Recommended Resources - GSP 681 - Library Guide - Research Guides at Northern Arizona University

Article and journal databases

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Academic Search Complete is multi-disciplinary database that includes peer-reviewed journal articles, magazine articles, newspaper articles, and more.
Agricultural & Environmental Science Collection This link opens in a new window
Database of articles on environmental science topics. Also includes citations to other types of publications such as reports and government documents.
GeoRef This link opens in a new window
The most comprehensive database in the geosciences. GeoRef contains citations for journal articles, books, maps, conference papers, reports and theses.
ScienceDirect Journals This link opens in a new window
Database of peer-reviewed journal articles and books for the sciences and social sciences.
CAB Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Article database covering forestry, environmental science, agriculture, veterinary sciences, applied economics, food science, and nutrition.
Web of Science This link opens in a new window
Citation database of scholarly articles spanning the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities. Indexing goes back to 1900. This database can also search for articles that cite a particular work or author. Formerly called Web of Knowledge.
Scopus This link opens in a new window
Citation database of scholarly articles, books, and conference proceedings spanning the sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, arts, and humanities. For an alternative, try Web of Science.

Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Search the web for articles, books, theses, and other sources spanning many disciplines. Many results will be from scholarly sources. Access full-text articles from your search by selecting the FullText@NAU link. To see the FullText@NAU links in Google Scholar from any computer anywhere, link your Google Scholar account to NAU.

Dissertations & Theses: Full Text (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
A database of dissertations and theses from around the world, including links to full text for dissertations written since 1997 and some fulltext coverage for older works. If you're unable to access the full text of a document, please refer to the instructions to log in to ProQuest.
Dissertations and Theses @ NAU This link opens in a new window
An index to many dissertations and theses by NAU graduates.

Citation management tools
Select either Zotero or Mendeley and create an account. Both tools will allow you to import, organize, and store references. Each is capable of working with Microsoft Word documents to insert in-text references and generate bibliographies.
Document Delivery Services
Log in to create an account. This will allow you to request materials (articles and books) that are not immediately available from the library.

Schedule an appointment
Schedule a 15 or 30 minute virtual appointment with the subject librarian.
Send an email
Email the subject librarian.