ARTS finding journal articles - databases
Summon is one way of locating journal articles for your assignments, but you are also able to search subject specific databases.
The 'Databases' tab on the Library homepage lists subject specific databases - use the 'Browse by Subject' option to find databases for your subject area.
From the dropdown menu, you can select specific subjects such as History or Communication Studies. This will take you to a page of databases relevant for this particular subject area. If you are searching for a specific database such as JSTOR or APA-FT, you can simply enter the name of the database into the search box underneath the drop-down menu.
Subject guides also recommend relevant databases for your subject area. Look under the Journal Articles tab to find them.
Watch it!
Watch this brief video about finding databases
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Task: Try it yourself!
Read this "How to" guide on Database Searching for tips on how to search in databases, then open the following databases and try a search.
In JSTOR:
- Try searching the terms: women french revolution.
- Note the number of results.
- Now try searching the terms: women "french revolution". Note the number of results.
- By placing " " around french revolution the exact phrase is searched, narrowing the search to more relevant results.
In APA FT:
- Try searching the terms: media citizen journalism. No results?
- Try media AND "citizen journalism" instead. You should see a few more results now.
- For APA FT to retrieve results, you need to place AND in between your search terms. Citizen journalism is also a phrase and needs to be placed in " " to be searched as a phrase.
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