photos. The database also includes the full text of almost 800 reference books. Time Period: 1914 to present Sources: Indexes more than 3,400 magazines and journals, more than 2,330 are available in full text. Subject Headings: General, Mobile Scholarly or Popular: Popular Primary Materials: Abstracts, Journal Articles, Magazine Articles Information Included: Abstracts,Full Text,Citations FindIt@BALL STATE: Yes Print Equivalent: None Publisher: EBSCO Updates: Daily Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
JSTORThis link opens in a new windowJSTOR allows you to search across approximately 2,000 journal titles from more than 50 disciplines. It contains complete backfiles of scholarly journals starting with the first issues, many of which date back from the 1800s. Although the majority of titles do not have the most recent 3 to 5 years available in full text, there are some which have the current issues available.
Note: Additional content has been permanently added to JSTOR, including archived journal collections and primary resources. Searches performed using the databases page link will include results from the additional sources, as will the link above.
Description:JSTOR allows you to search across approximately 2,000 journal titles from more than 50 disciplines. It contains complete backfiles of scholarly journals starting with the first issues, many of which date back from the 1800s. Although the majority of titles do not have the most recent 3 to 5 years available in full text, there are some which have the current issues available.
Note: Additional content has been permanently added to JSTOR, including archived journal collections and primary resources. Searches performed using the databases page link will include results from the additional sources, as will the link above.
Time Period: 19th century to present Sources: Provides the full text for approximately 2,000 journals. Subject Headings: Art & Architecture, Business, Education, English & Linguistics, General, Health, History, Humanities, Law, Mobile, Music, Philosophy & Religion, Psychology, Science, Social Sciences, Technology Scholarly or Popular: Scholarly Primary Materials: Citations, Journal Articles, Reviews Information Included: Full Text, Citations FindIt@BALL STATE: No Print Equivalent: None Publisher: JSTOR Updates: Daily Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
ERIC (EBSCOhost)This link opens in a new windowERIC EBSCOhost is a key database in the field of education, providing access to bibliographic records of journal and non-journal literature. About one third of the content is accessible in full text from within the database.
Description:ERIC EBSCOhost is a key database in the field of education, providing access to bibliographic records of journal and non-journal literature. About one third of the content is accessible in full text from within the database. Time Period: 1966-present Sources: Indexes more than 650 journals. Subject Headings: Education, English & Linguistics, Mobile, Music Scholarly or Popular: Scholarly Primary Materials: Abstracts, Books/e-books, Dissertation and Theses, Grey Literature, Journal Articles, Reference Resources, Report Information Included: Abstracts, Citations FindIt@BALL STATE: Yes Print Equivalent: None Publisher: U.S. Department of Education Updates: Monthly Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
Business Source CompleteThis link opens in a new windowBusiness Source Complete covers all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, accounting, banking, finance, and more.
Description:Business Source Complete covers all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, accounting, banking, finance, and more. Time Period: 1886 to present Sources: Indexes more than 6,700 journals and magazines plus thousands of reports and other sources. Subject Headings: Art & Architecture, Business, Education, News, Social Sciences (Accounting, Finance, Management, Business Education, Banking, Economics, Marketing, Computer Science) Scholarly or Popular: Scholarly Primary Materials: Abstracts, Case Studies, Citations, Conference Papers, Journal Articles, Magazine Articles, News, Other, Report, 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
MEDLINE with Full TextThis link opens in a new windowMEDLINE, created by the U.S. National Library of Medicine, is the premier index of medical journal articles. This version of the databases has linked full text and FindIt@BALL STATE, a technology which helps users locate the text of articles when it isn't available in MEDLINE. The advanced search allows users to place a wide range of limits on their searches including limiting results to EBM reviews.
Description:MEDLINE, created by the U.S. National Library of Medicine, is the premier index of medical journal articles. This version of the databases has linked full text and FindIt@BALL STATE, a technology which helps users locate the text of articles when it isn't available in MEDLINE. The advanced search allows users to place a wide range of limits on their searches including limiting results to EBM reviews. Time Period: 1946 to present Sources: Indexes more than 5,200 journals. Subject Headings: Health, Mobile, Psychology, Science, Technology (Biomedicine, Life Science) Scholarly or Popular: Scholarly Primary Materials: Journal Articles, Magazine Articles, News Information Included: Abstracts,Full Text,Citations FindIt@BALL STATE: Yes Print Equivalent: None Publisher: National Library of Medicine Updates: Daily Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited