BIS 300: Interdisciplinary Inquiry (Krabill): Finding articles

Multidisciplinary databases

These are the "one-stop shopping" sources of the database world. You can find articles here ranging from the arts to business and science.

Academic Search Complete
Scholarly articles and general interest sources in all fields.
JSTOR
Scholarly journals and books in all disciplines.
Project Muse
Collection of humanities & social sciences electronic journals & 20,000+ ebooks.
Web of Science
Citation index for the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities.

Subject-specific databases

Communication Source
Scholarly journal articles in communication, mass media and related fields.
PAIS Index
Social and public policy literature from periodicals, government documents, books, and other sources.
PsycInfo
Academic, research, and practice literature in psychology and related disciplines, 1872 to present.
Sociological Abstracts
Journal articles in the field of sociology, including international literature and other related disciplines.
Business Source Complete
Magazines, newspapers and journals in all business disciplines.

All Other Research Guides by Subject
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How can I get the full text of an article?

What should you do if you find an interesting article in a database but no link to the full text?

Click on the purple "Check for full text" button – this button will attempt to connect you to the full text article if it is owned by the UW.

Is my article from a peer reviewed journal?

Use this database to search for journal titles (not article titles).

If your journal uses peer review in its editing process, it will show a little icon of a referee's shirt next to it. ("Refereed" is another term that denotes peer review.)

Ulrichsweb
Ulrich's directory to 300,000+ journals and other serials.