Database Accounts
A great many of our databases allow you to save searches, set up alerts and personalize the database in other ways. Use your university email account to set up this access when it seems appropriate. Any questions about your personal database accounts are best routed to the vendor directly, though librarians are always happy to help.
- A-Z DatabasesSee our A-Z database list to explore which personal database accounts you may wish to setup.
Publisher Support Materials
Some scholarly journal publishers also create useful publications for academic researchers. These are usually targeted to publishing with them or using their resources to their full potential. Explore database help screens and publisher websites to find these materials.
- Charting a Course for a Successful Research Career - 2nd editionElsevier calls this "a crash course on how to plan a research career." Designed for new researchers, it explores everything from grant applications to supervising and mentoring.
- How to Get Published: A Guide to Publishing in Scholarly JournalsThis publication addresses the whys and hows of publishing in an Elsevier journal, specifically.
Library Databases Useful to Faculty
- Journal Citation Reports (JCR)Journal Citation Reports "helps to measure research influence and impact at the journal and category levels, and shows the relationship between citing and cited journals." It specifically measures the "Impact Factor" (IF) of journals.
- Web of Science This link opens in a new windowWeb of Science offers several citation indexes, including SSCI, BIOSIS and SciELO. SSCI is contained within the "Web of Science Core Collection".
- RefWorks Proquest This link opens in a new windowSet up a personal account while on campus to use this citation management tool.
Note: This system will be retired October 2024. Consider an alternate tool, such as EndNote or NoodleTools.
Library Sponsored Site-Access Subscriptions
Some publications offer institutional licenses to their websites. We have partnered with the publications below to offer site-access for our community! Activate your access by following the steps outlined in the guides below.
