LibGuides: Interdisciplinary Studies: Articles

Recommended Databases

Academic Search Complete
This database covers many subjects found at colleges and universities. Contains articles from thousands of journals, magazines, news sources, and videos from the Associated Press.
Religion & Philosophy Collection
Nearly 250 full-text articles cover topics in world religions: major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy, and the history of philosophy.
SocINDEX with Full Text
Contains articles from journals and magazines, plus books and conference papers on all aspects of sociology. The full text in the title means that for some the resources, the entire resource in available in the database.

CQ Researcher
Provides researchers with access to reports that cover different controversial topics going back to 1991.
JSTOR
JSTOR offers journals, ebooks, and primary source collections, allowing researchers to retrieve high-resolution scanned images as they were originally designed, printed, and illustrated. The resources archived in JSTOR span many disciplines.
Opposing Viewpoints (Gale In Context)
This cross-curricular resource supports science, social studies, current events, and language arts classes. Informed, differing views help learners develop critical-thinking skills and draw their own conclusions.
Women and Social Movements 1600-2000: Scholar's Edition
This database contains 130 document projects and document archives that present and interpret primary source documents. In addition, there are many other publications, including a biographical dictionary and an encyclopedia included.

Borrowing from other libraries
The TexShare Card is a statewide library card for registered users of participating TexShare Libraries. To take advantage of the TexShare Card Program: Students and faculty may register for and receive a TexShare Card at West Library's Circulation Desk. Student cards expire at the end of each semester. For information on participating libraries and their lending policies visit their site. Present your TexShare card at the participating TexShare library's circulation desk to activate your checkout privileges. You may be required to show a photo I.D. Check out materials from the participating TexShare library. Return the materials to the lending library by the due date. Fees will be assessed for lost, late, or damaged materials.
Interlibrary Loan
This service allows you to borrow from another library. You submit the request for a book or journal article, and we'll find a library that has the requested item, ask them to send a copy to us, and then we'll notify you when the item is available. Use InterLibrary Loan after you have found books on WorldCat, or journal articles that we don't have.