Do you need to find articles and don't know where to begin?

The UGL reference desk staff suggest you start with one or more of these databases.

• ProQuest - covers many topics, has both popular magazine and scholarly journal articles.


• InfoTrac OneFile - similar to ProQuest; it is a good idea to try both


• PsycInfo - scholarly, useful for more than just psychology


• Web of Science - scholarly, not just science, includes humanities and social sciences


• Literature Resource Center - literary criticism and biography


• PubMed - easy to use version of Medline for health topics


• CQ Researcher - in-depth, non-biased coverage of political and social issues in the news


• NewsBank - newspapers from around the world


• LexisNexis - more newspapers, broadcast transcripts, news wires


• Reader's Guide Retro - magazine articles from 1890-1982

If you cannot find enough information, or the right kind, try these subject databases.

Not sure about the difference between popular and scholarly?
See the chart at the bottom of this page.