Research Fundamentals

Important links for Research:

CU Library Homepage(If you are off campus you need to use VPN-Virtual Private Network, which this page talks about as well).

Impact Ratings(Search both Science and Social Science)

EbscoHost Search Engine

Blackwell SynergyLexisNexis


How to Access the above Links:

If you try to access LexisNexis or Blackwell Synergy you are going to have problems because you haven't downloaded the propper cookies. Oh no! What do you do? Follow these steps:

a. Go to CU Libraries Find Articles

b.Then search for LexisNexis or Blackwell Synergy.

c. Click on the appropriate link.

d. LexisNexis has a problem you need to click on the links below the main link.

e. You should now be able to use the link from www.ewonder.org to access either of these webpages in the future.Bookmark these links, and the wonders of the world will appear to you.


How to find Impact Ratings:

1. Go to the webpage we give you. When it asks you to type the name of the article:CLICK ON the VIEW ALL JOURNALS

2. Find the one you want from there and copy and paste it into the name. The search engine is VERY particular on how you spell the name of the journal.

3. Be careful, the spelling is really tricky. It is often easier to look at the entire list, and find your journal on it, as you have to spell abreviations in the exact manner they do.

4. If you can't find it via the link, many jounals have webpages that post impact ratings. Just Google the journal and see what you find.We will soon put a research guide up here too