LibGuides: Writing: Home

Welcome

The UCA Library has many resources available to help you with your research. This guide is intended as a starting point to help you find reliable sources.

Library Catalogs

To locate books in Torreyson Library, type in your search terms and click Go.

Databases

If you are searching for articles by subject, you can start with the databases below:

Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new window
Provides access to general knowledge and academic articles and other media covering current issues.
Content is available in HTML format and includes government reports, television and radio broadcasts, and viewpoint articles.
Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Provides academic, general knowledge, and news articles and abstracts in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
This is a great resource if you are starting your research or if your topic crosses different disciplines. Full text is available in PDF and HTML formats.
ProQuest Research Library This link opens in a new window
Provides access to academic full-text articles on wide range of academic subjects.
Coverage from 1971 to present. Full-text content available in HTML and PDF formats.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text access to academic articles from core journals in the humanities, social sciences, sciences, and mathematics.
Full-text content is available in PDF format. Coverage provided in most cases back to a journal's first date of issue but most recently published issues are not available. UCA Library currently has access to JSTOR Arts and Sciences 1-14, Jewish Studies, and Life Sciences.
Book Review Digest Retrospective, 1905 - 1982 This link opens in a new window
Provides excerpts from and citations to book reviews of adult and juvenile fiction and nonfiction.
Indexed content extends back to the 1890s. Includes reviews from Library Journal, the New York TImes, TLS, Booklist, Saturday Review, Choice, etc.
Oxford English Dictionary This link opens in a new window
Provides access to the online version of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED).
Content is available in HTML format and includes current and historical definitions, work origins and timelines, and famous quotes.