ESL 101: Article Databases

Articles in magazines and journals usually have way more credibility than websites. Use Databases  to search for articles on a topic. Here are a few to get you started and more are listed in the boxes below:

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Useful Tips:

• Look beyond the first 10.  There may be good stuff a way down the list.
• Research is an iterative process. You search for information, take it in, assess it for whether it covers your topic and meets your needs, then you take what you learned from the first time and search for information again.
• When you see something good, READ IT—look at the subject terms and abstract and turn those around in a revised search.

FAQ

• What if I can’t link to full text?
• See a librarian!  It may be in a different database, available in our paper subscriptions, or available from another library.  We can help you navigate those choices.
• How do I know which database to try?
• The ones on the “Top Five” lists are good places to start.  Be sure to see if the drop-down menus might apply to your topic, and choose a database from there.  Or ask a librarian by phone, email or chat. 

Use Journal Finder to search the title of a magazine or journal to see if full text of that resource is available in any of the library databases.

Don't use Journal Finder to search for articles.  Use one of the databases in the columns to the left.