All Services and Tools
Looking to enrich your research or save yourself time? Search our services and tools below.
| Title | Description | Tab Filters | Categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| A-Z Databases List | Comprehensive list of all databases available. Note: The page you're on now also lists some of the more popular databases. | Students, FS | Databases, Guides |
| A-Z Journals Search | A WorldCat search of the more than 63,000 journal titles available to students, faculty, and staff. | Students, FS | Databases, Guides |
| Academic Search Complete | Provides full-text coverage to thousands of peer-reviewed titles in the social sciences, humanities, general science, multi-cultural studies, education, and more. | Students, FS | Databases |
| Alumni E-resources | Comprehensive list of all electronic resources available to alumni. Note: The page you're on now also lists our popular databases available to alumni. | Alumni | Guides |
| American Studies Databases | List of databases and electronic resources for research in the field of American Studies. | Students, FS | Databases, Guides |
| Art and Art History Databases | List of databases and electronic resources for research in the fields of Art and Art History. | Students, FS | Databases, Guides |
| Ask a Librarian | Virtual chat is available to the Pepperdine community to help with searching for and navigating library resources. | Students, FS | Service |
| Biology Databases | List of databases and electronic resources for research in the field of Biology. | Students, FS | Databases, Guides |
| Book a Study Room | Reserve a study room in one of our libraries. | Students | Service |
| Business and Economics Databases | List of databases and electronic resources for research in the fields of Business and Economics. | Students, FS | Databases, Guides |
| Business Source Complete | Access to the industry’s most used business research database, providing full text for more than 2,200 journals. | Students, FS | Databases |
| Center for Research Libraries (CRL) Online Catalog | Search 5 million books, journals, documents, and newspapers in the humanities, science, and social sciences. CRL materials can be obtained for extended loan periods. | Students, FS | Databases |
| Chemistry Databases | List of databases and electronic resources for research in the field of Chemistry. | Students, FS | Databases, Guides |
| Communication Databases | List of databases and electronic resources for research in the field of Communication. | Students, FS | Databases, Guides |
| Computer Science Databases | List of databases and electronic resources for research in the field of Computer Science. | Students, FS | Databases, Guides |
| ContentDM | Digital scans of rare photographs, newspapers, and personal correspondence in our Special Collections and Archives and Archives. | Students, FS, Alumni, Friends, Public | Databases, Special Collections, Open Access |
| Databases/E-resources by Subject | Comprehensive list of databases and electronic resources best suited for research in a particular field. | Students, FS | Databases, Guides |
| Digital Commons | Repository for dissertations, theses, and journals selected and submitted by Pepperdine departments and centers. | Students, FS, Alumni, Friends, Public | Databases, Special Collections, Open Access |
| Diversity, Equity, and Justice Databases | List of databases and electronic resources for research in the field of Diversity, Equity, and Justice. | Students, FS | Databases, Guides |
| Ebooks Databases | List of Pepperdine-licensed databases in ebook format. | Students, FS | Databases, Guides |
| Ebooks Guide | Learn about the various ways you can access ebooks. | Students, FS | Guides |
| EBSCOhost | Full-text databases and popular databases from leading information providers ranging from general reference Special Collections and Archives to specially designed, subject-specific databases. | Students, FS | Databases |
| Education Databases | List of databases and electronic resources for research in the field of Education. | Students, FS | Databases, Guides |
| Encyclopedias and Dictionaries | List of electronic encyclopedias and dictionaries. | Students, FS | Databases, Guides |
| ERIC - Education Resources Information Center | Access more than 1.4 million bibliographic records of journal articles and other education-related materials. | Students, FS, Alumni, Friends, Public | Databases, Open Access |
| Film Studies and Screenwriting Databases | List of databases and electronic resources for research in the fields of Film Studies and Screenwriting. | Students, FS | Databases, Guides |
| Flipster Digital Magazines | Access popular magazines through this digital platform that makes it easy to read from a tablet or mobile device. | Students, FS | Leisure, Guides |
| Genesis Lab Resources | Learn about resources for 3D modeling, VR, and game and app design from the Genesis Lab. | Students, FS, Alumni, Friends, Public | Open Access, Guides |
| Green FILE | An index of publications that cover librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management, etc. | Students, FS, Alumni, Friends, Public | Databases, Open Access |
| Health and Medicine Databases | List of databases and electronic resources for research in the fields of Health and Medicine. | Students, FS | Databases, Guides |
| History Databases | List of databases and electronic resources for research in the field of History. | Students, FS | Databases, Guides |
| Interlibrary Loan Requests | Request books, book chapters, and articles not owned by Pepperdine. More... | Students, FS | Guides |
| International Programs Research Guides | Are you a student planning to study abroad? Learn about library resources available to you. | Students, FS | Guides |
| International Studies Databases | List of databases and electronic resources for research in the field of International Studies. | Students, FS | Databases, Guides |
| JSTOR | An extensive archive of interdisciplinary journals and books; subject disciplines in Arts, Business & Economics, History, Humanities, Law, Science & Mathematics, Social Sciences, and Religion. | Students, FS | Databases |
| JSTOR - MyJSTOR | Read up to 6 articles online for free per calendar month; banner at the top of the page indicates how many free articles are remaining for the month. | Students, FS, Alumni, Friends, Public | Databases |
| JSTOR - Open Content | Content on JSTOR that is open to everyone; searches thousands of free journal articles and open access book chapters. | Students, FS, Alumni, Friends, Public | Databases, Open Access |
| JSTOR (Alumni) | Pepperdine Alumni get the same search capabilities they enjoyed as a student. To access, call Alumni Affairs at 310.506.6190 and request the username and password. | Alumni | Guides |
| Legal Research Databases | List of databases and electronic resources for Legal Research. | Students, FS | Databases, Guides |
| Librarians for First-Year Students (L1 Program) | First-year students can pair with a librarian to orient them to the libraries' resources and services. | Students | Service |
| Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts | An index of publications that cover librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management, etc. | Students, FS, Alumni, Friends, Public | Databases, Open Access |
| Literature Databases | List of databases and electronic resources for research in the field of Literature. | Students, FS | Databases, Guides |
| Math Databases | List of databases and electronic resources for research in the field of Math. | Students, FS | Databases, Guides |
| Music Databases | List of databases and electronic resources for research in the field of Music. | Students, FS | Databases, Guides |
| Multidisciplinary Databases | List of databases that cover a variety of article types (from popular to newspaper to scholarly) and give the viewer cross-disciplinary results. | Students, FS | Databases, Guides |
| MyLibrary Account | Look up item due dates, check the status of hold requests, and renew Pepperdine library items. | Students, FS | |
| Natural Science Databases | List of databases and electronic resources for research in the field of Natural Science. | Students, FS | Databases, Guides |
| News Databases | List of databases to search articles from newspapers and other news media outlets. | Students, FS | Databases, Guides |
| Nexis Uni | Full-text coverage of 15,000 national and regional newspapers, broadcast transcripts, magazines, wire services, federal and state statutes, court opinions, federal regulations, and SEC filings. | Students, FS | Databases |
| Nutrition Databases | List of databases and electronic resources for research in the field of Nutrition. | Students, FS | Databases, Guides |
| Online Archive of California | Archival finding aid of Special Collections and University Archives. | Students, FS, Alumni, Friends, Public | Databases, Special Collections, Open Access |
| Online Research in Special Collections and Archives | Guide walking the user through conducting Special Collections and Archives research without accessing the physical space. | Students, FS, Alumni, Friends, Public | Special Collections, Guides |
| Open Access Button | Browser extension that finds free, legal research articles delivered instantly or automatically requested from authors. | Students, FS, Alumni, Friends, Public | Databases, Open Access, Guides |
| Open Access Theses and Dissertations | Resource for finding open-access graduate theses and dissertations published around the world from over 1100 colleges, universities, and research institutions. | Students, FS, Alumni, Friends, Public | Databases, Open Access |
| OpenDissertations | An open-access database built to assist researchers in locating both historic and contemporary dissertations and theses. | Students, FS, Alumni, Friends, Public | Databases, Open Access |
| Overdrive / Libby app | Read classics, popular titles, travel books, and more from your tablet or smartphone using the Libby app. | Students, FS | Leisure |
| Pepperdine Yearbook Collection | A complete and searchable digital collection of the Pepperdine University yearbook through its various incarnations as a bound publication (1939-2006). | Students, FS, Alumni, Friends, Public | Databases, Special Collections, Open Access |
| Philosophy Databases | List of databases and electronic resources for research in the field of Philosophy. | Students, FS | Databases, Guides |
| Policy Commons | A one-stop community platform for objective, fact-based research from the world’s leading policy experts, nonpartisan think tanks, IGOs, and NGOs. | Students, FS | Databases |
| Political Science Databases | List of databases and electronic resources for research in the field of Political Science. | Students, FS | Databases, Guides |
| Primary Sources Guide | Guide that lists databases with primary sources for research in the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Music and Theater. The user can also search historical newspapers. | Students, FS | Databases, Guides |
| Project MUSE | Full-text current and archival articles from 600+ scholarly journals from major university presses covering a variety of fields. | Students, FS | Databases |
| Project MUSE - Open Content | Open access (OA) books and journals from several distinguished university presses and scholarly societies. | Students, FS, Alumni, Friends, Public | Databases, Open Access |
| ProQuest | A single source for scholarly journals, newspapers, reports, working papers, and datasets along with millions of pages of digitized historical primary sources and more than 450,000 ebooks. | Students, FS | Databases |
| Psychology Databases | List of databases and electronic resources for research in the field of Psychology. | Students, FS | Databases, Guides |
| Public Policy Databases | List of databases and electronic resources for research in the field of Public Policy. | Students, FS | Databases, Guides |
| Religion Databases | List of databases and electronic resources for research in the field of Religion. | Students, FS | Databases, Guides |
| Research Foundations | Library research experts are here to help students with the research process. | Students | Service |
| Science (General) Databases | List of databases and electronic resources for research in the field of Science (General). | Students, FS | Databases, Guides |
| Scopus | The largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature for scientific journals, books, and conference proceedings. | Students, FS | Databases |
| Sociology and Social Work Databases | List of databases and electronic resources for research in the fields of Sociology and Social Work. | Students, FS | Databases, Guides |
| Special Collections and Archives Browse Tool | Our Special Collections and Archives database that allows you to view a list of collection titles and brief descriptions within particular collecting areas and by collection types. | Students, FS, Alumni, Friends, Public | Databases, Special Collections, Open Access |
| Streaming Video Databases | Guide that shows how students, faculty, and staff can watch and listen to hundreds of thousands of video and audio resources. | Students, FS | Databases, Guides, Leisure |
| Swank Digital Campus | Faculty can request films from major motion picture studios for use in their courses that, through a license, are made available online to the Pepperdine community. | Students, FS | Leisure |
| Teacher Reference Center | Teacher Reference Center (TRC) provides indexing and abstracts for 280 peer-reviewed journals. | Students, FS, Alumni, Friends, Public | Databases, Open Access |
| The Graphic Collection | All issues of Pepperdine’s student newspaper dating back to 1937. The collection is full-text searchable. | Students, FS, Alumni, Friends, Public | Databases, Special Collections, Open Access |
| The Economist | Full-text access to The Economist magazine, covering 1997 to present, and related web content. | Students, FS | Leisure |
| The New York Times | Pepperdine students, faculty, and staff receive a free digital subscription to The New York Times, which includes unlimited access to content on any device. | Students, FS | Leisure |
| The Wall Street Journal | Pepperdine students, faculty, and staff receive a free digital subscription to The Wall Street Journal, which includes unlimited access to content on any device. | Students, FS | Leisure |
| Theater Arts/Drama Databases | List of databases and electronic resources for research in the field of Theater Arts. | Students, FS | Databases, Guides |
| University Archives Photograph Collection | Explore thousands of photographic prints, slides, and negatives from the University's founding in 1937 as George Pepperdine College to the present. | Students, FS, Alumni, Friends, Public | Databases, Special Collections, Open Access |
| Unpaywall | Browser extension that searches database of 24 million free scholarly articles harvesting content from 50,000 journals and open-access repositories. | Students, FS, Alumni, Friends, Public | Databases, Open Access |
| Women's Studies Databases | List of databases and electronic resources for research in the field of Women's Studies. | Students, FS | Databases, Guides |