Interdisciplinary subject searching of scholarly articles in the social sciences (1898-present) physical & life sciences (1899 to present), and arts & humanities (1975 to present). Search for articles that cite known journal articles or books.
The world's largest scholarly, multi-disciplinary full text database. Dates of coverage vary by title and go back as far as 1887.
SuperSearch is a great place to start for journal articles, books and almost everything else the library has, in one easy to use interface.
For searching with more focus and precision, try one of the databases recommended on this guide.
Truncation
In many catalogs and databases, truncation is represented by an asterisk (*). To use truncation, enter the root of a search term and replace the ending with an *.
For example, type comput* to find the words compute, computes, computer, computing, computation, etc..
Scholarly Journals | Magazines | Trade Publications | Newspapers |
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Report thorough description of original research or theories. Generally scrutinized by a panel of subject experts (peer review) before publishing. |
Provide information, news, opinions, entertainment to the general public on a broad array of topics. |
Provide practical information for members of a profession, industry, or organization: news, trends, products, and research summaries. |
Cover breaking news, news analysis, and feature stories. |
Here are some links to popular news articles in the sciences.