Research Guides: LSC-Tomball Research Portal: Research Help

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Stream video source of classic cinema, indie films, and top documentaries.

Information on using APA / MLA / Chicago Citation Style Guides

High-quality, educational streaming video from companies such as Films for the Humanities, BBC, and PBS.

Multi-disciplinary database; full text of articles from over 5,300 journals, magazines and newspapers, plus image collections.

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Frequently Used Databases in Alphabetical Order:

Academic Search Complete
Multi-disciplinary database; full text of articles from over 5,300 journals, magazines and newspapers, plus image collections.
Academic Video Online: Premium
Limited historical news reports, documentaries, instructional materials, and full-length videos on various topics.
Films on Demand
High-quality, educational streaming video from companies such as Films for the Humanities, BBC, and PBS.
JSTOR
Complete historical full text of all issues of peer-reviewed journals in a wide range of humanities and social science fields.
Kanopy
Stream video source of classic cinema, indie films, and top documentaries.
Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection
Nearly 575 full-text publications, including some 550 peer-reviewed journals, in psychiatry, psychology, and related fields.

MLA Style Guide
Refer to this guide to create your "Works Cited" list and help with in-text citation for your research paper.
APA Style7 Guide
Refer to this quick guide to create your list of References and help with in-text citations.
Chicago Style: Notes & Bibliography Citation Guide
Examples and tips on how to cite sources in the Chicago Notes and Bibliography style.
Chicago Style: Notes & Bibliography Overview
More detailed explanation on Chicago style Notes & Bibliography

Writing in Literature -
Guidelines for writing prompts and term papers, provided by Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL)