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SoALS: Interdisciplinary Studies

Find the best library resources (articles, books, and more) to help you succeed in your program.

Interlibrary Loan

NU Interlibrary Loan Service

Electronically request and receive articles, book chapters, or other resources when unavailable in full-text from the NU Library.

Research Best Bets

NavigatorSearch

Navigator Search, National University Library

Search for articles, books, dissertations, and more

        

To find articles published in a discipline-specific journal, you have two options:

1. Filter in NavigatorSearch

  • When you use the NavigatorSearch (on the library homepage), be sure to go to the Advanced Search page for more options. 
  • After entering your search terms, scroll down on the Advanced Search screen to see the  "Choose a discipline to search" box.
  • In that box, select one or more disciplines before clicking "search." 
  • Your results will now be limited to the disciplines you selected!

 

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If you have other questions about searching NavigatorSearch (such as how to limit to peer-reviewed or recent articles), please explore our Search the Databases page + video. 

 

2. Use Discipline-Specific Databases

  • Note that some of our library databases are multidisciplinary, meaning they include articles from multiple disciplines.
    • These include NavigatorSearch, Academic Search Complete, ProQuest Central, Sage Journals, and more.
  • On the other hand, some of our databases are subject-specific, meaning they only include articles from a specific discpline(s).
    • These include SocINDEX, APA PsycInfo, ProQuest Health and Medical Collection, and more. 
  • Use our library A-Z Database list or research guides to find recommended discipline-specific databases.

Unsure if a database is discipline-specific or multidisciplinary? Ask a librarian!

News Databases

Finding Full-Text

Finding full-text is easy if you know what you're looking for (refer to image below):

  1. In most databases you can simply limit to ONLY articles that have full-text available.
  2. In NavigatorSearch and other EBSCO databases, you can select the "Click to look for full text" option under an article to see if it is available in another library database.
  3. Articles with PDF full text availability will show up with the "PDF Full Text" icon under the article record.

Find Full Text (based on previous text)

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