College Writing (English 112)

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Academic Search Premier
Scholarly journals from all academic disciplines - an excellent starting point for multidisciplinary research projects. 3,200 full-text journals. Coverage from 1975 to present.

Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
Google Scholar
Use to access many UMass online journal subscriptions.

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You can access Google Scholar with UMLinks buttons from outside the UMass Amherst IP range ("off campus") by two methods:

1. Access Google Scholar through the Library web site by using this link.
2. Go to generic Google Scholar.
a. Click on "Settings."
b. Click on Library links.
c. Type in "University of Massachusetts" or "UMass Amherst" (or a few other variations).
d. Check "University of Massachusetts Amherst - UMass Check for Full Text" and Save.
e. You will be asked to authenticate somewhere along the way to full text.
Arts & Humanities Database
Articles from over 500 humanities journals, in full text, 1980's-present.

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Arts and Humanities Citation Index
Arts and humanities journal literature from 1975 to present. Searches by author, topic, cited reference and more.

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JSTOR
Core scholarly journals from a range of disciplines, dating from the earliest issue of each journal to a few years before present.

Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
Social Sciences Citation Index
Provides indexing and citation tracking for journals in all the social sciences, 1900-present.

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You might want to research other topics for your work. The librarians have created research guides for different topics that are similar to this one. These guides will help you find materials in different disciplines.

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Last Updated: Oct 3, 2025 11:21 AM
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Subjects: College Writing, English 112 (College Writing)

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