Research Guides: UNIV 211: Food for Thought: Main Resources

Finding Articles, Books & Media

When using the search box on the VCU Libraries homepage or another database, consider entering any of the following searches:

Academic Search Complete
Multi-disciplinary database providing indexing, abstracts, and full-text access for thousands of peer-reviewed journals and periodicals, among other materials. Covers science, social sciences, mathematics, engineering, and many other subjects.
CINAHL Complete
Comprehensive source of full-text journals and books indexed in the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL). Also features evidence-based care sheets, legal cases, drug records, and more.

GLOBAL HEALTH on CAB Direct
Special public health database with literature on a global scale from both the developed and developing world.

Social Sciences Abstracts
Citations and abstracts for journal articles from applied and theoretical aspects of the social sciences. Covers anthropology, criminology, economics, law, geography, policy studies, psychology, sociology, social work, and urban studies disciplines.

Research Basics
Start here for all your research needs from topic discovery to finding sources to citing sources and more.
UNIV 200 Course Guide
The resources in this guide will help you with general research as well as finding other discipline specific research.