Library: AU Search for Articles &amp; Discovery: Search for Articles

Library Hours

The Library staff can assist you during the following hours.

Library Hours during sessions

Librarians are available in person, online, or by telephone for help or questions during the following hours:

Monday - Thursday

1:00 pm - 10:00 pm (Chat help available)

Friday

10:00 am - 1:30 pm

Saturday

8:00 am - 3:00 pm (Chat help available)

The Library is not open on Sunday.

Call the Library for help: 972-279-6511 ext. 185

Email your questions to the Library: library@amberton.edu

Director of the Library, Librarian

Dr Joe Pendleton

Email Me

Contact:

1700 Eastgate Drive
Garland TX 75041

972-279-6511

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Search for Scholarly Articles

Click on a link to a database from the list below to search from their homepage!

<<< Also the tabs to the left list subject-specific databases for your degree area!

Database Icon List

Database links

Click the icon to select a database, or hover over the button for information about each database.

General Databases

DOAJ This link opens in a new window Why search here? DOAJ is a community-curated online directory that indexes and provides access to high quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals. All DOAJ services are free of charge including being indexed. All data is freely available. What's included? Provides abstracts of articles and links to the full text. Provides key words on each article that you can click to search other articles for these key words.
DOAJ has journals and articles in 80 languages and from 130 countries. Topics covered by DOAJ includes science, technology, medicine, social sciences, arts, and humanities. You can search for a specific journal or search all articles.
ProQuest Research Library This link opens in a new window Why search here? ProQuest’s collections span six centuries, all disciplines and the diverse content types needed by researchers, providing the world’s largest collection of dissertations and theses; three centuries of newspapers; more than 450,000 academic ebooks; collections of important scholarly journals and other content researchers need such as data; and unique digital vaults of primary source materials . ProQuest’s renowned abstracting and indexing enables researchers to find sources in their area of study. What's included? Full text articles (when selected), scholarly/peer reviewed articles, really great citation, suggested related items, lots of tools for sharing and storing articles.
Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new window Why search here? Opposing Viewpoints from Gale Research provides a wealth of resources on current issues from multiple viewpoints. This is a great starting point for a persuasive research paper or analysis of current events. What's included? Full-text journal, magazine, newspaper articles; images; videos; radio and television audio recordings
General database of news articles, opinion, and analysis from multiple viewpoints and different understandings.
Statista This link opens in a new window Why search here? Statista.com consolidates statistical data on over 80,000 topics from more than 22,500 sources. It combines survey data, market analysis, customer satisfaction, competition analysis, infographics, consumer surveys, market outlooks and forecasts. What's included? Narrow results by expert tools, statistics, studies and reports. Recommended additional materials, download materials, and narrow the location focus.