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Class Help Page for English 109C Introductory Composition: Find Articles

Pacharee Sudhinaraset, Instructor

How do I find out if the article I need is online?

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How do I access full-text articles with the proxy bookmarklet?

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How do I use Google Scholar to search for UW materials?

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Find Articles

Academic articles are published in scholarly journals, and disseminate research and academic discussion among professionals within disciplines.

Use the following starting points to find articles on your topic.

Connecting from off-campus? Click the off-campus access box at the top of this page and log into your UWNetID.

[UW restricted] limited to off-campus access by UW students, faculty, and staff.

  • [UW restricted]
    EBSCO, Academic Search Complete
    [ Find Scholarly and general interest sources.]

  • [UW restricted]
    America:  History & Life
    [ Find scholarly articles, book chapters and dissertations on American and Canadian history. Links to full-text articles provided. ]

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    Black Studies Center
    [ Find full-text scholarly and general interest articles, dissertations, and more... ]

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    Literature Resource Center
    [ Find literary information, author biographies, criticism, etc. Many articles available full-text.]

Search UW WorldCat

UW WorldCat: Search UW Libraries and beyond What is UW WorldCat?

UW Worldcat is especially useful when you want to search as broadly as possible for a topic or when you are seeking a specific material format. It also facilitates borrowing materials from other libraries.

Tips for searching UW WorldCat for Articles:

  • Try a keyword search and add these phrases: "social justice", "social aspects", "civil rights", "human rights", "racial identity", "racial segregation", "racial stereotypes" etc.
  • Use the Topic limit (one of the links along the left of your search results) to narrow the scope of your search.
  • Use + to combine multiple search terms and phrases
  • Getting too many results? Don't want to wait for interlibrary loan? Try searching the UW-only Catalog for items *only* in our system.
  • See more info on UW WorldCat >>