LibGuides: SSCI 209: Social Sciences Research Methods: Find Sources

Online Learning Librarian

Anri Brod

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Subjects: Business, Economics, Marketing Analytics, Social Sciences, Sociology

Multi-subject Databases

Academic Search Complete
Contains more than 8,500 full-text periodicals, the majority being peer-reviewed journals. It also provides an index to additional journals, books, reports, and conference proceedings. It covers a wide range of topics and is a good place to start researching a topic.
JSTOR
JSTOR (Journal STORage) is an archive of important scholarly journals in a variety of subject related to the humanities, physical sciences, and social sciences. JSTOR is not the place to search for the most current research, but overall is an excellent multidisciplinary database containing articles from many essential peer-reviewed sources.

Subject Specific Databases

Business Source Complete
This is IIT's largest business-subject database. It provides full-text coverage of more than 2,200 scholarly business, management and economics journals. More than 10,150 substantial company profiles from MarketLine are also included, as well as case studies, SWOT analyses, Market research reports.
ERIC - Education Resources Information Center via EBSCO
ERIC, the Education Resource Information Center, provides access to education literature and resources. The database contains more than 1.3 million records and provides access to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index.

Additional Places to Search

A-Z Database List
View the complete list of databases the library provides access to.
If you filter by subject area, you'll be able to see our librarians' recommended places to start searching for that subject.
Illinois Tech Library Advanced Search
Find books, articles, journals, and more from any of Illinois Tech's libraries, both online and in print.

Database Search Tricks

Use keywords, and be mindful of spelling
Use Boolean operators AND, OR, and NOT to adjust your search
Use filters to limit your results
Use database tools to save your sources and generate initial citations
If you're having access issues, contact the library

Google Scholar

Google Scholar is a popular way to search for scholarly articles, reports, books, and more. Make sure to connect your Google Scholar account directly to your library account to streamline your access to articles.

Search directly below, or click the link to search in the Google Scholar interface.

Google Scholar
Use Google Scholar to search for academic articles in a variety of disciplines. Make sure to link your Google Scholar to your IIT account in order to see when you have immediate access.