A database is a searchable collection of academic literature. It generally contains journal articles but also holds reports, case studies, e-books, book chapters and images which you can use in your studies.
The following databases are just a small number of available databases.
Articles
(Research published by members of the Department of Reflective Pedagogy and Early Childhood Studies in Mary Immaculate College)
Images
A full list of relevant databases for your subject area is available by clicking here.
An evaluation of professional or academic work by other experts working in the same field.
Open access is a publishing model for scholarly communication that makes research information available to readers at no cost, as opposed to the traditional subscription model in which readers have access to scholarly information by paying a subscription (usually via libraries).
Example:
MIRR is the college's Institutional Repository and is an example of what is available on open access. The repository contains research conducted by MIC lecturers and researchers.
A journal is an academic publication that publishes articles about research written by experts in the field of study. The list below is a selection of relevant journal titles accessible through MIC Library subscriptions.
