Get started with Scholar OneSearch
Scholar OneSearch can be a great place to start your research. Search results include books (both electronic and print), articles, videos, data sets, and more. Here are some tips on how to use it most effectively.
Key Resources
While Scholar OneSearch is a great place to start your research, subject-specific databases can give you more focused results. You can start with these:
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowStrong in the humanities disciplines, this database features books/chapters and articles from university presses and scholarly societies. Easy to use with all content in PDF format.
- Web of ScienceA large multidisciplinary database that includes academic articles, research reports, book chapters, conference papers and proceedings, and more. Allows you to see who has cited a paper or book and how many times.
Even more search engines and databases for your discipline are available on these guides:
- Africana Studies
- Arts, Media and Design
- English: Literature, Rhetoric and Composition (see also Shakespeare Research)
- History
- Music
- Philosophy
- Religion
or view a complete list of our guides by subject.
Tutorial: Finding Peer Reviewed Articles (PDF version)
Background on your topic
Reference databases and encyclopedias don't offer up-to-the-minute research, but they do provide important context and background information on a broad array of topics.
A selection of reference databases is listed below. You can also browse the complete list on the library's website.
- Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism This link opens in a new windowAn encyclopedia of scholarly, footnoted essays on topics and important thinkers in literary criticism. Terms of Use: See "Show License" on this page
- Oxford Art Online This link opens in a new windowBiographies, definitions, and analysis from Grove Art Online, the Oxford Companion to Western Art, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, and Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms. Access is limited to 8 users at a time.
- Oxford Music Online This link opens in a new windowA library of scholarly encyclopedias and handbooks about music, musical biographies, and related information.