Search Multiple Resources

Metafind

Search multiple resources (indexes, catalogs, databases) from one interface.

Google Scholar

Searches for many types of primarily scholarly sources including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other organizations.  Some documents will be available for free while others require a subscription or a one-time access fee.
Tips:

• To link directly to Middlebury collections, including our online subscriptions, from your Google Scholar results: 1) Click on "Scholar Preferences," 2) In the "Library Links" section, search for "Middlebury," and 3) Select "Middlebury College" and then "Save Preferences."
• Enclose phrases in quotes " "

Scirus

Searches for science-related and primarily scholarly sources including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other organizations. Some documents will be available for free while others require a subscription or a one-time access fee.
Tips:

• To link directly to Middlebury collections, including our online subscriptions, from your Scirus results: 1) Click on "Search Preferences," 2) For Library Partner Links, click "Enable," 3) Click "M" and then select "Middlebury College" from the drop-down list, and 4) Click "Save Preferences."
• Enclose phrases in quotes " "
• Use an asterisk * to replace multiple characters anywhere in a word