This research guide will help you find sources for the final group project on a topic in Appalachian Studies. You are required to find at least 10 sources, five of them have to be peer-reviewed. The databases below are the main way to find the required sources. It's a good idea to find more than the minimum number of sources. You might also want to look at the full Appalachian Studies research guide. If you need help, please contact me using the blue "Email Me' button below my picture. Good luck!
Miami University Library Search - A lot of excellent research on Appalachia is published in books. You don't have to read an entire book! Browse the table of contents or check the index to find your topic.
The subject-specific databases below can be cross-searched with others listed to increase your search results. After clicking on the database link below, click on the database name near the top of the page, add the others listed, and click "select." Be sure to use the peer-reviewed limiter!
Arts & Humanities
Academic Search Complete (add Humanities International Complete, Humanities Abstracts)
Business
Business Source Complete, (add Business Abstracts with Full Text, Academic Search Complete)
Human Services
Academic Search Complete (Education Research Complete, SocINDEX with Full Text, CINAHL with Full Text)
Sciences
Environment Complete (add GreenFILE, Science Reference Source, Academic Search Complete )
Technology
Computers and Applied Sciences Complete (add Applied Sciences & Technology with Full Text, Computer Source)
PowerPoint - Use the link at left to get the full Microsoft Office suite to download on your laptop. PowerPoint is also available on library computers on all campuses and in computer labs and classrooms.
Prezi - Presentation software that uses motion, zoom, and spatial relationships
Google Slides - Log in to your Miami email to use Google's slide presentation tool.