Journal Locator
Find specific journals,magazines, and newspapers.
Watch the video below to learn how to find an article if you have the citation.
Tips & Tricks
Tips & Tricks
- When searching databases, use AND, OR, and parentheses to focus your search.
- The asterisk * symbol will search for all variations of a word. For example: basket* will search for baskets and basketry. Using quotes will search for a phrase.
- Combine synonyms with OR and put them inside parentheses, like this:
"Latin America*" AND (democracy OR politics)
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Watch this tutorial below to learn how to find full-text articles.
Beyond the DNL
Can't find what you want?
Try Interlibrary Loan!
- Use materials from other libraries' collections free of charge.
- Articles arrive via e-mail within 3-5 business days.
- Books arrive within 2 weeks and are held in your name.
- You will be notified by e-mail when your items arrive.
Request materials online via:
Selected Databases
Use databases to find articles on your topic. These databases are the best place to start.
- ABI/INFORMABI/INFORM contains scholarly & popular articles concerning international, national, local, & regional business news coverage for public and private companies. Topics include: Business and industry, computers and internet, economics and trade, environment, government and law, and social issues and policy. Content: industry & market research, commodity reports, company reports (Hoovers and Annual Reports), Country Reports, dissertations & working papers
Coverage: 1971-Present Updated: Monthly - Business Insights: Essentials (formerly Business and Company Resource Center)Business Insights: Essentials offers information on U.S. and international businesses, industries and products. Includes company and industry financials in graphical form, as well as downloadable data. Also, includes company and industry profiles, investment research/brokerage reports, market research reports and market share articles, SWOT reports, and full-text periodicals and news articles.
Coverage: 1982 - Present. Updated: Continually - Google Scholar
Google Scholar searches across many disciplines and sources. Subjects include: Physics, engineering, social science, business, biology, chemistry, medicine. Source types include: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations. Specify Fairfield University (via Scholar Settings) for enhanced access to our library resources.
Updated: Regularly.
Newspapers
Databases with full text access to newspapers from around the world:
- National Newspapers PremierNational Newspapers Premier provides access to leading U.S. newspapers. Coverage includes: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, The Christian Science Monitor, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Boston Globe, USA TODAY and others.
Coverage: Varies - Present. Updated: Daily. - Ethnic NewsWatchEthnic NewsWatch provides a full text collection of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press. Specific ethnic groups indexed are: African American/Caribbean/African; Arab/Middle Eastern; Asian/Pacific Islander; European/Eastern European; Hispanic; Jewish; Multi-Ethnic; Native People. Simultaneous user limit:2.
Coverage: 1985 - Present. Updated: 8 times per year. - LexisNexis AcademicLexisNexis Academic includes mostly full-text news, business, and law databases.

- NewspaperDirect Press Display
NewspaperDirect Press Display offers full-color page images of nearly newspapers from all around the world in English and foreign languages. Provides reproduction of entire paper, including photos and advertisements. Contains today’s edition and archives past three months.Contains images. Simultaneous user limit:3
Coverage: Previous 60 Days - Present. Updated: Daily. - Westlaw Campus ResearchWestlaw Campus Research provides news, law-related, and business information. News and Business: newspapers, trade, business and professional publications, newswires, broadcast transcripts, foreign language publications and company information. Legal: federal and state case law, statutes and administrative rules and regulations, law reviews, journals, American Jurisprudence 2d and American Law Reports.
Updated: Regularly.
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Databases are basically just search engines for articles on specific subjects.




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