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Introduction

The best place to find article is by using the library's eletronic databases.  These databases allow you to access thousands of magazine, journal, and newspaper articles via the Internet.  You must be a registered student to access the library's databases.

General Databases

  • Academic Search Premier. Excellent multidisciplinary resource. Includes 3,000+ titles with almost half in full-text format. Includes a mix of popular and scholarly titles. Includes a lot of titles in PDF format.
  • ProQUEST Periodical Collections. Excellent multidisciplinary resource. Periodical Abstracts Research II comprises abstracts and indexing for articles in more than 2,190 periodicals, many in full-text.
  • Digital Dissertations. Citations and abstracts for doctoral dissertations since 1861 and master's theses since 1988. Complete database available only on campus.
  • ERIC. Citations and abstracts from over 980 educational-related journals, as well as full text of more than 2,200 digests from the U.S. Department of Education Resource Information Center database.

Subject Specific Databases

  • History Reference Center - History Reference Center is the world's most comprehensive full text history reference database designed for secondary schools, public libraries, junior/community colleges, and undergraduate research. The database features cover-to-cover full text for more than 750 historical encyclopedias and other non-fiction books, including award winning titles from many top publishers.
  • JSTOR - JSTOR offers full-text journal coverage in the social sciences and humanities. Examples of discipliness covered are: history, economics, Asian studies, classics, archaeology. African, Latin American, Slavic, Middle Eastern studies, the literary cultures of many different countries. The lag time in publication ranges from 3 and 5 years. Updated in an ongoing basis.
  • Project Muse - Project Muse offers nearly 200 quality journal titles and covers the fields of literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, economics, and many others. Updated as issues are published.