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- Worldcat searches libraries worldwide
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Journal Articles and Theses
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- Search our CollectionsStart with the MIT libraries' mega search. This contains the libraries full collection of books, full text articles, government. documents, and more. PRO TIP: For a more comprehensive search, click "expand beyond MIT collections" button at upper left of results to see many more articles which can be ordered via inter-library borrowing. This resource does not search the full text of articles.
- Google ScholarGoogle's mega search for academic articles. In settings, set your Library Links to MIT to get full text of articles we own.
- Ebsco Social Science DatabasesSearch all of our Ebsco social science databases. Great for precise searching. Click "choose databases" above search box to search multiple databases at once.
WGS-specific article databases
Most articles in these databases are also found in Search our Collections, but use individually for a more targeted search
- Gender Studies DatabaseCovers the full spectrum of gender-engaged scholarship with emphasis on sexual diversity issues. Source documents include professional journals, conference papers, books, book chapters, government reports, discussion and working papers, and theses & dissertations.
- LGBTQ+ SourceContent related to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender studies in journals, magazines, and newspapers. Contains a specialized thesaurus and also provides full text from a number of the most important and historically significant LGBTQ+ sources including dozens of full-text monographs.
Article databases and resources
- America: History and LifeUS & Canadian history, prehistory-present. Indexes articles, book reviews, essay collections, dissertations, media.
- Dspace@MITMIT authored papers and theses
- Historical AbstractsResource covering world history (excluding US and Canada), 1450 to present. Indexes and abstracts articles, books, essay collections, dissertations, and media.
- Proquest Dissertations and ThesesIndexing and abstracting of non-MIT dissertations and theses 1861 - present. Full text for most dissertations 1997-present and selective full-text for earlier dissertations. Comprehensive coverage of North American universities and selective coverage worldwide.
- Social Sciences Citation Index [Web of Science]Indexes high-impact science, social science, engineering, art & humanities research journals, 1956-present.
- SSRN (Social Science Research Network)SSRN is an open-access online preprint community publishing research papers and conference proceedings in social science.
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Interlibrary Loan
Use the Interlibrary Borrowing Service to order articles and other items not available at MIT.