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DRGN 1000: Red Dragon Seminar Sex and Death (Seale) Fall 2023 1000-10

Librarian: Mary Lynn Bensen

Finding Articles in Periodicals using Library Databases

For academic research, it is often important to use peer-reviewed (or refereed) journals rather than popular magazines.  Peer review is the process by which a journal article is evaluated by experts in the field.  An example of a peer-reviewed journal is Policy Studies. An example of a popular magazine is Time.

The following databases are listed on the library website in the alphabetical list under Databases. After clicking on Databases, you can find also find lists of databases by subject by dropping down the menu at All Subjects in the A-Z list

Databases Covering Many Subjects

Academic Search Complete

Provides full text for selected scholarly journals and popular magazines across the disciplines.

Ethnic NewsWatch

Features selected full text of newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from the ethnic and minority press.

Gale General OneFile

Indexes about scholarly journals and popular magazines across the disciplines.

JSTOR archive

Provides access to the full text of journals in many subject areas.  There is no full text for the last 3-5 years.

Project Muse

Provides full text of scholarly journal articles in the social sciences and humanities.

Databases Covering Specific Subjects

Communication & Mass Media Complete

Covers all aspects of communication and mass media. Includes some full-text articles.

GenderWatch

Provides authoritative historical and current perspectives on the evolution of gender roles.

Gender, Sexuality, and Sexuality Studies in Archives Unbound

            A collection within the Archives Unbound collection that includes historical documents.

Health and Medicine

            Extensive coverage of scholarly medical journals.

LGBT Life with full text

            Includes coverage of important magazines, journals, newspapers, and books in the field.

PsycINFO

Cites sources in books and journals for all aspects of psychology. Selected full text is available.

Social Sciences Full Text

            Broad coverage of core social science journals.

SocINDEX

Indexes the scholarly literature in sociology.