Articles and databases

Looking for a specific article?  Try our Article Finder.

Popular databases

Our 30 most used databases.

Article databases by subject A-Z

The most useful databases for your subject.

Article databases by title

Our full list of databases.

Primary source databases by title

"Primary sources are the raw materials of history — original documents and objects which were created at the time" (source). This term means something different in the sciences.

About articles and databases

Databases help you search for articles more efficiently.  Most specialize in a specific subject and have special features that let you find the best sources faster.

This is a short video on using the Proquest platform to do advance searching in Proquest databases such as PsycInfo (psychology), ERIC (education), Social Work Abstracts and more.

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