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CIS 101 Introduction to Computing FALL 2023

Using the Pace Universitiy Library and other resources to find reputable, authoritative sources of information and knowledge.

Recommended Databases for Most Research Topics

Ebook Central (E) This is a 100% full text book database. You can read online, download chapters, print chapters, and download most books for a limited time. The best bet is to download PDF chapters, which you can have permanently. There are other tools in the database, as well.


Academic Search Ultimate (A) A partly full-text article and indexing database that covers all academic disciplines. Academic or scholarly journal articles, trade publication articles, conference papers, and magazine and newspaper articles are here. Click “Search for Item” if you don’t see a PDF or HTML link in an article.

JSTOR (J) is a huge full-text database of academic journal articles and book chapters. The database goes back many decades but may be lacking some recently published material. Scroll down on the search page to Narrow by Discipline and/or Journal.

Sage Journals (S) is an important database with content rarely found for free on the Internet.

NOTE: Pace subscribes to MANY other databases, as well. View them by SUBJECT drowpdown menu  see if one might be good for your topic(s), for example, Business or Computer Science.

Journal Finder Browse by Discipline

This is a screenshot of the Journal Title tab > Related Links > Journals by Discipline. You can identify and conduct research in single journals by exploring this resource.