To search for articles on a particular topic you need to use an index to periodicals. Most of the library's indexes are electronic but for older materials you will need a print index. Each periodical index focuses on a specific subject or body of literature. Choosing the correct index is key to a successful search.
Environment Abstracts (1975-Present) - Environment Abstracts indexes more than 950 journals and other scientific and scholarly material published in the U.S. and abroad, encompassing all aspects of the impact of people and technology on the environment. As of 1994, the database also provides expanded coverage of energy-related issues.
Applied Science & Technology Abstracts (1983-Present) - Abstracts for scientific periodicals, trade publications, and conference proceedings in the areas of applied, engineered, pure or interdisciplinary sciences.
Biological & Agricultural Index (1983-Present ) - Bibliographic database covering topics in agriculture and related fields.
Expanded Academic Index (1980-Present) - Multi-disciplinary index to scholarly academic and general interest periodicals.
Alternative Press Index (1991-Present) - Database indexing articles published in about 250 alternative, radical and left publications. Created by the Alternative Press Center.
EconLit (1969-Present) - Produced by the American Economic Association, EconLit is their electronic bibliography of economics literature throughout the world. It contains abstracts, indexing, and links to full-text articles in economics journals, books, chapters and articles in books, working papers series, and dissertations.
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe - Legal (Coverage Varies) - Database that provides full-text access to legal materials, including law review articles, Federal and State cases, Shepard'sŪ Citations, Federal & State Codes, Tax Law, Canadian court cases, Canadian legislation, European Union, Commonwealth & Foreign Nations legal materials, and patents.
Philosopher's Index (1940-Present) - An index to citations and abstracts of scholarly articles, books, book chapters, dissertations and book reviews on philosophy and related fields, including aesthetics, epistemology, ethics, logic, and metaphysics.