Library Guides: ENGL 308 Payne: Find articles

In the research process: ARTICLES

1. Explore (web)
2. Background (library catalog: books)
3. Scholarly conversations (library databases: articles)
4. Support arguments (source citation)
5. Drafts & revisions (librarians & Writing Center)

Searching Research Databases

Public schools United States free lunch programs

1. Search: public schools United States = 40k+ results

2. Open Choose Databases, and Select All. = 200k results!

3. Add: lunch programs= 259 results

4. LIMIT results to Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals

5. LIMIT results to the last ten years.

6. Use the Citation generator to create an MLA citation

7. Use the chain link tool to create a durable URL.

Multi-disciplinary databases

Academic Search Ultimate
Offers access to an unprecedented collection of resources including journals, magazines, reports, books, and videos. Many are peer-reviewed and full-text. Subjects range from astronomy to zoology.
JSTOR (including ARTSTOR)
Provides full-text access to a broad range of resources about the humanities, sciences, and social sciences, including primary sources, images, articles, and books. Does not contain the most recent journal articles.
MasterFILE Premier
Designed specifically for public libraries, this database contains full text for nearly 1,700 periodicals back to 1975, provides nearly 500 full text reference books, over 164,400 primary source documents, and a 592,000 photo Image Collection.

Article Databases: By Subject and A-Z List

Databases A-Z List and by Subject

Which subject does your topic fall under?

While the general, also known as multi-subject databases are helpful starting out, be sure to search subject-specific databases to find additional sources.