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  • Advanced Technologies & Aerospace Database

    Why Search Here?
    You are doing scholarship specifically relating to advanced technology topics.

    What's Included?
    Full-text titles from around the world, including scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceeding, dissertations, and government publications. Topics covered include aeronautics, astronautics, communications, computer and information technology, electronics, lasers, solid-state materials and devices, space sciences, and telecommunications.

  • Computer Source

    Why Search Here?
    You want to do scholarly research related to computing and technology.

    What's Included?
    Full-text content from nearly 300 journals and magazines covering topics such as computer science, programming, artificial intelligence, cybernetics, information systems, robotics, and software. Computer Source provides a balance of full text technical journals and full text consumer computer titles.

  • Consumer Product Information Database
    • Freely Available Resource

    Why Search Here?
    You are looking for health effects information or Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for products used in the home (also includes some chemicals used in commercial institutional settings) that contain chemicals.

    What's Included?
    Label Information, Manufacturer Information, Ingredients, Health Effects, and Storage and Disposal Information, and Properties and health studies for the chemical ingredients of brands. This database does not contain any information about foods or pharmaceuticals.

  • Engineering Commons
    • Freely Available Resource

    Why Search Here?
    Part of the Digital Commons Network, this open access database provides access to a wide array of available engineering research. This tool is particularly useful for dissertations, conference papers and presentations, and small university press journals.

    What's Included?
    Over 195,000 full-text peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, dissertations, working papers, conference proceedings, and other original scholarly work written by over 255,000 authors at 391 institutions around the world on topics related to engineering. You can also "Follow" authors and publications to receive monthly email updates on new work in that field.

  • PubMed

    Why Search Here?
    You are conducting research in the medical sciences, biology, engineering, or other STEM fields. Powerful searching available with the MeSH index of subject headings, which is available in its most browsable form via PubMed. 

    What's Included?
    Abstracting and indexing database for articles relating to health science, the allied health fields, and the biological and physical sciences. PubMed is a version of the database MEDLINE that has been made freely available by the National Library of Medicine, and which includes some additional content. Full text links provide access to George Fox-owned content and/or help you to place an Interlibrary Loan request.

  • ScienceDirect

    Why Search Here?
    You want to browse a particular journal or set of journals published by Elsevier. Search here if you need to supplement your previous searches in PubMed, Google Scholar, or the GFU library catalog (Primo).

    What's Included?
    Contains abstracts of journal articles and e-books published by Elsevier. All titles are accessible through a GFU library catalog search or interlibrary loan request.

  • SciFinder

    Why Search Here?
    Recommended database for all those researching chemistry or any adjacent topic. Search for a given chemical substance with a text search or use the draw search to draw the chemical structure of the substance you are seeking. Includes tool to search for information on reactions between specific chemicals.

    What's Included?
    Contains journals, articles, patents, conference proceedings, and technical papers relating to chemistry, and other scientific disciplines including biomedical sciences, materials science, engineering, and agricultural science. Note: You must create an account to use SciFinder.

  • SPORTDiscus with Full Text

    Why Search Here?
    Recommended database for all those researching topics related to kinesiology, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and biomedical engineering.

    What's Included?
    Contains abstracted and indexed articles from over 600 journals, over 400 of them peer reviewed. Full text available via links to George Fox library holdings or by ILL request.

  • SpringerLink

    Why Search Here?
    You want to browse a particular journal or set of journals published by Springer.  All journals here can be found with Library Search/Primo and our other databases. Consider using a subject-specific tool for topical searching.

    What's Included?
    Thousands of high-quality full text journals and e-books published by Springer across STEM subject areas.

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