Search for articles through Library Search, A - Z Databases or Google Scholar:
Library Search includes about 80% of the library databases in one search and is a great place to start investigating your topic. Your results will include all types of resources. Type your topic in the box and click the search icon for your results
The library's Advanced Search finds articles from many databases at once using your search terms. Add the terms for each of your concepts in the boxes. Once your search has returned results, you can use the limiters down the left to limit to peer-reviewed or academic articles, by date or other options.
Deakin subscribes to a large number of databases that you can use for your study and research. Did you know you can filter the list to find suitable databases for your research? Here's how:
Have a look below for a list of suggested databases to search in.
Google Scholar is great for locating academic articles!
You can access the library's full text article in Google Scholar with Find it @ Deakin. Set your preferences in Google Scholar to link directly to Deakin Library resources.
Here are some reasons to be cautious when using Google Scholar to search for relevant, credible, academic resources:
In your assessments, you may be asked to use academic or peer-reviewed articles. Have a look at this video to understand the process of peer review and how to identify a peer reviewed article.
See the A-Z Database List to browse all databases by title or subject.
Licensing information: Please read what you can and can't do with each resource in the A-Z Databases under 'License Information'. Queries can be sent to the Publisher Licensing Consultant.