WSDB 291: Library Guide

Though you can use our Sofia Discovery Search to find both books and articles on any topic, DON'T STOP THERE! -- also try any of these databases to identify articles in peer-reviewed journals related to your research topic:

• Academic Search Complete (large & multidisciplinary)
• SocINDEX  (sociology and related subject areas)
• Gender Studies Database
• LGBT Life Fulltext
• Race Relations Abstracts

** You can combine any/all  of the databases above in one search by selecting "Choose Databases" at the EBSCO search screen

• GOOGLE SCHOLAR
  TIPs: 1) click on the "Cited By" link underneath the citations you find to get more recent sources;  2) set up Google Scholar to find/access Concordia resources
• Contemporary Women's Issues
• See also all our speciallized databases in related subject area

TIPS

• For Quick Tricks on how to enter search terms in most of these databases, see this one-page CHEAT SHEET.
• Click on the Scholarly/Peer-reviewed journals tab or checkbox in most of the databases above to limit your search to accepted sources. See also Evaluating Sources.
• You can sort your results by Relevance or by Most Recent Date
• Use the Findit@Concordia button within the databases to try and access the text of the articles. See also Help ACCESSING the texts.

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at Concordia:

• Use our Sofia Discovery tool
   

BEYOND Concordia:

• The Sofia Discovery tool can simultaneously search the catalogues of all Quebec university libraries, and of more than 10,000 libraries worldwide. Under the Library facet on the left, simply select: Bibliothèques universitaires du Québec or Libraries worldwide.
• Google Books. Unlike simple library catalogues, this tool searches inside the pages of books. Once you have identified a useful book here, you can search for the print or ebook at Concodia using our Sofia Discovery tool.
  

*Warning: Though books (or book chapters/essays) can prove to be useful sources for your literature review, it will take more judgment and evaluation on your part to determine if they qualify as scholarly or peer-reviewed research. See the Help Evaluating section of this page for guidance. 

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For help formatting bibliography references and in-text citations, see our Citation & Style Guides, especially these popular formats:

• APA 
• MLA
  
  

ZOTERO is a free and popular bibliographic management tool
To begin:

1. DOWNLOAD the appropriate Zotero program for your computer and Connector for your browser
2. Register for a free account
3. Learn more via our Zotero help page or workshops
   
    

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