Library Guides: ENG 366: Find Academic Articles

Scholarly Articles - Following the Conversation

Academic journals and scholarly articles typically represent the reporting of the most current research in a given field. Whereas books may represent the amassed knowledge on a given subject, they often suffer from long publication times, and by the time they're published and distributed, there is often new research and knowledge in that field. For the most up-to-date look at your subject, look for scholarly articles in an academic database!

Recommended Databases

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Health Science Databases

PubMed
A free resource offering access to a vast database of biomedical literature, including articles, clinical studies, and reviews, supporting research in health and life sciences.

This database comprises more than 37 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE (indexed with Medical Subject Headings - MeSH) and PubMed Central (PMC), life science journals, and online books, with links to full-text content. PubMed's primary focus is biomedicine and health sciences, but it also includes related fields such as life sciences, behavioral science, chemical sciences, and bioengineering. PubMed was developed and is maintained by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the National Library of Medicine (NLM), which is located at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).
APA PsycInfo
Comprehensive resource for psychology literature, covering journal articles, books, and dissertations. Includes indexing and abstracts for various psychology topics.

As the electronic counterpart and continuation of the print publication, "Psychological Abstracts," American Psychological Association (APA) PsycInfo is an index of scholarly literature in behavioral sciences and mental health fields. It is relevant to the study of psychology and related fields, such as psychiatry, management, business, education, social science, neuroscience, law, medicine, nursing, biomedical sciences, public health, sociology, and social work. It indexes book chapters, books, dissertations, technical reports, and articles from over 2,000 journals. It also includes the Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
Access a wide range of nursing and allied health journals, offering full-text articles, evidence-based research, and essential resources for healthcare professionals.

Provides researchers, allied health professionals, nurses and medical educators with access to full-text scholarly journals focusing on many medical disciplines, including pediatric nursing, critical care, mental health, nursing management, and medical law.

Social Science Databases

Academic Search Complete
A vast collection of full-text academic journals, magazines, and other resources across multiple disciplines, supporting comprehensive research needs.

This multidisciplinary resource includes full-text, peer-reviewed journals, periodicals and magazines. Also included are more than 75,000 videos from the Associated Press, including footage from 1930-present. This database offers indexing and abstracts for over 10,000 publications including monographs, reports, and conference proceedings dating as far back as 1865, with the majority of titles in searchable PDF format.
SocINDEX with Full Text
A sociology research database offering full-text access to journals, books, and conference papers, covering social behavior, relationships, and cultural studies.

This database includes full-text, peer-reviewed sociology journals and magazines with searchable cited references, providing users with a wealth of information encompassing the broad spectrum of sociological study. It also includes full text for more than 700 books and 6,000 conference papers. Abstracts for more than 800 journals are available back to 1895. Further, extensive indexing for books/monographs, conference papers, and other non-periodical content sources is included. SocINDEX with Full Text offers comprehensive coverage of sociology, encompassing all sub-disciplines and closely related areas of study. These include abortion, criminology & criminal justice, demography, ethnic & racial studies, gender studies, marriage & family, political sociology, religion, rural & urban sociology, social development, social psychology, social structure, social work, socio-cultural anthropology, sociological history, sociological research, sociological theory, substance abuse & other addictions, violence and many others.
Gender Studies Database
A resource offering access to scholarly articles, books, and reports in gender studies, covering topics related to gender, sexuality, and social justice across various disciplines.

This database provides indexing and abstracts covering the full spectrum of gender-related scholarship inside and outside academia. It indexes scholarly and popular publications, including professional journals, conference papers, books, book chapters, discussion & working papers, theses, and dissertations. Subjects include gender inequality, masculinity, post-feminism, and gender identity.
LGBTQ+ Source
Access scholarly articles, journals, and resources focused on LGBTQ+ issues, including studies on gender, sexuality, and social justice.

Formerly known as LGBT Life with Full Text, this database provides scholarly and popular Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ+) publications in full-text, plus historically important primary sources, including monographs, journals, magazines, books, and newspapers. Topics covered include LGBT Studies, issues affecting the lives of LGBTQ+ people, queer theory, and more. Explore first-person narrative videos from the nonprofit organization, I'm From Driftwood, whose mission is to increase empathy, understanding, and acceptance while creating a sense of belonging and community. It also includes a specialized LGBTQ+ thesaurus containing thousands of related terms.
Race Relations Abstracts
Access literature on race relations, including journal articles, reports, and conference papers, supporting research on racial issues and social justice.

This article database includes citations and summaries of academic journal articles, books, periodicals, and newspapers covering essential areas related to race relations, including ethnic studies, discrimination, immigration studies, ideology, community relations, ethnic relations, radicalism, economics, cultural identity, and pressure groups.