LibGuides: Higher Education Resources: Scholarly and Peer-Reviewed Articles

Core Research Databases

Start with these essential databases. These are high-quality, subscription-only databases provided by the Molstead Library. If you are using them off-campus, you will need to log in with your MyNIC username and password.

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
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This scholarly collection offers unmatched full text coverage of information in many areas of academic study including: anthropology, biology, chemistry, ethnic & multicultural studies, general science, geography, geology, law, mathematics, music, physics, psychology, religion & theology, women's studies, and many other fields.
Education Research Complete This link opens in a new window
Topics covered include all levels of education from early childhood to higher education, and all educational specialties, such as multilingual education, health education, and testing.
ERIC This link opens in a new window
ERIC, the Education Resource Information Center, provides access to education literature and resources.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
JSTOR provides access to the highest-quality academic journals, books, and primary sources in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
To get the most out of JSTOR, use the "Register" button in the top right corner to create a free account. A JSTOR account lets you save and organize articles, images, and other resources from the database for later use.
Professional Development Collection This link opens in a new window
Professional Development Collection, designed for professional educators, provides a highly specialized collection of nearly 520 high quality education journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles. This database also contains more than 200 educational reports. This is the most comprehensive and most valuable collection of full text education journals in the world.

Google Scholar
Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: articles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities and other web sites. Google Scholar helps you find relevant work across the world of scholarly research.