Search Tools
Tools for Finding Sources on Any Topic:
- DELCAT Discovery
DELCAT Discovery is the online library catalog. You can find print books, e-books, articles, videos, and more. Use this tool for research on any topic. For tips on searching, watch this video or see this guide. To learn how to find a book in the library, watch this video. - Google Scholar
Use Google Scholar to help identify which disciplines are interested in studying your topic. This link includes the UD institution code which will show you if articles are in the library's collection. While this is a good starting point, using the subject databases listed below will help you do more specific searches and find more relevant articles.
Subject Databases:
Once you have a general understanding of your topic, it is helpful to use subject databases to do more specific searches and find relevant, specialized sources. You can start by browsing this list and selecting subject databases to search. If you want to find databases on other topics, browse the full database list by subject.
DATABASES
- Credo Reference This link opens in a new windowOnline collection of encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other ready-reference books
- Biography in Context This link opens in a new windowFull-text biographical information on people from all times and areas
- GenderWatch This link opens in a new windowFull text of articles on women's studies and gender issues
- Archives of Sexuality & Gender This link opens in a new windowA collection of primary sources for the study of sex, sexuality, and gender.
- British and Irish Women's Letters and Diaries from 1500-1950 This link opens in a new windowFull text of women's diaries and correspondence
- Gerritsen Collection: Women's History Online This link opens in a new windowFull text of books and periodicals relating to women´s history
- North American Women's Letters and Diaries: Colonial - 1950 This link opens in a new windowFull text of women’s diaries and correspondence
- Women and Social Movements in the United States 1600-2000 This link opens in a new windowDocuments and other materials on women and social movements
- Women's Studies Archive This link opens in a new windowSocial, political, & professional achievements of women throughout the 19th & 20th centuries.
- The LilyFull text of the The Lily, published in Seneca Falls, NY, one of the first newspapers for women.
Coverage: 1830-1898
- Global Newsstream This link opens in a new windowProvides global news content from 2,500+ news sources, 1980s to present. Coverage varies by title.
- Nexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis Academic) This link opens in a new windowFull text information from newspapers, legal publications, and other sources.
- Ancestry Library Edition This link opens in a new windowGenealogical resources, including U.S. census images
- Business Source Premier This link opens in a new windowCovers all disciplines of business, marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics
- Communication & Mass Media Complete This link opens in a new windowJournals in communication and mass media
- Criminal Justice Abstracts This link opens in a new windowCoverage of international journals, books, reports, dissertations and unpublished papers on criminology and related disciplines
- EconLit This link opens in a new windowIndexed bibliography, with selected abstracts, of publications on economics
- Education Source This link opens in a new windowFull text and citations to articles in professional journals in education
- ERIC [ProQuest] This link opens in a new windowCitations to articles in professional journals in education (with abstracts) and to education documents
- Family and Society Studies Worldwide This link opens in a new windowCitations, with abstracts, to publications on research, policy, and practice in family science, human ecology, and human development
- Historical Abstracts This link opens in a new windowCitations and abstracts to publications on the history of all countries except the United States and Canada, with some links to full text
- PAIS Index This link opens in a new window
- ProQuest Statistical Insight This link opens in a new windowIndexing and abstracting of statistical publications
- PsycINFO This link opens in a new windowCitations, with abstracts, to publications on psychology and related disciplines
- Social Services Abstracts This link opens in a new windowIndexing and abstracts of published literature on social work, human services, and related areas
- Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new windowCitations, with abstracts, to journal articles on sociology and related disciplines
- America: History and Life This link opens in a new windowCitations and abstracts to publications on the history of the United States and Canada, with some links to full text
- Art Abstracts/Art Index Retrospective This link opens in a new windowCitations, with some abstracts, to publications on art, art history, and related fields
- ATLA Religion Database This link opens in a new windowIndex to journal articles, book reviews, and collections of essays in all fields of religion
- Bibliography of the History of Art This link opens in a new windowCitations, with abstracts, to publications on art history
- MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new windowCitations to articles in scholarly journals and books on literature, language, linguistics, and folklore
- Philosophers Index This link opens in a new windowCitations, with abstracts, to books and journal articles on philosophy
- CINAHL Plus with Full Text This link opens in a new windowPublished literature on nursing and allied health sciences
- Health and Medicine This link opens in a new windowCitations to articles in medical journals and consumer health magazines, with full text
- PsycINFO This link opens in a new windowCitations, with abstracts, to publications on psychology and related disciplines
- PubMed This link opens in a new windowAccess to MEDLINE, PREMEDLINE, and other biomolecular databases, with links to full text
- PTSDpubs This link opens in a new windowCitations to all literature on PTSD and other mental-health sequelae of traumatic events. Includes current and retrospective coverage.
- Agricultural & Environmental Science Database This link opens in a new windowIncludes AGRICOLA, TOXLINE, Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management (ESPM), and Environmental Impact Statements (EIS).
- GreenFILE This link opens in a new windowInformation covering all aspects of human impact on the environment
- Gale in Context: Environmental Studies This link opens in a new windowResources on the physical, social, and economic aspects of environmental issues
- Natural Science Collection This link opens in a new windowIndexing and abstracts for journals within the natural sciences
- Scopus This link opens in a new windowCitations, abstracts, and cited references to material published in scholarly journals in all subject areas
- SpringerLink This link opens in a new windowThe main Springer platform including journals, books, protocols, conference papers, and more.
- Academic OneFile This link opens in a new windowComprehensive database of more than 8,000 journals, the majority in full text, covering all subject areas
- ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global This link opens in a new windowAccess to nearly 3 million and growing full text dissertations from 1997 onward. Also includes millions of citations to dissertations and theses from around the world.
- Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective This link opens in a new windowCitations to articles from English-language scholarly journals and specialized magazines
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowFull text of core journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences
- Periodicals Index Online This link opens in a new windowCitations to articles in journals and magazines in the humanities and social sciences, with some links to full text
- Readers Guide Index / Readers Guide Retrospective This link opens in a new windowIndex to popular periodicals
- Web of Science This link opens in a new windowCitations, abstracts, and cited references to material published in scholarly journals in all subject areas
- Gender Data PortalData on key gender topics from the World Bank, national statistics agencies, United Nations databases, and World Bank-conducted or funded surveys. Includes data on fertility, contraception, age at marriage, literacy, employment, health and other vital statistics.
- Statista This link opens in a new windowStatista provides access to data on media, business, finance, politics, and a wide variety of other areas of interest or markets.
- ProQuest Statistical Insight This link opens in a new windowIndexing and abstracting of statistical publications
- UNdataSelect Gender Info for statistics and indicators on: population, women and men in families, health, education, work, and political decision making.
- IPUMSIPUMS provides census and survey data from around the world integrated across time and space. IPUMS integration and documentation makes it easy to study change, conduct comparative research, merge information across data types, and analyze individuals within family and community contexts. Data and services available free of charge.
- ICPSRICPSR offers more than 500,000 digital files containing social science research data. Disciplines represented include political science, sociology, demography, economics, history, gerontology, criminal justice, public health, foreign policy, terrorism, health and medical care, early education, education, racial and ethnic minorities, psychology, law, substance abuse and mental health, and more.
Grey Literature
- Issue LabSearch Candid's Issue Lab for free research, evaluations, case studies, toolkits, and more.