LibGuides: MSI: Methods of Scientific Inquiry: Find Articles

Primo Search Box

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We are still working out all the bugs with the system - so, if you find any weird things or links that do not work, PLEASE email me with a screenshot and/or description if possible - cjames-jenkin@imsa.edu

This box searches:

Print collection (see below)
All IMSA subscribed electronic databases for articles
Numerous ebook collections we have access to through our consortium. These collections ARE NOT included in the individual databases listed below
Searches by ebook chapter which can provide you with additional search results
Scholarly open access journal articles

Because of the large number of resources available through the consortium and the open access journals, I recommend you begin your search with the search box.

If you would like to have a book from the IRC sent to you, please fill out the form at the link below (please ignore all the information about the catalog search procedures at the top & that it says interlibrary loan).

This will be a new procedure and we are still trying to work out details. So, if you want something, please order it early as we cannot guarantee delivery by a certain date. If you have any questions, please email me: cjames-jenkin@imsa.edu

Order an IMSA Book

Search Tips

Use strong keywords: Pick out the most important words/concepts in your research question. Use keywords such as those experts and scholars would use. These are usually nouns

Avoid terms that can be used in many settings (like effect, impact, develop)

Use Advanced Search and group keywords by concept: Use OR between synonyms (expands your results); use AND to combine different subjects (narrows your results)
- dental OR teeth OR tooth OR oral
- acid AND batteries

Search multiple endings of a word: Use asterisk, e.g., econom* for economy, economic, economies

Search exact phrases: Use double quotes. "coral reef"

Limit results: Choose publication years, scholarly or peer-reviewed, full text, etc.

Sort results: Choose most recent first or most relevant first

General Science Databases

Science Direct
Thousands of peer-reviewed journals and ebooks in the physical, life, health, and social sciences.
SpringerLink
Over 1,250 fully peer-reviewed journals in sciences, technology, medicine, and more.
Wiley Online Library
Scientific, technical, and medical scholarly journals.
Science Magazine
Access to full text of all Science journal articles from 1880 to present.
Includes Science, Science Advances, Science Immunology, Science Robotics, Science Signaling, and Science Translational Medicine.
Nature Journals
1869-present, some peer-reviewed content. Access to all journal content on the nature.com platform including archived content. Full text access includes 35 Nature-branded titles and 44 society titles. Partial full text available for other articles.
Annual Review Journals
Annual Reviews has offered comprehensive, timely collections of critical reviews written by leading scientists. Volumes are published each year for 46 focused disciplines within the Biomedical, Life, Physical, and Social Sciences including Economics.

Science Specific Databases

American Chemical Society Journals
Online access to journals from the American Chemical Society.
American Physical Society
Physics journals made available through the American Physical Society.
Not available off-campus.
BioMed Central
PubMed
PubMed Central is the U.S. National Library of Medicine's digital archive of life sciences journal literature.
SPIE Digital Library
Peer-reviewed articles, ebooks, and conference papers on optics and photonics, inc. medical imaging, nanotechnology, spectroscopy, microscopy, microelectronics, etc.
PsycArticles

General Databases

Academic Search Complete
A comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 8,500 full-text periodicals, including more than 7,300 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 12,500 journals and a total of more than 13,200 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc.
Provided by CARLI, Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois
JSTOR
Collection of 2,000s+ scholarly journals and primary documents in a variety of subjects including history, literature, and science. Note: some titles have an embargo on the most recent year(s). Ask the IRC for details.