DiscoverE
Because DiscoverE searches such a broad array of information (books, articles, electronic collections), it's a great way to get an overview of your topic.  Preliminary searches in DiscoverE can give you an idea of concepts and issues associated with your topic, help you come up with additional terms to search for in the databases, and find resources that might be helpful later, which you can save to your electronic storage shelf.

Try searching in DiscoverE for: "encyclopedia AND religion," or, "encyclopedia AND psychology," or, "encyclopedia AND philosophy" to find a subject-specific encyclopedia.  You can look up goodness (or morality, or virtue, or a specific virtue, like intelligence or love) to get an overview of the concept from the perspective of a specific discipline.

Remember to search by words, and not by sentences or phrases.

Use the connector "AND" to build specific searches.

Examples:

• humanity AND morality
• morality AND evolution

Use the options in the left-hand navigation bar to limit your search further.

Examples:

• Look for books only by a particular AUTHOR.
• Limit your search to a specific TOPIC. (These Topics can also be useful in helping you think of additional words to search in the databases.) 
• Select Oxford LIBRARY to look for materials at this library.

General Databases

Multi-disciplinary databases with both scholarly and popular articles, many available in full-text:

Academic Search Complete

ProQuest Databases

Multidisciplinary, all-scholarly databases, almost all full-text:

JSTOR

Project MUSE

Subject-Specific Databases

These are examples of the important databases in various subject areas.  You might want to browse the subject areas on the Databases page to find other relevant databases, depending on the focus of your topic.

MLA International Bibliography
The Modern Language Association.  Good for searching for information about genres, such as science fiction or murder mysteries/thrillers.

(Note: Remember that for this assignment you should avoid using literary criticism articles.  Much of what you find in this database will be literary criticism of some form, so be careful about what you find and what information you use in your paper.)

Philosopher's Index
Philosophy

PsycINFO
Psychology

ATLA Religion Database
Religion

GenderWatch
Women's and Gender Studies