Virtual Research Help @ Maag: Home

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Listed below are resources you may find useful for your research:

• A-Z Research Databases: Authenticate with your name & YSU ID number.
• Digital Collections
• Electronic Books
• Government Documents & Information: Most government information is available online.
• Maag Journal Finder: Search for a journal title to see if the library has access. 
• Browzine Journal Search: Find journals by title, subject, or ISSN.
• Search Everything: Refine results to "Full Text" & select a "Source Type."
• Video Streaming @ Maag

YSU students, faculty & staff have access to Ebooks through these databases:

• Cambridge University Press Ebooks
• Electronic Book Center
• EBSCO eBook Collection
• MIT Press Direct eBook Collection
• Oxford Scholarship Online
• SpringerLink  |  Off Campus
• Wiley Online Library

Maag Library staff are available virtually during Library Hours to help with your research and library-related questions:

• Chat With A Librarian during library hours. Leave a message with your contact information when chat is offline.
• Use Ask A Librarian email and a library staff member will respond during library hours.
• Request A Virtual Research Appointment with a librarian for one-on-one research help using WebEx or Zoom.
• Email your Subject Librarian for subject or class-specific help.
• Call 330-941-3686 to speak with a librarian during library hours.
• Maag Library: Research Help by College/Area of Study

Privacy: All online communication between librarians and patrons, including chat transcripts, is treated as confidential and private.

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• Academic OneFile
• Academic Search Complete
• Electronic Journal Center
• Gale Power Search
• General OneFile--Gale
• Google Scholar
• InfoTrac Newsstand
• JSTOR
• MasterFILE Premier
• Newspaper Source
• Nexis Uni
• Opposing Viewpoints in Context
• Points of View Reference Center
• Public Affairs Index
• TOPICsearch

For subject-specific databases, see A-Z Research Databases.

Maag Library offers many useful Research Guides to help you with your research. Listed below are guides that you may find useful for your research.

• How to Find Articles
• How to Find Books
• Open Educational Resources
• Citation Resources
• Plagiarism & Copyright
• Research Help by College/Area of Study
• Research Tutorials
• Video Streaming @ Maag
• Youngstown Public Library Electronic Resources

When using A-Z Research Databases off campus:

• You will be asked to authenticate with your last name and YSU ID#.
• Occasionally you may need to clear your cookies or switch to a different browser.
• You must be disconnected from the YSU VPN to use the databases.

When off-campus authenticate with your name & YSU ID number.

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