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Reference Desk 563/333-6245
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Reference Desk 563/333-6245
Email at : librefdesk@sau.edu

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ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window
This interdisciplinary database searches all of the ProQuest company's databases in one unified search (we have 22 ProQuest databases at the library). Will contain a variety of scholarly articles, magazines, newspapers, and books.
Health & Medicine This link opens in a new window
This health and medicine database from ProQuest contains over 5,000 full-text scholarly journals and nearly 400 full-text magazines covering the medical, nursing, and psychology fields.
Philosopher's Index with Full Text This link opens in a new window
This philosophy database from EBSCO contains nearly 200 full-text journals and miscellany of other publications pertaining to world philosophy.
APA PsycArticles This link opens in a new window
This psychology database from ProQuest includes over 150 high-prestige, full-text scholarly journals. Widely considered the premier psychology database.
APA PsycInfo This link opens in a new window
This psychology database from EBSCO indexes over 1,400 scholarly journals and contains over 8,000,000 bibliographic citations. A portion of the content is available in full-text.

ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
This science database contains over 3,700 full-text scholarly journals covering the range of hard science disciplines (biology, chemistry, physics, etc.).
PubMed Central This link opens in a new window
This biomedical and life sciences database contains nearly 4,000 full-text scholarly journals pertaining to a variety of health and biology fields.
MEDLINE Complete This link opens in a new window
This biomedicine and health database from EBSCO contains over 1,000 full-text scholarly journals.
CINAHL Complete This link opens in a new window
This nursing database from EBSCO contains nearly 1,000 full-text scholarly journals. Also includes a number of evidence-based care sheets. Widely considered the premier nursing database in the industry.
SPORTDiscus With Full Text This link opens in a new window
This sports medicine database from EBSCO contains over 650 full-text scholarly journals.

Library Central This link opens in a new window
Library Central combines SAU's book catalog and most of our databases into one unified searching interface. Use Library Central if you're looking to find a wide variety of sources with a minimum amount of searching. The sheer volume of results can be overwhelming, however, so use lots of search filters!

Literature Reviews
"This site will explain what literature reviews are and offer insights into the form and construction of literature reviews in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences."
How to Analyze a Primary Source
This guide focuses on History, but many of the principles are the same.
Using Primary Sources in Your Writing
from the ALA
Sort Fact from Fiction Online with Lateral Reading
Vid from the Stanford History Education Group.
Take tips from professional fact checkers!
Four Main Components for Effective Outlines
Note the other Outline options on the left side menu once in the guide.
Tips and Examples for Writing Thesis Statements
This resource provides tips for creating a thesis statement and examples of different types of thesis statements.
The Writing Process
Library Basics
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