Research Tools by Subject: Reference

ProQuest Central

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A large general research database featuring a diverse mix of content including scholarly journals, trade publications, magazines, books, newspapers, reports and videos.

Tags: General Reference, Academic Research, Scholarly Journals, Information Technology, Information Science, Dissertations, Theses

ProQuest One Literature

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Primary and critical text database for literary research at all levels. Provides full text access to more than 500,000 works of poetry, drama and prose stretching from the 8th century through the present day, including primary resource collections from diverse and modern authors.

Tags: Poetry, Drama, Prose, Research Papers, Study Guides, Essays

ProQuest Research Companion

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Developed to help students do more effective research and to assist educators in teaching the basics of the core information literacy principles of finding, evaluating, and using information.

Tags: Academic Research, Information Literacy, Research Process, Thesis, Educator Resource, Teacher Resource

SIRS Discoverer

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General reference database for elementary and middle school learners, researchers, and educators covering curriculum areas and content sets such as reading, language arts, current events, science, social studies, history, health, and technology. SIRS Discoverer provides editorially-selected, indexed, and curated materials from over 2,100 newspapers, magazines, and websites offering guided research for young researchers.

Tags: Educator Resource, Teacher Resource, Middle School, Elementary, General Reference

SIRS Issues Researcher

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Background and analysis on 350+ leading issues, providing pros and cons on social, scientific, health, historic, economic, political, and global issues.

Tags: Social Issues, Research Topics, Information Literacy, Debate Topics, Primary Sources

Something About the Author Online

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The complete run of Gale’s Something About the Author reference set, including thousands of illustrated biographical profiles of children’s authors and illustrators.

Tags: Biography, Autobiography, YA Authors, Young Adult Authors, Modern Authors, Contemporary Authors

STEM

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Composed of more than 500 full-text scholarly journals and popular science magazines covering research and instruction in earth, life, physical, medical and applied sciences; and technology, engineering, and math.

Tags: Earth Sciences, Life Sciences, Technology, Physics, Mathematics, Astonomy, Chemistry, Biology

Traveler Statewide Resources

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The Traveler Statewide Resources are a collection of digital resources provided by the Arkansas State Library to all Arkansas residents, schools, libraries and universities.

Traveler resources are individual databases that cover a wide range of topics including arts, business, career, education, health, history, news, science, technology, and more. Click the link below to see the full list.

The Traveler Statewide Resource project is made possible by a grant from U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services to the Arkansas State Library under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act.