InfoGuides: HNRS 110: Research Methods: Find Articles

Subject Specific Databases

Database Portal
Need a specific subject databases? Our database portal organizes the Libraries' databases by subject.

General Databases

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
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Provides full-text, peer-reviewed journals, as well as indexing and abstracts for monographs, reports, and conference proceedings. Features content going back as far as 1887.
ProQuest Research Library This link opens in a new window
Provides access to more than 4,000 titles from general reference databases, including a diversified mix of scholarly journals, trade publications, and magazines covering over 150 academic disciplines.
Newspaper Source Plus This link opens in a new window
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Provides full-text access to national and international newspapers, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Times (London), as well as selective full-text for various U.S regional newspapers. In addition, it offers full-text television and radio news transcripts from ABC News, CBS News, CNN, CNN International, FOX News, and National Public Radio.

How Do I Read the Article?

Not all databases offer full-text articles; some only offer citations and abstracts. To get to the full text, follow these steps to see if we have the article in another database:

Click on the MasonLink button if you see it in your search results.
Search the E-Journal Finder by the title of the journal.
If Mason doesn't subscribe to a database containing the full-text article you want, you may need to request it through the WRLC Consortium Loan Service or Interlibrary Loan (ILL).