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Undergraduate Research and Scholarship Guide

A resource for undergraduates and their faculty mentors.

What is a Database?

  • Research tools that help you find articles in journals, magazines, or newspapers, or other information sources like books, videos, and maps.
  • Some focus on a kind of source (like newspaper articles); most of ours focus on scholarly research in a specific academic field.

(Ruth Szpunar at DePauw University)

Recommended Databases

CU Libraries hold subscriptions to nearly 300 databases. Please contact me if you would like extra help selecting or navigating within a database for your chosen topic.

Recommended AI research tools

Why should I use the Creighton Databases?