Journal Locator
Find specific journals,magazines, and newspapers.
Watch the video below to learn how to find an article if you have the citation.
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.
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Selected Databases
Use databases to find articles on your topic. These databases are the best place to start.
- Web of ScienceWeb of Science searches Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, Biosis Previews, and Arts and Humanities Citation Index.
Coverage: 1989 - Present. Updated: Weekly. - Science Journals
Science Journals contains full text and citations in general science. Subjects include: Physics, Engineering, Astronomy, Biology, Earth Science, and Chemistry. Includes: charts, diagrams, graphs, tables, photos, and other graphical elements. Contains images.
Coverage: 1986 - Present. Updated: Regularly. - Academic OneFile
Academic OneFile is a general interest database containing scholarly and popular articles on a variety of topics including: Physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects. Contains audio, images and video.
Coverage: 1980-present. - AccessScience AccessScience content includes: McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, Yearbook of Science and Technology, and the Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms. Includes: Biographies, news, and study center. Contains images and video.
Updated: Regularly. - Science in Context Science in Context contains articles from full text academic journals, science-related magazines and newspapers, multimedia records including pictures, and illustrations.Contains audio and video clips and images.
Updated: Regularly. - Science DirectScience Direct is an index to citations of Elsevier journals in all branches of science, including: Physical sciences, engineering, life sciences, and health sciences.
Updated: Continually.
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:
("lenses" OR "fiber optics ") AND laser*
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Did you know...
Did you know?...
Databases are basically just search engines for articles on specific subjects.
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