FCC Research Guides: ENGL 101: English Composition: Finding Scholarly Sources

Best FCC Database for Scholarly Articles

Academic Search Premier (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Thousands of full-text general, education, medical, and business articles and documents. TO LIMIT TO SCHOLARLY ARTICLES CHECK THE "Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals" BOX.

Some databases focus on specific subjects. Read the descriptions to determine the best database for your needs.

Business Source Premier (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Covers all disciplines of business, economics, and management. TO LIMIT TO SCHOLARLY ARTICLES CHECK THE "Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals" BOX.
ERIC (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Thousands of Education journal articles and reports. TO LIMIT TO SCHOLARLY ARTICLES CHECK THE "Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals" BOX.
Health Source - Academic/Nursing Edition (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Scholarly journal articles focused on medical disciplines. TO LIMIT TO SCHOLARLY ARTICLES CHECK THE "Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals" BOX.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Includes scholarly journals in history, political science, sociology, math, statistics,and other arts, humanities, and social science fields. NOTICE: If this image, , is displayed next to an article, that article is not available to read for free.
PsycARTICLES (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Scholarly Peer-Reviewed articles in Psychology. TO LIMIT TO SCHOLARLY ARTICLES CHECK THE "Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals" BOX.

FCC Library Databases

Statista This link opens in a new window
The world's largest statistical portal focused on businesses, industries, and media. Also includes infographics and charts.
Ebook Academic Collection (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
180,000+ ebooks covering a broad range of academic subjects, and includes titles from leading university presses and academic publishers.

FCC Library Research Guides

Statistics and Demographics Research Guide
Guide to finding all sorts of statistic and demographic information at the national, international, and local level.

Websites

Google Scholar
WARNING: Many of the articles found in a Google Scholar do not include full-text articles without payment. Look for a short link to the right of the main result link. If there is a short link the article may be available for free. NEVER PAY for an article.

Boolean Searching
Use boolean operators to maximize your searches.
Scholarly Sources vs. Popular Sources
Know the difference to help yourself choose better sources.
Using Academic Search Premier for Scholarly Research
Now that you know why Scholarly sources are great, use this tutorial to learn how to find them in Academic Search Premier, one of our most versatile and useful scholarly databases.