On The Go Research Guide

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.