LibGuides: Chlapaty & Butler Fellows: Research Resources

Helpful Links

Databases by Subject
Need a suggestion for databases to try? Ask Your Librarian!
Apex & Student Research guide
Information about annual APEX celebration of student research, tips for posters/presentations, and lists of student-friendly conferences & journals.
Library Webpage
Find books & articles, get help, & more!
DigitalUD
Where your project will be shared with the world! See past Chlapaty projects here. Note that each scholar has a unique link for his/her research, which can be placed in a resume.

Citation Examples

APA Citation Guide
Use APA for the Social Sciences, Natural, and Health Sciences
MLA Citation Guide
Use MLA for Humanities

Article Databases

Library databases are a great place to find scholarly journal articles or other sources for your paper. Each database contains articles on topics within different subject areas. If the full text isn’t right there, click the "Find It" link. If we don’t have the article, you can request it from another library by clicking the “get this article or book chapter” link. (The turnaround time on this is usually about 1-3 days.)

Academic Search Premier
A database of articles on a wide variety of subjects, both scholarly and non-scholarly. If there is no full text PDF or HTML, click the Find It link to get to the full text and/or request it through interlibrary loan.

Comprehensive index to scholarly journals and popular magazines in all academic disciplines. 4,365 titles indexed (3,228 peer-reviewed) and 3,432 full-text (2,568 peer-reviewed). Updated daily. Limited coverage before 1990.
JSTOR
A database of articles and book chapters on a wide variety of subjects, both scholarly and non-scholarly. This database is completely full text.
Credo Reference
A database of encyclopedia entries and dictionaries for background information on a wide variety of subjects.
Britannica Online
A database of encyclopedia entries and dictionaries for background information on a wide variety of subjects.

Not finding what you need in one of these databases? Contact your liaison librarian to the right, and/or check out the databases by subject page for subject-specific databases.

Finding a source full-text from a citation

Determine what kind of source it is. Is it a book chapter? A journal article?
If it is a book, look in the catalog to see if we own it or if you need to Interlibrary Loan it (request it from another library).
If it is an article, use the Journal List to search for the journal title to see which database it is in. If we don't own it, use the Find It links to request the title. If it's not in a database, use Interlibrary Loan to request the article.

Your Librarian

Contact your librarian anytime. Your librarian can help you:

Find information for your project
Request books or articles the UD library doesn't own
Track trends over time in your field of research
Find out about research methods in your field
Learn how to effectively use specialized library materials and tools
Incorporate & cite sources in your project

Kate Faford-Johnson
Reference & Instruction Librarian & Liaison for:
DNAS, Nursing, PA, Psychology, Digital Art & Design
Email: kfaford@dbq.edu
Office Phone: (563) 589-3849

Joe Letriz
Technical Services Manager
Librarian liaison for:
Aviation, Business, CIS, Performing Arts
Email: jletriz@dbq.edu
Office Phone: (563) 589-3216

Becky Canovan
Asst. Director of Public Services
Librarian liaison for:
Core Curriculum,
History/Politics & HWS
Email: bcanovan@dbq.edu
Office Phone: (563) 589-3649

Sarah Slaughter
Reference & Instruction Librarian
for Education & the Humanities
Librarian liaison for:
Communication, Education, English, &
Fine/Performing Arts, & Sociology
Email: sslaughter@dbq.edu
Office Phone: (563) 589-3645

Christopher Doll
Library Director
Librarian liaison for:
Seminary
Email: cdoll@dbq.edu
Office Phone: (563) 589-3215