Using a database available through the Claire T. Carney Library, rather than a regular search engine, means that you will have results that are found in peer-reviewed and vetted rather than having to dig through the millions of miscellaneous results you will get with a general internet search.
Our library subscribes to many databases that provide citations, abstracts, and sometimes links to full-text articles, the following are some of the ones you may want to check:
I recommend using the advanced search option, and if the database supplies subject headings, use those to narrow down the content that is available for your subject
You may wish to limit your search in these databases to articles in peer-reviewed journals.
Some of the databases include little or no full text, however, the article may be available in electronic format or in paper. Check our Journal Locator to see if we have a copy of the journal in the library.
If we don't have it, you can request it through interlibrary loan. Please fill out the interlibrary loan form. A link to the article will article will be sent to your email address.
Our library subscribes to many databases that provide citations, abstracts, and sometimes links to full-text articles. This page identifies useful databases to which the library subscribes.
JSTOR stands for Journal Storage. It is an electronic archive of older issues of some important academic journals. Some faculty members like to search it by topic because of the convenience of the full text.
I do not recommend searching JSTOR by subject unless you are looking for a very specific unusual word or phrase you can find no where else! Why:
Use a more specific database to identify articles. Use the Journal Locator to determine if we own the article: the Journal Locator includes the journals in JSTOR.
