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Library Links

Some students may want to access the library or the library databases for their final projects. Below are a few useful links.

Green Library Tour

INFO TRAC: A database for searching general magazine and newspaper articles.

The following links are from the Stanford University Library research orientation given to ALC students 2003.

Library Homepage: http://www-sul.stanford.edu/

The place to start. You can access most of the following information from this page.

Databases: http://www-sul.stanford.edu/catdb/alldata.html

An alphabetical list of databases. Includes indexes that point to articles in journal literature, as well as some full-text online.

Recommended:

Academic Universe: full text newspaper and selected magazine articles,

    great legal articles

Facts.com: complete text of Facts on File News Digest

Magazine and Journal Articles: both popular and scholarly sources, many full-text online. Go to http://www-sul.stanford.edu/guides/articles.html for Help.

PAIS: politics, economics, public policy

PsycInfo: psychology

Sociological Abstracts: sociology and popular culture

Books: type the following into a keyword search:

      opposing viewpoints and [your subject]

      current controversies and [your subject]

Example: opposing viewpoints and women