Research Guide for

GEOG 1123 Geography of Minnesota (Sabourin)

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Academic Search Premier (EbscoHost)
Articles in all subjects from scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers. An all-purpose database and often a good place to start.

Academic OneFile (Gale)
Academic OneFile (Gale)Articles in all subjects from scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers. An all-purpose database.


JSTOR
Scholarly articles, ebooks, and primary sources in the social sciences, humanities, earth and biological sciences, and more. Includes image results from Artstor.

Topics Related to Science

The library has many databases that can help you locate both scholarly studies and popular science articles. While the database below is not the only science database that the library has, it can provide a great start!


ScienceDirect
Journal articles in the health and life sciences.

Newspapers

Star Tribune, Minneapolis (ProQuest)

Text of articles from the Star Tribune newspaper, 1986 - present.

Note: To view each page of the paper as it appeared in print — with images and ads — see the print layout of the Star Tribune, available for 2008 - 3 months ago.



Pioneer Press, St. Paul (NewsBank)

Text-only articles from Pioneer Press and TwinCities.com (no images).

Note: To view each page of the paper as it appeared in print — with images and ads — see the print layout of the Pioneer Press, available for 2018 - present.



Minnesota Newspapers Directory
Links to Minnesota newspaper websites, including local, special interest, and college and university newspapers.

ProQuest News & Newspapers

News articles from U.S. newspapers. Includes the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Star Tribune, and many local newspapers.

Minnesota Specific Resources

MNopedia
An online Minnesota history encyclopedia written by experts selected by the Minnesota Historical Society.

Combined Search & Databases List

Combined Search

Combined Search helps find articles, books, and videos from the library collection.

Note: Combined Search results include both online content and paper books available for pickup at the library. Follow these instructions to request a book (PDF) be held for pickup.

 


Article Databases by Subject
All of the library's online collections, organized by subject.

Picking a Topic

Developing Keywords

What is a Scholarly Source?

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Cite Your Sources (APA)

APA Formatting and Style Guide (OWL at Purdue)
APA (American Psychological Association) is most commonly used to cite sources within the social sciences. This resource, revised according to the 7th edition of the APA manual, offers examples for the general format of APA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the reference page.

Citation Generator

NoodleTools Express Citation Generator - a citation tool that will help you format your sources in MLA, APA, and Chicago. Always double-check the result.

Access Databases from Off Campus

Off-Campus Access Info
In order to access databases and other Library resources from off campus, login with your StarID and password when prompted.  Off-campus access to library databases is only available to current Normandale students, staff, and faculty.