Research Starters
Databases that provide background information or aid in narrowing or refining research topics. Types of sources or information included: dictionaries, encyclopedias, and bibliographies; biographical information; or overviews of topics, issues, or events.
Art & Design
Business
Education
Engineering
General (Multi-Subject)
Databases that are broad in scope and subject, such as Multidisciplinary Article Databases, E-book Collections, Theses and Dissertations, and Newspapers.
Health Sciences
- Art Therapy
- Communication Disorders
- Demography and Population Studies
- Exercise Science
- Medicine
- Music Therapy
- Nursing
- Nutrition
- Public Health
- (The Maguire Medical Library maintains a list of resources on their website)
Humanities
International Studies
Life Sciences
Mathematics & Computer Science
Performing Arts
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences
- African-American Studies
- Anthropology
- Communication
- Communication Disorders
- Criminology and Criminal Justice
- Demography and Population Studies
- Economics
- Family and Child Sciences
- Geography
- Information Studies
- International Affairs
- Law
- Linguistics
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Public Administration and Policy
- Public Safety and Security
- Retail Entrepreneurship
- Social Work
- Sociology
- Urban and Regional Planning
- Women's and Gender Studies