Article Databases
Search an article database to find citations (title, author, title of journal, date, page numbers) for articles on a particular topic. The Library gives you access to over 200 article databases covering different disciplines.
1. Think about which academic disciplines might write about your topic. Examples: literature, film, anthropology, history...
2. Find the appropriate article database by subject (academic discipline or department). Look for "Recommended" databases.
Library home > Articles > Article Databases by Subject
Sample Searches - Article Databases
Sample Searches in MLA Bibliography (language, literature, film)
Library home > Articles > Article Databases by Subject > Literature > MLA Bibliography
didion (keywords)
mourning or bereave* or loss (keywords)
memoir (keywords)
mourning or bereave* or loss (keywords)
* = truncation symbol/wildcard (child* = child, childs, children, childhood, childish...
Sample Searches in CSA Illumina Social Sciences (psychology, sociology, education, etc.)
Library home > Articles > Article Databases by Subject >Sociology > Sociological Abstracts: CSA Illumina Social Sciences
mourning or bereave* or loss (keywords)
spous* (keywords)
Sample Searches in Academic Search Complete (all topics; also book reviews)
Library home > Articles > General Article Databases > Academic Search Complete
oates (select a field - optional)
widow* (select a field - optional)
memoir* (select a field - optional)
spous* or widow* (select a field - optional)
grief or bereave* or mourn* or loss (select a field - optional)
Search Results
- click on the title to see full record (including abstracts and descriptors)
- to limit by publication type (peer-reviewed journals, conferences, books, etc.) click on the appropriate tab or link
- if necessary,look for other limits (latest update, journal articles only, english only) and more advanced searches
- select records to save to your personalized list; lists may be e-mailed, downloaded, printed
UC-eLinks - Find Article Text/Location
Once you've searched a database to find articles, you may need to use 
to link to a PDF or html file if the full text is not immediately available. Each database is a bit different, but a good rule of thumb is this: when you see the Uc-eLinks icon click on it to view your article access options, which can range from full text to a call number to an Interlibrary Loan request:
For more information, here's a tutorial on using UC-eLinks.