Welcome
Welcome to the Wayne State University Libraries!
This guide is to help you learn about the libraries and the many services and resources that they have for you. Use this page to start your research for any of your classes!
When you need help, be sure to Ask-a-Librarian!
What You Need to Know to Succeed
As you enter your university career you will find that your professors and course assignments will require credible, scholarly sources. To become an effective researcher you will want to learn how to:
- search the library catalog for books
- use library databases for finding articles
- tell the difference between popular and scholarly sources
- cite your sources using a consistent citation style such as MLA or APA
You will also want to get to know the libraries and their services and learn where to go to find them.
Need Help? Ask-a-Librarian
Reference Desks
- UGL: 313-577-8852
- Purdy/Kresge: 313-577-6423
- Science & Engineering: 313-577-4068
Ask-A-Librarian - Contact us by email or phone when we are offline.
About the Libraries
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Search for Books
How to Search for Books
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Find Articles
These databases cover a wide range of topics and will help you find a number of full-text scholarly articles to begin your research.
- Proquest Research Library Includes citations and articles - many full text - on a broad range of topics including arts, business, education, general interest, health, humanities, international, law, multicultural, psychology, sciences, social sciences, and women's interests from a mix of scholarly journals, trade publications, magazines, and newspapers.
- Academic Onefile Academic OneFile is the premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. With extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects, Academic OneFile is both authoritative and comprehensive. With millions of articles available in both PDF and HTML full-text with no restrictions, researchers are able to find accurate information quickly.
- WilsonSelectPlus Provides indexed and abstracted records with accompanying full text in periodicals from H.W. Wilson General Science Abstracts, Humanities Abstracts, Readers' Guide Abstracts, and Wilson Business Abstracts. Includes US and international professional publications, academic journals, and trade magazines.
- Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center Center's resources are divided into topics which contain numerous full text pieces further categorized by the nature of their material: viewpoints (essays), reference, statistics, magazines and newspapers, images, primary documents, and web sites.
Finding Articles
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