Article databases can be very useful for helping you find more specific information on your particular product and its life cycle. Please contact Sue if you need help using these databases.
Use this tool to find peer-reviewed articles, news, and magazines across nearly every academic field. A great place to begin research on any topic. Tip: Get the EBSCO mobile app to view content from all of the Library's EBSCO database subscriptions on your smartphone.
Find scholarly and popular articles on the human impact on the environment. This is a great place to start research on sustainable farming practices, explore the effects of urbanization on biodiversity, or analyze the role of policy in renewable energy adoption.
Explore peer-reviewed chemical literature, substance data, reaction pathways, and patent information using SciFinder-n, a research database focused on chemistry and related disciplines. Search by keyword, chemical structure, or reaction, and use built-in tools like retrosynthetic analysis and citation mapping to support your research.
Access Instructions: Before using SciFinder-n for the first time, you must create an account while connected to the campus network. Use your RWU email address when registering. After registering, you can access the database from any location.
Explore one of the world’s largest abstract and citation databases of peer-reviewed literature, covering journal articles, conference papers, and more across the sciences, social sciences, and humanities. While widely used by faculty for advanced research and impact analysis, students can use Scopus to trace how ideas evolve, find high-quality sources, and follow citation trails to strengthen their own research. A great tool for honors projects, capstones, or anyone diving deeper into scholarly conversations.
Start here for research across disciplines. ProQuest Central includes millions of articles from scholarly journals, newspapers, magazines, and trade publications, making it ideal for finding background info, current perspectives, or peer-reviewed sources all in one place.