Scholarly databases (also called bibliographic databases) are organized collection of digital records for published literature, including journal articles, conference proceedings, patents, books, newspaper articles, and reports. Bibliographic databases support the advanced and reproducible searching required for evidence synthesis projects.
You can access hundreds of databases through the CMU Libraries' website. You can find the full list here and filter by subject:
By accessing databases through the links on this webpage, you will have access to CMU Libraries' licensed holdings (particularly important if you are off-campus).
The following search engines do not support the advanced and reproducible searching that many bibliographic databases do but they can still be useful as a supplementary resource for evidence synthesis projects and for finding literature for other types of research projects.
The following are good databases for finding literature in most subject areas.
Arts & Architecture
Biological Sciences, Health and Medicine
Chemistry
Computer Science
Economics, Management, and Public Policy
Education
Engineering
Psychology, Social & Decision Sciences, and other Social Sciences