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
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.
Searching Article Databases
Sample searches in ProQuest Social Science databases:
Library home > Articles > Article Databases A-Z > ProQuest Social Sciences to search multiple social science databases
1. Example of a search using multiple terms, truncation, phrase searching
"golden gate bridge" (all fields + text)
suicid* (all fields + text)
check off: limit to: peer reviewed
* = truncation symbol or wildcard; child* = child, childs, children, childish, childhood
2. using alternative terms; narrow down your search by searching all parts of the items except full text; narrowing down further by using official subject term
representation* or advertis* (all fields + text)
feminin* or women (all fields + text)
disab* or handicap* (all fields + text)
results too broad; let's search everything BUT full text:
representation* or advertis* (all fields (no full text))
feminin* or women (all fields (no full text))
disab* or handicap* (all fields (no full text))
representation* or advertis* (all fields (no full text))
feminin* or women (all fields (no full text))
disab* or handicap* (subject heading)
Sample Searches in Film & Television Literature Index/Academic Search Complete
Library home > Articles > Article Databases by Subject > Film > Film and Television Literature Index
choose databases
also check off Academic Search Complete (general, interdisciplinary database)
representation* or magazine* (select a field - optional)
female* or women (select a field - optional)
rugby (select a field - optional)
if necessary, broaden your search terms:
representation* or magazine* (select a field - optional)
female* or women (select a field - optional)
athlet* (select a field - optional)