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Databases house material that the internet would ask you to pay for. They are used to locate material that the library has licensed for your use. You can find peer-reviewed journal articles, newspaper articles, videos, images, and much more.
Below you will find a list of interdisciplinary databases. These are resources that cover a wide range of topics. They are great resources to start your research!
Scopus is a large abstract and citation database of research literature and patents. The database is updated daily; Scopus contains over 93 million records with over 87 million records since 1970. Scopus indexes over 26,000 peer-reviewed journals from more than 7,000 publishers, including over 6,000 open access journals. Scopus also indexes nearly 200 trade publications, nearly 150,000 conferences, and over 300,000 books. Additionally, the database contains over 48 million patent records from US Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO), European Patent Office (EPO), Japan Patent Office, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), and UK Intellectual Property Office.
