How to Find Articles: Database Tutorials

EbscoHost Academic Search Ultimate and Specialized Database

EBSCOhost is your top source of multidisciplinary information from full-text articles in peer-reviewed journals, popular magazines, and newspapers. Specialized databases cover subjects such as psychology, environmental issues, education, health, and political science.

General Tips:

• Remember to "Choose Databases" before entering your search terms into the search box; select additional databases that are related to your research topic.
• Check filters on the results page carefully to narrow your results to peer reviewed journal sources, certain publication dates, subjects. etc.
• Make a note of subjects attached to information sources that you have found helpful, and use those subjects in a new search to find even more sources.
• Find a good source? Remember to save it or send it using one of the database tools provided, like saving to a Google Drive account, emailing an item, or use the permalink feature. DO NOT save the address in the address bar; it is not a permanent link to a source.
• Get more help from our dedicated EBSCOhost guide.

EBSCOhost will be undergoing some changes in Spring 2024. The interface will have a new look and layout. To get a sense of these changes, check out the NEW EBSCOhost 2025 tutorial video below.

Opposing Viewpoints - Gale in Context

This database focuses on social issues. Students can find journal, magazine, and newspaper articles as well as viewpoint essays, topic overviews, and recommended web sites.

More help with this and other Gale databases can be found on the Gale in Context database guide.

Global Issues - Gale in Context

Offers international viewpoints on global issues. Provides sources for analysis of social, political, science, economic, environmental, health, and cultural issues.

More help with this and other Gale databases can be found on the Gale in Context database guide.

Jstor

This database provides you access to full-text academic journal articles in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.

The majority of the articles found using this database are peer reviewed; use the guidelines in the Scholarly vs Popular Resources part of this guide to make sure you have the type of article you need.

Oxford Art Online and its extensive Grove Dictionary of Art connect you to thousands of scholarly sources on many different art-related topics. Find images, peer reviewed articles, and artist biographies—past and present, and from around the world.

Literary Reference Center provides a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes.

This database is also part of our EBSCOhost specialized database collection, and can be selected as an additional database to search within while in EBSCO.

• OneSearch
• Articles
• Books

The library's OneSearch catalog helps you find articles from various periodical sources such as academic journals for peer reviewed articles, and even popular sources like magazines and newspapers, for recent and historical coverage on thousands of topics.

Check out the videos below to help you start a search. While it is not found on our database page, OneSearch is yet another great resource we offer that helps you find what you need for research.