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.
Request materials online via:
Selected Databases
Use databases to find articles on your topic. These databases are the best place to start:
- 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. - Social Sciences Full TextSocial Sciences Full Text covers the latest concepts, trends, opinions, theories, and methods from both applied and theoretical aspects of the social sciences, including the literature of anthropology, economics, geography, law and criminology, political science, social work, and sociology. This database is full text and peer reviewed.
Coverage: 1983 - Present. Updated: Daily. - JSTOR JSTOR archives images and full text of scholarly journals. Subscription includes: Life Sciences Collection (which includes Biological Science, Ecology & Botany and Health & General Sciences), Arts and Sciences Collections I through X (which includes many disciplines within the Humanities and Social Sciences including: Anthropology, Archaeology, Architectural History, Area Studies, Art & Art History, Asian Studies, Business, Classical Studies, Economics & Finance, Education, Feminist & Women’s Studies, Film Studies, History, Language & Literature, Law, Library Science, Linguistics, Mathematics & Statistics, Medicine, Music, Performing Arts, Philosophy, Political Science, Population Studies, Psychology, Sociology, Religion, and Technology.) and many individual journal titles.
Updated: Continually. - Historical Abstracts with Full TextHistorical Abstracts with Full Text contains citations and full text articles in world history from 1450 to the present, excluding U.S. and Canada. Includes: world history, military history, women's history, history of education, and more. Simultaneous user limit:6
Coverage: 1954 - Present. Updated: Monthly. - 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.
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:
"russia*" AND (history OR communism)
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Databases are basically just search engines for articles on specific subjects.




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