Using Library Databases
Databases are searchable collections of reliable, vetted resources, like magazines, academic journals, newspapers, and encyclopedias. We pay for access to these resources through subscriptions--like Netflix, but for articles!
- Vetted= already evaluated or fact-checked
Databases are often categorized by topic, which means they will contain periodicals (magazines and journals) about a particular subject. Be sure to be in the database(s) that pertain to your topic.
- Biography In Context This link opens in a new windowReference, journal, and magazine articles regarding significant people, past and present
- EBSCOhost This link opens in a new windowBe sure to use Academic Search Complete and America: History and Life with Full Text
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowDigitized back issues of academic journals - ideal for history research
- Gale Power Search This link opens in a new windowSearch all Gale content (except Gale Literature) from one search platform
- Gale Literature This link opens in a new windowGood starting point to access all Gale literary content. Overviews, reviews, literary criticism, author biographies
Helpful Hint
When searching for the title of a literary work, place the work in quotation marks. This will keep all words together.
Scholarly/Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Searching Databases
Peer-Review
Combining Search Terms with Boolean Operators
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