Research 101: Books
Databases and Articles

When searching in a database, think about the keywords and related terms you will use. Also, consider whether your search terms are too broad or too narrow and the type of information you are looking for.

You must enter your 14-digit library barcode (on your activated OneCard) to access these databases from home.

Below are some good databases to find information for your research papers. If you need more, here is a list of all QCC's databases, grouped by subject.

ONESEARCH​ - Use this tool to look for both books and articles.

MULTI-SUBJECT AND REFERENCE

• Academic Search Complete - Scholarly and non-scholarly articles  
• Credo Reference - Reference article and subject/topic pages.
• LexisNexis Academic - Legal, business and news articles. 
• JSTOR - Scholarly and non-scholarly journal articles
• Opposing Viewpoints - Articles on controversial social issues 
• Gale Virtual Reference Library - Reference articles  

SOCIAL SCIENCE

• socINDEX - Sociology journal articles
• psychARTICLES - Psychology journal articles

EDUCATION

• Education Source - Scholarly and non scholarly articles about education.
• ERIC - Scholarly education articles

HISTORY

• Historical New York Times ( 1851-2009)- New York Times articles.
• America: History and Life with Full Text - Articles about America's history.
• Historical Abstract with Full Text

ART

• OxfordArt Online - Information about artworks
• JSTOR - Scholarly and non-scholarly journal articles
• ArtStor - images of artists

• Ethnic NewsWatch - Scholarly and non-scholarly articles in the ethnic/minority press.
• Business Source Complete - Articles on products, business, industy leaders...
• Artemis - Literary criticism.