Journalism Master's Project Resources: Finding Articles

Where to Find Background Research

Background Information

Interdisciplinary Databases

  • ProQuest [electronic resource]
    This resource includes citations and full text articles in academic & professional disciplines, e.g., business, economics, gender studies, health, literature, management, political science; as well as news and general interest items. Search multiple databases simultaneously or select individually from among ABI/INFORM (business); Accounting & tax; the American Medical Association; Dissertations; Ethnic NewsWatch, GenderWatch, Research Library, or major current and historical US newspapers (including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Boston Globe, LA Times, etc).
  • EBSCOhost research databases [electronic resource]
    Provides access to various databases indexing journals and other scholarly publications, some with full text.
  • Scopus [electronic resource]
    Provides indexing, abstracting of and citation linking to journals in biology ,physics, chemistry, geosciences, agriculture, medicine, business, social work, and the social sciences.
  • JSTOR
    Provides access to more than 12 million academic journal articles, books, and primary sources in 75 disciplines.