What Is a Database?
The Library databases listed here are collections of journal articles searchable by author, title, keywords, subject indexing terms, and sometimes every word in the articles. They may contain or link to the full text of the articles, or they may only contain abstracts of the articles.
TIP: Many times a keyword search will give sufficient results. If not, look at a few relevant article titles, abstracts, and keywords or descriptors. They often suggest other good words to use in your search. Also look for "Find more like this" options in the database (although not all databases offer this).
Tips for Finding Articles
WHEN YOU HAVE A CITATION
To find an article when you have a citation (e.g. from a bibliography), you can search for the article title in Google Scholar, or search for the journal title in Journal Finder (search boxes at left).
If we don't subscribe to the journal, you can request a scanned copy of the article through InterLibrary Loan.
SEARCHING FOR ARTICLES BY KEYWORD
To find articles on a particular topic, use an article index, a list of which can be found on the library’s homepage under Articles & Databases. To find relevant databases, use the "Databases by Specific Subject" column.
Your search will yield a list of citations to articles, and many will link right to the articles themselves online. Look for the "Full Text," "PDF" or “Find Full Text @G” links.
Research & Scholarship
- ORCIDAs datasets become an increasingly important research output, the need for effective attribution tools and practices grows, too. Georgetown University Library supports ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID), an organization that can help you manage your professional identity. Sign up for your own unique identifier, and then use it to connect your works across your career. This will also contribute to enabling appropriate data attribution, and ORCID iDs integrate with tools like DataCite and figshare. Contact digitalscholarship@georgetown.edu for more information.
- Booth Family Center for Special CollectionsFind primary source materials, rare books, archival materials, artwork, and other unique resources in the Booth Family Center for Special Collections. Booth librarians can also help you analyze and interpret primary sources and use them in class assignments or research.
- Digital Scholarship @ GU LibraryDigital Humanities are covered under the larger umbrella of Digital Scholarship at the Library. Students and faculty interested in a Digital Humanities project should visit this page to get additional information about the Library's support of DH projects, and to get in touch with the Digital Scholarship Librarian for a consultation.
- Gelardin New Media CenterThe Gelardin New Media Center offers video, audio, photography, and other multimedia equipment and facilities. Gelardin also provides regular workshops and one-on-one consultations.
- Maker HubTurn ideas into real-world objects in our Maker Hub, which offers design and workshop space and a host of advanced fabrication equipment.
- Scholarly Communications & Copyright at Georgetown UniversityThese pages offer the Georgetown community resources for making informed decisions about how and where to publish your research and scholarship to ensure that it will have the greatest possible impact and reach.
GUMC Students: Dahlgren Memorial (Medical) Library
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Dahlgren Memorial Library202-687-1448 | dmlreference@georgetown.edu | map |
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Dahlgren Library, which is located at the Georgetown University Medical Center, acquires, organizes, and provides access to information services and resources in support of the mission of the University and the Medical Center, and consults and collaborates with GUMC faculty, staff, and students to integrate information resources and technologies into teaching, learning, research, patient care, and service. |
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Important Government Resources
- MetaLib This link opens in a new windowMetaLib is a federated search engine that searches multiple U.S. Federal government databases, retrieving reports, articles, and citations while providing direct links to selected resources available online.
- GovInfo This link opens in a new windowFDsys is a project of the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) to provide electronic, digital access to government information. The collection includes the Budget of the U.S. Government; the Compilation of Presidential Documents; Congressional bills, calendars, committee prints, documents, hearings, and reports; the Congressional Record; Economic Indicators; the Federal Register; the List of CFR Sections Affected; and Public and Private Laws. Coverage begins in 1993.
- Catalog of U.S. Government Publications This link opens in a new windowA finding tool for publications from all three branches of the U.S. government. Updated daily, it contains descriptive records for current and historical publications and provides direct links to those online.
- Data.gov This link opens in a new windowData.gov increases the ability of the public to easily find, download, and use datasets that are generated and held by the Federal Government. Data.gov provides descriptions of the Federal datasets (metadata), information about how to access the datasets, and tools that leverage government datasets. The data catalogs will continue to grow as datasets are added. Federal, Executive Branch data are included in the first version of Data.gov.
