Notre Dame Library
Research Resources Available to NDP Students 24/7
The Notre Dame Library subscribes to 11 databases. You might want to check out these databases when you have a research project because:
- You can access them at school or at home any time of the day or night.
- Each of these contains a large collection of articles from professional journals that fall under a general topic such as science or history.
- They are very user friendly and easy to search.
- Each one provides reliable information, is updated frequently, and often will provide the citation in MLA format.
- A username and password is required because the school is paying a fee for the subscription. The username and password will be sent to your school e-mail and is also available on the Edline homepage.
Notre Dame’s databases (and their links) include:
- American History Online – great for U.S. History, American Government, Pop Culture research projects
- Ancient and Medieval History Online – use for projects first semester of World History, also some research assignments in theology classes
- CQ Researcher – deals with current hot topics and includes pros and cons on issues
- Gale Virtual Reference Library – includes the New Catholic Encyclopedia, Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology, Encyclopedia of Food & Culture, Encyclopedia of Countries and Their Cultures, Industrial Revolution Reference Library, and Drugs and Controlled Substances: Information for Students (These are e-books)
- Latino American Experience - a full-text digital resource exploring the history and culture of U.S. Latinos; great for Spanish class projects
- Modern World History Online – great for projects from World History, Contemporary World Issues, Theology
- Oxford English Dictionary Online – the complete Oxford English Dictionary in a digital format
- Polling the Nations – compilation of the results of hundreds of polls on a variety of issues. Great to include in reports on most any topic
- Religion and Philosophy Database – use for projects assigned in Theology and World History
- Science Online – use for research assigned in Health and Science classes
- The World and I Online – this database can be used for assignments in foreign language, geography, theology, science and history classes
- Worldbook Online – digital version of the Worldbook Encyclopedia with additional features, current information, and easy to search format
Additional research tools include:
- Noodletools - a website that helps students look beyond Google and find the search engine that best matches the research they are doing. This is a great tool and really one of the best places to start a search for information.
- Search engines other than Google that you might want to explore:
- Literary criticism resources – online literary criticism recommendations from the Internet Public Library
The Scottsdale Library has many additional databases. They are worth exploring and are available 24/7. If you don’t
have a library card you can get one online and immediately start your search. You will find their website at scottsdalelibrary.org. Click on the Business & Research tab, and it will take you right to their databases. You can also search their library catalog for print materials.
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