Library Guides: Writing, Rhetoric & Communications: Find Articles

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Here you will find information about how to search for journal articles using the library databases.

How to Choose Articles

So what type of articles should you be looking for?

Here are some clues about how to evaluate your results.

1. When was it published

How timely or dated is the information?

2. Authority

Who is the publisher?
Who is the author or editor?
What do you know about them?

3. What is the scope of the material

What kind of information does it cover?

4. Accuracy

Can you verify the information?

5. Audience

Who is the information intended for?

Humanities Databases

You can use these databases on campus or off. If you are off-campus, you will be asked for a username and password. Use your umassd email username and password.

Communication Source
(EBSCO) - includes coverage of more than 1,000 core titles and features full text for more than 600 active periodicals. The database offers abstracts, indexing and full-text content from publications worldwide pertaining to communication, linguistics, rhetoric and discourse, speech-language pathology, media studies and related fields. It includes a subject-specific thesaurus and searchable cited references.
MLA International Bibliography
is an index by the Modern Language Association of journal articles, books and dissertations. Coverage is international and subjects include literature, language and linguistics, folklore, literary theory & criticism, dramatic arts, as well as the historical aspects of printing and publishing. Listings on rhetoric and composition and the history, theory and practice of teaching language and literature are also included.
Arts & Humanities Database
(ProQuest) Search hundreds of titles covering Art, Architecture, Design, History, Philosophy, Music, Literature, Theatre and Cultural Studies.
Humanities Full Text
Provides full text, abstracts and indexing of notable scholarly sources 1983-present. It covers topics in key fields of humanities, including art, literature, classical studies, film, journalism, philosophy, and religion. Contents: feature articles, interviews, obituaries and original works of fiction, drama, and poetry.
Project MUSE
is a full-text collection of scholarly, peer-reviewed journals in the humanities and social sciences. UMass Dartmouth subscribes to the standard collection, which grants our students and faculty access to most, but not all, Project MUSE titles. You can limit your search to the standard collection titles by selecting the check box for "Only content I have full access to," which is located under "Additional Search Options."
JSTOR
is a full-text online collection of core scholarly journals from their first issues (some date back to the 1800's) to between two and five years prior to the present. Subject coverage includes arts & sciences, education, history, literature, mathematics, philosophy, anthropology, Asian studies, economics, population studies, sociology, botany, and ecology.

Search for Background Information: Reference Books, Encyclopedias, Newspaper Articles, and Reports

You can use these databases on campus or off. If you are off-campus, you will be asked for a username and password. Use your umassd email username and password.

Britannica Library Reference Center
The electronic version of the encyclopedia, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and more!
CQ Researcher
is a collection of reports on controversial issues of current significance. The reports offer topic overviews and background information, opposing viewpoint essays, and much more. The database contains reports dating back to 1991.
Academic OneFile (Gale)
A good general source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social sciences, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Updated daily.

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