LibGuides: Archaeology Guide: Getting Started

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Use these databases to search for scholarly journal articles

JCU Library subscribes to some excellent databases to find information for Archaeology. Click on the Key Resources tab for a complete list including articles, books and ebooks and video. We recommend getting started with the following:

ProQuest platform
This is the starting point to access the multidisciplinary resources available on ProQuest, including journals, ebooks, newspapers and A&I services.

Available to James Cook University users only.
Oxford Academic - Journals
Oxford Journals Online provides access to full text articles on subjects from the humanities, law, life sciences, mathematics and physical sciences, medicine, and social sciences.

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Scopus
Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature and delivers a comprehensive overview of the world's research output in the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities,

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One Search

One Search is a good place to start searching for books, ebooks, journal articles, and our e-journal content all at once.

Use the Content Type, Subject Terms and Publication Date options on the left to refine your search.

For eBooks tick 'Full Text Online' and 'Book/eBook'.

One Search is also available on the Library home page.

InfoSkills Road Trip

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