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SUMMIT Online Catalog

Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

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E-Journals Full Text Journal Locator

 

Online Catalog SUMMIT

Use SUMMIT to locate books, videos, government publications, journals, magazines, maps, newspapers, numeric datasets, databases, music, original manuscripts, and other items collected by Syracuse University Library, Barclay Law Library, Martin Luther King Library, and Moon Library at SUNY ESF. You can also search SUMMIT to find materials that your instructors have placed on Course Reserves.

 

Dictionaries & Encyclopedias Reference Sources

Reference sources include dictionaries and encyclopedias. They provide an overview and background information as well as links to further resources. Credo Reference Oxford Reference Online Britannica Online For online reference works with more comprehensive coverage in any one subject area, visit the Databases by Content Type - Reference page.

 

Find Articles by Subject Databases

Databases are helpful when you are looking for articles in newspapers, scholarly journals, popular magazines and trade publications. Some good general starting points are: Academic OneFile Proquest Research Library Masterfile Select Wilson Full Text (OmniFile) For specialized databases, including collections of company reports, images, music, and government publications, or more comprehensive coverage in one subject area, visit the Databases Main Menu.

 

Full Text Journal Locator E-journals

The E-Journals Full Text Journal Locator shows you where to find full-text online articles from a particular periodical (e.g., newspaper, magazine, journal). It can be used for two purposes: Use this list once you know the title of the magazine / journal / newspaper that you seek. If the item you seek is not listed, remember to conduct a "journal title" search in SUMMIT because some titles are not online but are in the Library's print collection. Use this list to browse journal titles by broad subject area.

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