Online Indexes and Databases
Indexes and databases are the best way to find articles about particular topics or subjects. You can search by keyword, author, title, publication name, and date range, and in many cases have the full-text of the items you found delivered directly to your desktop. Along with newspaper and magazine articles, some indexes and databases include book chapters, conference papers, audiovisual clips, pictures, and radio and television transcripts. Some even provide links to high-quality web sites.
Listed below are a selection of comprehensive online indexes and databases, useful for a wide variety of research topics. For indexes and databases useful to a particular subject or program of study, check out our or Research Guides.
An extensive collection of magazine, newspaper and journal articles covering information on a variety of subjects, including Business, Education, Health and the Arts.
Please Note:
(on campus)
(from home)
Only available at Prince Philip Drive Campus.
Students and staff at PPD who want to connect to this database from home, can obtain a username/password by contacting the Campus Library, by telephone at 758-7274, or by email at .
A comprehensive collection of Canadian titles, especially useful for finding information on business, education and current events. Includes full-text access to The Globe and Mail.
Provides online, fulltext access to a number of newspapers from Newfoundland and Labrador.
Provides access to full-text articles from a variety of scientific and scholarly journals. Available on the Web.
Provides articles from a variety of popular magazines and newspapers. While some are freely available in full text, others must be purchased. Library staff recommend that you consult with them before purchasing any article online. The same or similar item may be freely available elsewhere. Available on the Web.
Why Use Articles?
- Articles come from recognizable publications.
- Articles often contain recent or current information on a topic.
- Articles cover new discoveries and current events.
- Articles discuss very specific aspects of a research topic.
- Articles can provide alternative viewpoints on a topic.
- Articles are shorter than books, and there are usually more to choose from.
- Articles can report on and review scholarly research.
- Many articles can be delivered in electronic format to your desktop.
How Do I Find Articles?
- Decide which indexes or databases are most useful for your research topic. Library staff can help you make this decision.
- Make a list of key words or phrases related to your research topic. Library staff can help you with this as well. If you are looking for a particular item, search by author, title, or publication instead.
- Search using your key words or phrases. Some indexes and databases allow you to limit your search by such methods as date range, type of publication, and language. Check the help screen or ask library staff for advice.
- Browse your search results and decide which items will be most useful. Save or print your full text selections.
- If the full text of an article you need is not available online, note the citation (title, author, publication, issue) and ask library staff about locating a copy for you.
