Major Research Tools

Google Scholar

Gateway

Search engine for scholarly materials including journal articles. Be sure to use FullTextFinder to link to Lafayette's resources. Note: if accessing from off-campus, sign in, go to "Settings" and search in the "Library Links" section for "Lafayette." Check "Lafayette College - Lafayette FullTextFinder" and click save to make FullTextFinder appear in search results.


MEDLINE via Web of Science

Index

Coverage: 1950-present

The premier index to medical literature for health researchers and professionals. Subject searchers may wish to consult the directory of Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), available at the National Library of Medicine's website. A free search interface for MEDLINE, PubMed, with links to select full-text articles is also available.


Nature.com Complete

Full-Text
1845-present

Full text access to most of Nature publishing group's journals, including current and archival access to Nature and Scientific American.


PsycARTICLES

Full-Text

Database of full-text articles from journals published by the American Psychological Association, the APA Educational Publishing Foundation, the Canadian Psychological Association, and Hogrefe Publishing Group.


PsycINFO

Index

Major database of psychological literature. Produced by the American Psychological Association.


Web of Science: Science Citation Index

Index
Coverage: 1955-present

Index covering the journal literature of science and technology. Allows you to search for a topic, an author, or for articles that cite a known author or work.


Other Suggested Research Tools

Annual Reviews

Full-Text, Index

Index coverage: vol. 1 - present; Full-text coverage: 1996-present

Full text of articles reviewing the scholarly literature for a variety of topics in the physical, biomedical, and social sciences.


CogPrints

Full-Text, Index

Archives of papers in areas of the physical, social, and mathematical sciences pertaining to the study of cognition.


Oxford Encyclopedia of the History of American Science, Medicine, and Technology

Full-Text, Reference

Articles covering key individuals, institutions, and organizations responsible for major developments in science, medicine and technology in the U.S. as well as the concepts, practices, and processes underlying these developments.


Scholarpedia

Full-Text

Scholarly encyclopedia articles covering topics within the fields of mathematics and sciences including physical, biological, behavioral, and social sciences.