LibGuides: Sustainability Swap Ideas: Research Databases/Articles

Research Databases

Start Your Research This link opens in a new window
Search multiple databases and different types of content together. Databases searched include the library's catalog, Texas State Digital Collections repository, and many but not all Texas State licensed databases.
Not all content retrieved in a search is available full-text.
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Searches scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts, and technical reports.
To set your browser to always access Texas State full-text content, locate Settings in Google Scholar, navigate to Library Links, and search for Texas State University-San Marcos -Findit@TxState. Select this and any other resources you would like to access, then Save.

GreenFILE This link opens in a new window
Citations to scholarly, government and general-interest publications on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, and recycling.

Agricultural & Environmental Science Database This link opens in a new window
Journals indexed by AGRICOLA, TOXLINE, Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management, Environment Abstracts, and Environmental Impact Statements. 1960 to present.
BioOne Complete This link opens in a new window
High-impact bioscience research journals, many published by small societies and not-for-profit publishers. 1965 to present.
GEOBASE This link opens in a new window
Index of journal articles, conference papers and books chapters covering international research in geoscience and geography. 1980 to the present.

Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
Covers investment; industry, company, & market research reports; case studies; SWOT analyses. 1886 to present.
Texas State is permitted to use Harvard Business Review for course assignments.

Applied Science & Technology Source This link opens in a new window
Contains the complete content of Industrial Arts Index (1913-1957) and Applied Science & Technology Index (1958-1983), plus select full text articles from 1965 to present.
Engineering Source This link opens in a new window
Journals, trade publications, conference papers and proceedings on all types of engineering and energy-related topics. 1902 to present.
Materials Science & Engineering Database This link opens in a new window
Covers topics such as metals, polymers, ceramics, composites, biomaterials, corrosion, and recycling in areas of civil, mechanical, environmental, earthquake, and transportation engineering. 1962-present.
ProQuest SciTech Premium Collection This link opens in a new window
Our largest science and technology database from ProQuest which contains all of the content of more subject specific databases including AGRICOLA; Materials Science Collection; Earth, Atmospheric & Aquatic Science Database; Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries Abstracts; Agricultural & Environmental Science Database and much more.

Humanities Source This link opens in a new window
Encompasses all key fields of the humanities. Includes articles, interviews, obituaries, original works of fiction, drama, poetry, and reviews. Indexing from 1900, full text from 1909 to present.

AnthroSource This link opens in a new window
Journals and bulletins of the American Anthropological Association from volume 1 to present.
PsycINFO (APA) This link opens in a new window
The most comprehensive international index of peer-reviewed literature in behavioral science and mental health. 1887 to present.
Sociology Source Ultimate This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive scholarship on sociology and related fields (anthropology, criminology, etchnic studies, gender studies, social psychology, substance abuse, urban studies). 1895-present.

All Statistics Databases

Sage Data This link opens in a new window
Interactive database of statistics that enables users to create tables, maps, and figures from a very wide range of data sources. International in scope. Data are organized by subject, source, and geography.
Data.gov This link opens in a new window
Provides access to over 250,000 datasets published by agencies across the U.S. federal government.
FAOSTAT This link opens in a new window
Free access to food and agriculture data for over 245 countries and territories. 1961 to present.
ICPSR This link opens in a new window
Vast archive of social science data for use with statistical software such as SAS, SPSS, Stata and R. 1962 to present.
Data use tutorial
NCES Data Tools This link opens in a new window
NCES is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education in the U.S. and other nations.
SimplyAnalytics This link opens in a new window
Extensive demographic, business and marketing data from sources such as census data from 2000 and 2010,Current Estimates, Five Year Projections, the Experian SimmonsLOCAL and Nielsen Claritas PRIZM Data Packages. Coverage: 2000-present. 10 simultaneous users.
SimplyAnalytics reference guide, research questions and how to view 2000 data
Water Resources of the United States This link opens in a new window
A wide range of reliable water data, publications, maps, software, public programs, education resources, current and historical conditions, and contacts.

Dissertations & Theses Global This link opens in a new window
World's largest collection of full-text theses and dissertations. 1861 to present.
OpenDissertations This link opens in a new window
Full text dissertations from universities between 1933 and 1955, plus additional indexing to more recent dissertations.

Browzine

The widget below is limited to a selection of interdisciplinary sub-set of journals in the Environmental Studies subject. It may or may not include journals in fields such as humanities or sociology. Once you become familiar with leading journals in your area of expertise, you can use Browzine to follow the latest articles in your specific area.