Aditional Article Finding Tools
- Dissertations and Theses Global
- Searches dissertations from the US and UK. Other countries are being added.
- The majority of recent documents are available as full-text PDF downloads.
- Make sure to limit to document type - dissertations.
- If you have an entry in PsycINFO labeled Dissertation Abstracts, come here and search directly.
- Web of Science
- Multi-disciplinary, international search, primarily of the scholarly literature.
- Provides unique ways to sort and evaluate a results list:
- Sort by number of times cited
- Sort by author
- Sort by relevance, which is the typical default
- Sort by date
- Limit by academic field
- Find related articles based on shared citation lists
- Follow citations forward in time.
Journal Evaluation Tools
Journal Citation Reports, Accessed from Web of Science.
- Link is in the header.
- Select the Social Sciences Edition
- Use Subject category to view discipline lists. Hold down the CTRL key while highlighting to select multiple items.
- Sortable by various metrics:
- Impact Factor - how important journal is
- Immediacy Index - how quickly literature is re-cited.
- Cited half-life - span of time over which articles are still cited
Ulrichsweb Global Serials Directory
- multiple search options
- Information about a publication
- Find journals for a subject
- Find journals that are peer-reviewed
Evaluate Resources
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Interlibrary Loan
Found or need information (e.g. articles, books, etc.) that we don't have access to? You can get it via Interlibrary Loan Details (ILL).
- Request a book or article.
- Most articles are emailed within 1-2 weeks. Books may take longer.
WTAMU students, faculty, staff, and Friends of Cornette Library (Supporting level and above) can use Interlibrary Loan (ILL) to borrow research materials from the collections of other libraries.
ILL Office hours are Monday-Friday 8AM to 5PM. Contact the Interlibrary Loan department at (806) 651-2406.
Delivery could take as little as a couple of days or as much as three weeks. See here for more information about Interlibrary Loan. Click here for our ILL FAQs. For our Interlibrary Loan policies click our Library policies section then select Interlibrary Loan.
Get Help from the Library
Research & Access Help
- Use our 24/7 Live Chat located on the bottom right of library websites.
- Call (806) 651-2215 during library hours
- Use "Email a Librarian" to ask a question. Typical response time is within 1 business day.
- Stop by the first floor Research or Access desks anytime the library is open
- Renew items using the My Account feature of the online catalog
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