Recommended Databases for Mathematics & Statistics
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MathSciNet This link opens in a new windowTOP PICK. This comprehensive index database covers the world's mathematical literature and is updated daily. It provides access to Mathematical Reviews and links to original articles.
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ScienceDirect This link opens in a new windowThis is a huge database, but you can specifically filter for mathematics and statistics. Useful for applied mathematics and interdisciplinary research (e.g., math in engineering, physics, or computer science). Note: You may see a screen from Elsevier asking: “Are you a Human”. It's okay to click on the box. It's a verification process to prevent automated traffic (BOTS) from abusing excessive downloads of PDFs.
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JSTOR Journals and Books This link opens in a new windowJSTOR is best for well-established research rather than cutting-edge or brand-new findings. It offers full-text scholarly articles that are at least 2-3 years old and provides strong historical coverage of mathematics, statistics, and related fields.
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Scopus This link opens in a new windowAn excellent choice if you're doing a literature review and need to see citation networks. This abstract and citation database covers thousands of scholarly journals, books, and conference proceedings. Its citations link out to full-text articles, if they're available in the library's collection.
Plain Language Search
- Brainstorming topic ideas or search terms? Try the library's Google Scholar search.
- Google Scholar searches across the scholarly literature, and when you use the library to access it, you will see Find It@SJSU links to the right of your results that will lead you to the full text of the articles when they are available in the library's collection.
- To use it, click the Google Scholar tab above the main search box on the library's home page.
