Research Guides: Types of Library Materials: Article Databases

About Scholarly Articles

In general, information that has been been created, selected, or reviewed by experts is more reliable, helpful, and accurate. These "experts" are often referred to as "scholars" and thus the articles and books they produce are referred to as scholarly sources. Libraries purchase electronic databases such as EbscoHost and ProQuest which contain these articles. This is often how you, the student, obtain access to this scholarly information (at least in electronic format).

Scholarly articles are not typically free and accessible from Google searches.

OneSearch

Access your library account, and search for articles, books, etc. on the OneSearch Home Page.

General Databases

These databases will cover a wide range of topics and will yield articles on most any subject.

Note: If you locate an article that you want but only see the abstract,

check the periodicals holdings list and if we do not have the journal,
you can order it from interlibrary loan at no charge using our online ILL form.

Academic Search Complete
More than 6,300 full-text journals and magazines, including 5,700 full-text, peer-reviewed journals from a wide variety of academic disciplines.
Business Source Complete
"...full text for more than 2,300 journals, including full text for more than 1,100 peer-reviewed titles." "...coverage in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics."
JSTOR
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JSTOR includes articles from over one thousand leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. The majority of content is journal literature, though inclusion of other materials such as conference proceedings, transactions, pamphlets, monographs, manuscripts, and other materials is growing.
ProQuest
ProQuest databases are useful for researching topics in almost all areas of study, e.g. Business, Science, Social Sciences, and Humanities. Articles from ProQuest overlap some with EbscoHost, but ProQuest also provides unique content.
ScienceDirect
ScienceDirect provides an extensive collection of books and journals in health/life sciences, physical sciences, and social/behavioral sciences.

OC Libraries

Types of Library Materials

About Scholarly Articles

OneSearch

Access your library account, and search for articles, books, etc. on the OneSearch Home Page.

General Databases

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