Finding Academic Research Sources

FXUA’s Library Resources

Fairfax University of America provides many high quality academic research sources to students who are looking for supporting material for classes, research, and/or personal academic enrichment. Some of the resources may be found on the FXUA library website (http://library.fxua.edu/).

Open Access Journals

There are many open source resources on the internet today. Many of these can be found through the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) or by searching for them directly.

• Google Scholar: http://scholar.google.com
• Public Library of Science: http://www.plos.org/
• OMICS: http://www.omicsonline.org/open-access-journals-list.php

*Don’t forget that some researchers post their work on their own personal websites. Consider going directly to your sources.