Subject and Interdisciplinary Databases
Is research from other disciplines relevant to your research question? Try these databases:
- Psychology - PsycINFO
- Social Sciences (includes education, psychology, economics, etc.) - ProQuest Social Sciences
- Business - Business Source Complete
- Scholarly journals in all areas - Web of Science
- Google Scholar user? Add the Harvard Library Bookmarklet to your browser to link to full text available though the library
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Gray Literature
What is Gray Literature?
Gray literature is a work that is either informally published, or published by a non-commercial enterprise, such as an association, academic institution, or government agency. Gray literature includes reports, conference proceedings, research papers, dissertations and more.
Where to find Gray Literature?
Research Clearinghouses such as the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center provide concise summaries of findings, policy implications, and recommendations on key education issues.
Associations or research centers working in higher education can be useful sources of gray literature.
To find more sources of gray literature, use Google (not Google Scholar)
Tip: Advanced Google Search allows you to get more focused results. Use exact phrase searching, limits to geographic regions or website domain (edu, org, etc.) and more.
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