LibGuides: Horticulture Research Guide: Finding Articles & More

Library Databases - for scholarly sources & reference/background information

The library subscribes to some databases specific to horticulture, as well as some general subject databases, to help you with your research. You may have to enter your myMCC username and password if you're off campus or using your own computer.

Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Large database of articles from journals, magazines and newspapers, many in full-text, on a variety of topics.
Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
full-text, aggregated content covers every major subject from the world's best publishers of reference
eBook Community College Collection This link opens in a new window
Collection of multidisciplinary ebooks.
Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
Database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research
Gale in Context: Science This link opens in a new window
Periodical and reference articles on science topics
Gale Onefile: Gardening and Horticulture This link opens in a new window
This collection provides full-text access to articles, reference sources and more. Content is focused on horticulture and related disciplines.

Complete List of Horticulture Databases

Searching Gale OneFile: Gardening and Horticulture

Whether you're starting with a specific research question or just exploring a topic, searching a horticulture-specific database like Gale OneFile: Gardening and Agriculture is a good starting point.

Use specific keywords, not questions
Use the database's limiters: full text, scholarly peer-reviewed limiters, and date range

Go to Gale OneFile: Gardening and Horticulture.
Click on Advanced Search.
Type some keywords in the search box(es), then press Enter.

Example: medicinal plants

The results show you information from a variety of formats: magazines, academic journals, books, news, and more. If your instructor asks your to use scholarly sources, click on Academic Journals.

When you find an article you want to read, click the title. From there, you can:

View the full text of the article. Keep an eye out for more keywords to revise your search!
Save the article to your Google Drive
Get the article's citation (Cite tool)
Print, email, or copy the link to the article (Permalink tool)

Consider revising your search with different keywords. Be specific with your search words. Medicinal plants has many more results than if you searched plants as medicine.

Suggested Keywords

Some suggested keywords for searching library databases:

botany
horticulture
plants
gardening
ecology
human-plant relationships
plants and civilizations
nursery
greenhouse
plant reproduction
plant biology
plant taxonomy
perennials
annuals
landscape/landscaping