Google Scholar
If you would prefer to use Google Scholar, be sure to customize your Google account so you can access materials at the library.
- Choose Settings from the Top-Left Menu.
- Click "Library Links", and search for "Texas State University"
- Check the boxes next to Texas State University. Now your results will include links to articles in many of our library databases.
Keep in mind that Google Scholar does not search the same set of materials that are available in the library.
- There are (a GREAT many) journals in Google Scholar that are not academic or authoritative. Interrogate their credibility more vigorously.
- There are journals at the library that are not in Google Scholar. Not finding much? Go check the library itself.
- Cabells AnalyticsSearch for a journal in Cabells to determine whether it may be a known fraudulent journal. The "Journalytics" area lists known reputable journals. "Predatory Reports" area gathers questionable journals.
Computer Science Databases
- ACM Digital Library This link opens in a new windowJournal articles, conference proceedings, and ebooks from the ACM and affiliated organizations. 1954-present.
- 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.
- CiteSeer - Scientific Literature Digital Library This link opens in a new windowSearch engine focused on surfacing and disseminating scientific literature primarily in computer and information science.
- IEEE Xplore This link opens in a new window
Current electrical engineering, electronics and computer science literature, featuring journals & conference proceedings from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET) from 1950 to present. Current, archived, and redlined IEEE standards from 1988 to present.
- ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
Scholarly journals and books in physical sciences & engineering, life sciences, health, medicine, social sciences, and humanities. Not all content is full-text.
- SPIE Digital Library This link opens in a new window
Journal articles, technical papers, and conference proceedings and ebooks in optical design and engineering, imaging and signal processing, remote sensing, semiconductor devices, and medical imaging. 1932 to present. Journal articles: 1932-present. eBooks: 1989-2024
Other Important Databases
Web of Science
Web of Science is an extremely useful database for literature reviews. It gives information like times an article has been cited, and by whom.
CiteSeer
CiteSeer also serves as a citation index showing who has cited whom.
Dissertations & Theses
Dissertations & Theses contains citations for dissertations & theses from 1861 to the present. Titles published since 1997 are available for download in PDF format.
Digital Collections @TxState
Digital Collections @TxState contains full text dissertations, theses, pre-prints, post-prints, datasets, journals, conference papers, reports, presentations from Texas State University.