General/Multi-disciplinary Article Databases
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (1975-Present) 
What Is It? One of three databases included in Web of Science. It indexes scholarly journal articles in the arts and humanities.
Why Use It? Find authors that cited a particular paper. Track research by moving backward and forward in time through a specified discipline.
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Black Studies Center (Coverage Varies) What Is It? Black Studies Center comprises three resources: the Chicago Defender 1935-present (a highly influential African American newspaper) , the Schomburg Studies on the Black Experience (containing video, commissioned essays, timelines and supported materials, and images), and the International Index to Black Periodicals (indexing the major Black journals, magazines, and newsletters in the Americas; fulltext for many articles from 1988+).
Why Use It? Find articles, video, manuscripts examining the Black experience in the Americas.
Book Review Digest (1983-Present ) What Is It? Index to book reviews of English-language fiction and non-fiction books published in leading magazines and scholarly journals from the United States, Canada and Great Britain. Includes excerpts of reviews and an abstract of each book.
Why Use It? Find reviews about a particular book. Compile a list of reviews written by an author. Assess the significance of a book in a given time period.
Book Review Digest Retrospective (1905-1982) What Is It? Provides excerpts from and citations to reviews of over 300,000 fiction and non-fiction English-language books published in leading magazines, newspapers, and scholarly journals as well as the library review media.
Why Use It? Find reviews about a particular book. Compile a list of reviews written by an author. Assess the significance of a book in a given time period.
Expanded Academic Index (1980-Present) What Is It? Multi-disciplinary index to scholarly academic and general interest periodicals.
Why Use It? Search for articles on a wide variety of subjects. Get a sense of how much has been written on your topic. Gather background information. Good place to start most research projects.
General Reference Center (1980-Present) What Is It? A multidisciplinary index to general interest magazines, reference books, and newspaper articles covering a wide range of topics.
Why Use It? Find articles in popular or scholarly journals. Gather background information before starting a research project. Explore subjects and their subdivisions to help you pick or refine your topic.
General Science Abstracts (1984-Present ) What Is It? Abstracts for articles in the areas of Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Geosciences, Health, Mathematics, Medicine, Nutrition and Physics.
Why Use It? Search popular science magazines and professional science journals. Search multidisciplinary scientific topics.
Humanities Abstracts (1980-Present ) What Is It? Abstracts for scholarly journal articles in the humanities. Covers archaeology, art, architecture, literature, history, music, philosophy and religion.
Why Use It? Find articles on topics in the humanities, including archaeology, classical studies, folklore, history, journalism, literature, music, performing arts, philosophy and religion. Find literary and political criticism. Find book reviews.
International Index to Black Periodicals (1998-present) What Is It? Citations and abstracts from scholarly journals and newsletters from the United States, Africa and the Caribbean, and full-text coverage of core Black Studies periodicals. Coverage is international and multidisciplinary in scope.
Why Use It? Find articles on the African American experience in the United States as seen through periodicals that focus on the Black community.
JSTOR (Coverage Varies) 
What Is It? Digital archive of core scholarly journals in arts, humanities, general science and social sciences. Historical collection covering complete run of each journal from its inception to 1-5 years ago.
Why Use It? Search a full-text archive of multi-disciplinary scholarly journals.
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe - News (Coverage varies) What Is It? Provides access to full-text articles from U.S. national and regional news sources, English language newspapers and newswires from around the world.
Why Use It? Search for recent articles in the national and regional U.S. newspapers and magazines and in the English language foreign press.
Library, Information Science and Technology Abstract (LISTA) (1965-) What Is It? Library, Information Science & Technology Abstract (LISTA) indexes more than 600 periodicals, plus books, research reports and proceedings. Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more. Coverage in the database extends back as far as the mid-1960s.
Why Use It? Identify journal articles and book chapters focused on librarianship and information retrieval
New York Review of Books (1963-Present) What Is It? Electronic edition of the New York Review of Books.
Why Use It? Find reviews about a particular book. Assess the significance of a book in a given time period.
Project MUSE (Coverage Varies) What Is It? Collection of electronic journals published by major university presses, especially journals in the humanities and social sciences.
Why Use It? Search a selection of current humanities and social sciences ejournals.
ProQuest Historical Newspapers (US) (Coverage Varies) What Is It? Searchable full-text articles and images from:
Atlanta Constitution (1868-1939)
Chicago Defender (1921-1975)
Chicago Tribune (1849-1986)
Christian Science Monitor (1908-1993)
Hartford Courant (1764-1984)
Los Angeles Times (1881-1986)
New York Amsterdam News (1922-1993)
New York Times (1851-2004)
Pittsburgh Courier (1911-2002)
Wall Street Journal (1889-1990)
Washington Post (1877-1991)
Why Use It? Find articles, images, classifieds, advertisements in historical US newspapers.
ProQuest International Newsstand (Coverage Varies) What Is It? Searchable fulltext (some citations) from over 170 English and non-English Language newspapers and newswire sources worldwide. Coverage for most sources begins in the late 1990s.
Why Use It? Find articles in major English language newspapers and newswires from around the world.
ProQuest National Newspapers (Current News) (Coverage Varies) What Is It? Full-text of articles from the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and other highly circulated US newspapers.
Articles only - does not include graphics, photos, advertisement or classifieds. New York Times Magazine and Book Reviews are available as PDFs with graphics included.
Why Use It? Search for current articles in leading U.S. newspapers; research a national or international news story; see how a national story is covered by a variety of papers. Find editorials on a topic.
PsycArticles (1894-Present) What Is It? Full-text coverage of American Psychological Association journal articles (approximately 55).
Why Use It? Look for the full-text of a specific journal article published by the American Psychological Association.
Readers' Guide Abstracts (1983-Present ) What Is It? Index to articles in popular, general interest magazines published in the United States and Canada.
Why Use It? Research contemporary writings on general news areas as current events, business, fashion, politics, crafts, education, history, sports, food, and science.
Readers' Guide Retrospective (1890-1982) What Is It? Index to articles in popular, general interest magazines published in the United States and Canada.
Why Use It? Research contemporary writings on general news areas as current events, business, fashion, politics, crafts, education, history, sports, food, and science.
Science Citation Index (1900-Present) What Is It? One of three databases included in Web of Science that indexes scholarly journal articles. Covers the pure sciences
Why Use It? Find authors that cite a particular paper. Track research by moving backward and forward in time through a specified discipline. Search an interdisciplinary topic.
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ScienceDirect (Coverage Varies) What Is It? Full-text electronic access to over 1000 peer-reviewed journals published by Elsevier and its subsidiaries. Covers disciplines in the sciences, business, economics, and medicine.
Why Use It? Search for full-text articles on a topic. Browse tables of contents. Set up an email alert that notifies you when new issues of journals are available.
Social Sciences Abstracts (1983-Present ) What Is It? Multidisciplinary abstracts to articles in English language social sciences journals.
Why Use It? Search for scholarly articles in any of the social sciences fields. Find what an author has published recently. See how a topic is covered in various disciplines.
Social Sciences Citation Index (1956-Present) What Is It? One of three databases included in Web of Science. Multidisciplinary database covering the journal literature of the social sciences. Disciplines covered include: Anthropology, History, Law, Linguistics, Political Science, Sociology, Psychology, Women's Studies
Why Use It? Find who cited a particular paper. Track progress of research by moving backward and forward in time through a specified discipline.
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Web of Science (1900-Present) What Is It? Multi-disciplinary index to academic and general interest journals. Includes Science Citation Index Expanded (1900-present), Social Sciences Citation Index (1956-present) and Arts & Humanities Citation Index (1975-present ).
Why Use It? Search for articles on a wide variety of subjects. Get a sense of how much has been written on your topic. Gather background information. Good place to start most research projects. Indexes more scholarly journals than the Expanded Academic Index.
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Wiley Interscience (Coverage Varies) What Is It? Electronic database of journals published by Wiley, focuses on the sciences and social sciences.
Why Use It? Search for the full-text journal articles.
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