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Here are some great tools to help you find articles for your assignments. These tools are also called databases. Each are available through the Montana State University Libraries.

Academic Search Complete
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Find scholarly and popular articles by subject.
This database covers the social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies, and more. It includes citations, abstracts, full text, and images.
Gale Power Search
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Find full text of journal articles, magazine articles, newspaper articles, books, and opinions.
Subjects encompass: Anthropology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Chemical and Biological Engineering, English (Best Bet), Environmental Science, Film & Photography, Earth Sciences (Best Bet), Health & Human Development, History (Best Bet), Multidisciplinary (Best Bet), Music, Native American Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Religious Studies, Women’s & Gender Studies, and Writing & Composition (Best Bet).
Nexis Uni
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Find news, popular magazines, company information, laws, and legal cases.
This database has newspapers (national, international, and regional), periodicals (general interest, business, and legal), company profiles and financial reports, legal materials (federal and state cases and codes including the Montana Code Annotated)

The MSU Library’s subscription to NexisUni will end on June 30, 2021. If you are looking for a comparable resource, we recommend using HeinOnline Academic.

Opposing Viewpoints (Gale in Context)
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Find out about controversial topics. This databases brings together a wide variety of sources that present all sides and opinions on controversial issues.

All Articles & Research Databases at Montana State
Find even more databases listed alphabetically, or by subject, or by format.

Make Citations

Purdue Online Writing Lab
Get help and look up information for both APA and MLA citation formats. Use the menu on the left for specific rules and examples for other types of in-text and reference list citations.
Cornell Citation Management
Clear examples of common sources used in academic research for both APA and MLA citation styles.

Dictionaries, Thesauri, and Encyclopedias

A dictionary is a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words, with information given for each word, usually including meaning, pronunciation, and etymology.

A thesaurus is a dictionary of synonyms and antonyms.

Dictionary.com
Reliable online dictionary

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Includes word games and other tools.
Thesaurus.com
Alternative and opposite-meaning words

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Helps to vary your writing and understanding the relationships of words.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (Online)
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Online version of the CD-ROM of the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Updated Edition.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary & Thesaurus (Online)
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Site includes Word Games, Word of the Day, New Words & Slang
Encyclopedia Brittanica Online
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EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica Online includes the full-text of the EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica, one of the most respected encyclopedias, published since 1768. It includes Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Quotations, an atlas, and World Data Analyst Online which has current and historical statistics on 217 countries of the world lets users create tables, charts, and export the information to a spreadsheet. Double click on any words in an article to go directly to the dictionary definition of that term; updated daily.

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