Articles, Journals, and Databases
How are articles, journals, and databases organized?
- Articles are published in print or online journals, magazines, newspapers, etc.
- Issues of journals, magazines, and newspapers are collected and stored in databases.
- Each database includes a brief description of the content you'll find.
Tips for searching databases:
- Break your topic down and determine which words in your topic sentence are the most important. These are called keywords or search terms.
- Brainstorm synonyms for your keywords and think about what you want to know about your topic. Are you interested in a particular time, location, or person for example. Building a list of search terms allows you to try different combinations in your searches.
- Try more than one database. Because databases contain different articles, you'll discover additional results each time you search.
Popular Databases
Browse a few of the library's most popular databases. You'll find journal articles, literary criticism, and other credible sources. Need more options, try the A-Z Database list below.
A-Z Database List
Searching for a specific database or topic? Our A-Z list allows you to browse the library's databases alphabetically or filter your results by subject.
