Research Guides: LAR 201: Find Articles

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All of our databases are available to online students! This page tells you how to access the databases and lists databases that may be relevant to your topics.

Databases for LAR 201

Humanities

America: History & Life with Full Text (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
(EBSCO) provides extensive coverage of the history and culture of America and Canada
Historical Abstracts with Full Text (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
(EBSCO) covers all area of the world except the United States and Canada, which are covered by America History and Life. Coverage begins in 1954.
MLA International Bibliography (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
(EBSCO) includes citations to scholarly articles pertaining to language and literature.
Philosopher's Index (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
(EBSCO) is a current and comprehensive bibliographic database covering scholarly research in all major fields of philosophy. The Index features author-written abstracts covering scholarly research published in journals and books, including contributions to anthologies and book reviews.

Social Sciences

EconLit (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
This database includes citations, abstracts, and some full-text articles from scholarly and trade journals. It provides comprehensive information on accounting, capital markets, econometrics, economic forecasting, government regulations, labor economics, monetary theory, urban economics and much more. This database is from the American Economic Association.
Political Science Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
This database includes citations, abstracts, and full-text articles from scholarly journals, magazines, and more. It offers broad coverage of the political science literature, including subjects such as comparative politics, law and legislation, humanitarian issues, international relations, political theory, and non-governmental organizations.
SocINDEX (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
(EBSCO) offers coverage of all subdisciplines of sociology.
Women's Studies International (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
(EBSCO) covers the core disciplines in Women’s Studies and the latest scholarship in feminist research.

Multidisciplinary

Academic OneFile (Gale) This link opens in a new window
(InfoTrac) includes journals and magazines covering an array of disciplines, including those in the social sciences and humanities.
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Google Scholar can be a helpful supplement to the library's suite of databases. In particular, Google Scholar is helpful for performing forward citation searches. When using Google Scholar be sure to evaluate your source carefully. Link Google Scholar to UMD Libraries to determine if the library owns the item.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
JSTOR is an archive of scholarly journal articles. Use JSTOR when you have a very specific search.