You can find available e-books in the Library's catalogue by limiting to Availability: Available Online and Resource Type: Books. Need help with e-books? View our e-book video, or see instructions on how to download e-books to your device.
If you are searching Google Scholar off-campus, set your preferences in Google Scholar Settings to link to the Saint Mary's online collections.
Traditional research allows you to track back in time to review works used by an author. Citation searching allows you to go forward in time as well, to locate works that come after a particular author's work.
Use the Web of Science database to conduct a citation search in any field or discipline. ISI Web of Science covers sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities, as well as international proceedings for over 120,000 conferences. Once you are in the database:
For more information on citation searching, visit the library's Research Help Desk or e-mail research@smu.ca.