Databases at UD
Journals give you the ability to search for articles on a specific topics or event. It can be an easier way to find relevant information because you are usually not sifting through a large pool of results. If you visit the E-Journals page, you can bring up a list of all the journals related to this subject area or region. You can also search for a specific journal title from the E-Journals page or in DELCAT.
- Project MUSE Journals This link opens in a new windowProvides access to the full text of over 450 journals in the humanities, social sciences, and mathematics published by The Johns Hopkins University Press and other publishers.
- Periodicals Index Online This link opens in a new window
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Indexes the complete contents of over 4,500 journals and magazines in the humanities and social sciences, from their first issues up to 1995. The full text is available for some of the articles. The scope is international, and journals in multiple languages are indexed.
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Comprehensive database of more than 8,000 journals covering the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature, and other subjects. Most of the journals are in full text, available in HTML and PDF formats. Content includes hundreds of podcasts and transcripts from NPR, CNN, and the CBC, as well as full-text New York Times articles from 1995 to the present. In contrast to General OneFile, Academic OneFile tends to include more academic titles. - Ethnic NewsWatch This link opens in a new windowEthnic NewsWatch is a comprehensive full-text database of the newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic, minority, and native press. It is a collection of more than 700,000 full-text articles from over 200 publications. Ethnic NewsWatch provides a rich collection of articles, editorials, and reviews with a broad diversity of perspectives often at variance with the mainstream media.
- General OneFile This link opens in a new window
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Includes some 3,000 full-text periodicals covering a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social sciences, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Has the full text of New York Times articles from 1995 to the present as well as audio files and transcripts of National Public Radio (NPR) programs from 1990 to the present. - Global Newsstream This link opens in a new windowGlobal Newsstream enables users to search the most recent global news content, as well as archives which stretch back into the 1980s. It featuring newspapers, newswires, blogs, and news sites in active full- text format. U.S., Canadian, and international newspapers are included.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowProvides access to core journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. The complete digitized backfiles of over 1000 scholarly journals are available, providing coverage of African-American studies, anthropology, Asian studies, business, ecology and botany, economics, education, finance, general science, history, language and literature, mathematics, music, philosophy, political science, population studies, sociology, and statistics.
- ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global This link opens in a new windowOnline access to citations and abstracts for every title in the Dissertation Abstracts database. The database includes citations for materials ranging from the first U.S. dissertation, accepted in 1861, to those accepted as recently as last semester. Some 70,000 dissertations have been digitized and are available in full text. Those University of Delaware dissertations which have been digitized are free to University of Delaware faculty, students, and staff.
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Authoritative, multidisciplinary content covers over 10,000 of the highest impact journals worldwide, including Open Access journals and over 110,000 conference proceedings. You'll find current and retrospective coverage in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities, with coverage available to 1900.
- African Journals OnlineAfrican Journals Online (AJOL) is the world's largest online collection of African-published, peer-reviewed scholarly journals. AJOL provides free hosting for over 400 peer-reviewed journals from 30 African countries, using the internet and open source software. The journals cover the full range of academic disciplines with particularly strong sections on health and agriculture.
- ATLA Religion Database This link opens in a new window
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Index to journal articles, book reviews, and collections of essays in all fields of religion. - Historical Abstracts This link opens in a new window
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Historical Abstracts is an exceptional resource that covers the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present, including world history, military history, women’s history, history of education, and more. This authoritative database provides indexing of more than 1,700 academic historical journals in over 40 languages back to 1955. - MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
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The MLA International Bibliography consists of bibliographic records pertaining to literature, language, linguistics, and folklore. It provides access to scholarly research in nearly 4,000 journals and series. It also covers relevant monographs, working papers, proceedings, bibliographies, and other formats.
- Columbia International Affairs Online This link opens in a new windowA comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. It includes a wide range of scholarship, such as working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from non-governmental organizations, foundation-funded research projects, and proceedings from conferences.
- CQ Researcher This link opens in a new windowThe CQ Researcher Plus Archive explores a single “hot” issue in the news in depth each week. Topics range from social issues to environment, health, education and science and technology.
- Family and Society Studies Worldwide This link opens in a new window
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Provides comprehensive coverage of research, policy, and practice literature in the fields of Family Science, Human Ecology, Human Development, and Social Welfare. FSSW covers popular issues as well as meets the requirements of professionals in all fields of social work, social science and family practice. It includes publications from a wide range of social science disciplines including anthropology, sociology, psychology, demography, health sciences, education, economics, law, history, etc. - Nexis Uni This link opens in a new windowOne of the best sources for current information, especially from newspapers or wire services. Most of the citations have full text of the article. Also includes full text articles from selected magazines and journals.
- PAIS Index This link opens in a new window
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An index to the world's public and social policy literature in the fields of business, economics, local and federal government, political science, international relations, finance, and other social sciences. Coverage from 1972 to the present. - Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new window
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Includes abstracts of journal articles selected from over 1,700 serial publications, abstracts of conference papers, relevant dissertation listings, etc. Covers sociological topics in fields such as anthropology, economics, education, medicine, community development, philosophy, demography, political science, and social psychology. - Women's Studies International This link opens in a new window
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Covers the core disciplines in Women’s Studies to the latest scholarship in feminist research. Includes sociology, history, political science & economy, public policy, international relations, arts & humanities, business and education. Nearly 800 essential sources include: journals, newspapers, newsletters, bulletins, books, book chapters, proceedings, reports, theses, dissertations, NGO studies, Web sites & Web documents, and grey literature.
- Gale OneFile: Business This link opens in a new window
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Provides indexing and abstracting of more than 900 periodicals and full text for 460 titles. It is an excellent source of information on management theories, business law, key industries, mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures, international trade, new technologies, small and emerging companies, etc. - EconLit This link opens in a new window
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EconLit is the American Economic Association’s electronic bibliography of economics literature throughout the world. It provides comprehensive information on accounting, capital markets, econometrics, economic forecasting, government regulations, labor economics, monetary theory, urban economics and much more.
Tips & Tricks for Searching for Articles
Finding articles within databases and journals is not the same process you would use to conduct a search in Google or an internet search engine. You cannot type in a question, but rather need to choose specific keywords and phrases to find results. These tips are similar to how you would search for material in DELCAT.
Helpful Ways to Search:
- Use quotations around a phrase to "tell" the database or journal that you want these words to remain together.
- Ex: "American exceptionalism"
- Think of synonyms to your keywords...Especially when conducting historical research, you may need to develop words and phrases that were used during that particular time period, rather than modern-day words.
- Ex: World War I; First World War; The Great War - All would give you different results!
- Use AND/OR to connect words, concepts, and phrases together to receive specified results.
- Ex: World War I AND United States
Use the Advanced Search option in databases and journals to narrow down by date, region, type of document, and more!