I've briefly described all the databases I've chosen for this class. Decide what perspectives you want before you choose one to search.
Features PDF content going back as far as 1865, with the majority of full text titles in native (searchable) PDF format. Searchable cited references are provided for 1,000 journals.
Members of the public can read online up to three articles for free every two weeks from a large subset of JSTOR journals via the Register & Read program. This program allows remote access. Non-UT students, faculty and staff who need more articles can contact library staff for other access options.
For more information on ebooks see the Ebook Guide
Has over 1.8 million individual records, some dating back to 1887, and includes abstracts from Psychological Abstracts back to 1927, Psychological Bulletin from 1921-1926, and all APA journals and the American Journal of Psychology back to their first issues. Corresponds in part to the print index Psychological Abstracts.
Journals are where important research in a field is published. Journals come out a few times a year and include articles and reviews written by top scholars in a field. It is very competitive to get work published in a journal. A single journal subscription can cost hundreds and even thousands of dollars a year for a subscription here at UT.
When folks use the term, scholarly, they typically mean articles published in these journals, which are peer reviewed (or refereed). The peer review process is what makes publishing in these journals competitive: it's a long and rigorous vetting process wherein experts review the work of other experts.
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