LibGuides: Global Studies Research Guide: Articles

Global Studies Librarian

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SBL 123, Box 2115
South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD 57007

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Subjects: Arts & Sciences, Citing Sources, Counseling, Education, Education & Human Sciences, English & Multidisciplinary Studies, Geospacial Science Center of Excellence, Honors College, Languages, Psychology, Sociology, Teaching, Learning, & Leadership

Primary Databases

Search in the following databases to find journal articles and other materials related to global studies.

Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
General multidisciplinary database covering virtually every subject area. Includes full-text peer-reviewed journals, magazines, newspapers, and other sources.
This database is provided by the South Dakota State Library and the Institute of Museum Library Services.
Web of Science Core Collection This link opens in a new window
Provides access to Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index. This database allows very sophisticated searching including cited reference searching.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Includes more than 1,700 leading academic journals and 45,000 Ebooks in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, as well as other materials valuable for academic work.
World Cat This link opens in a new window
Provides access to over 179 million records for all types of materials, e.g., books, music, videos, software, web pages, etc., cataloged by libraries in the United States and many other countries.
Project MUSE This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text/image access to articles from more than 150 scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and mathematics from many of the world’s leading university presses and scholarly societies.

Additional Databases

In addition to the databases listed above, the following databases can be useful in finding articles and other resources related to global studies.

ProQuest Research Library This link opens in a new window
Broad, multidisciplinary database provides access to thousands of full-text journals, professional and trade publications, and general interest magazines.
This database is provided by the South Dakota State Library and the Institute of Museum Library Services.
CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
Noted for in-depth, unbiased coverage of health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy. Each issue focuses on one controversial topic and includes an overview, background, chronology, and pro-con debates. Full-text back to 1923.
Points of View Reference Center This link opens in a new window
Designed to assist researchers in understanding the full scope of controversial subjects, the database can be used as a guide to debate, develop arguments, write position papers, and for development of critical thinking skills. Each essay includes a series of questions and additional material to generate further thought. Also included are thousands of supporting articles from the world's top political and societal publications.
This database is provided by the South Dakota State Library and the Institute of Museum Library Services.
Dissertations & Theses Global This link opens in a new window
The world's most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses from around the world, spanning from 1861 to the present day, and offering full text for most of the dissertations added since 1997. This database was previously known as Dissertation Abstracts International.
Current Contents Connect - Web of Science This link opens in a new window
Complete tables of contents and bibliographic information from the world’s leading scholarly journals. Use Table of Contents alerting to be notified when new issues of relevant journals are available. Content includes Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences, Social & Behavioral Sciences, Clinical Medicine, Life Sciences, Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences, Engineering, Computing & Technology, Arts & Humanities, Business Collection, Electronics & Telecommunications Collection. Coverage from 1998 to present.
Dialnet This link opens in a new window
Hosted by Universidad de La Rioja in Spain. Searches journals, books, book chapters, and theses published in Spain and primarily written in Spanish. Provides some full-text access.

Research 101

For more information on the research process consult Briggs Library's Research 101 guide.

Journals

Looking for a specific journal? Use the FIND A JOURNAL option on the library's home page. Enter the title of the newspaper, magazine, or journal to find out whether the library has access in print or online and the dates of our coverage.

Related Research Guides

Global Studies encompasses many subject areas. Once you have identified a research topic you may wish to consult one or more of the subject guides below.