Multidisciplinary Resources

Journal articles

Broad subject matter (several of these search databases otherwise requiring a subscription)

Free:

Scirus (Scirus is a free way to search some of the subscription-based databases, particularly Science Direct. Access to most of the content requires a fee.)

Yahoo Subscriptions (Also a free way to search some of the subscription-based databases.)

Google Scholar

Microsoft Live Academic Search

Find Articles (you can search for free, but access to some content requires a fee)

British Library Direct (this is more of a document delivery service, but you can search a database of over 20,000 journals for free)

CiteULike (allows you to browse the table of contents of many journals)

Subscription-based (These are generally only available through an institutional subscription. Check the electronic resources at your library to see whether access is provided.)

EBSCO Host electronic journals service

Ebsco Publishing databases (includes titles like Academic Search Premier, Business Source Premier, CINAHL, Health Business Elite, Nursing and Allied Health Collection)

LexisNexis Academic

OCLC databases

Ovid databases

Proquest databases (for example Proquest Health & Medical Solutions)

SCOPUS