JSTOR
JSTOR is an archive of important scholarly journal which spans many disciplines. JSTOR is not a current issue database: rather,because of JSTOR's archival mission, there is a gap, typically from 1 to 5 years, between the most recently published journal issue and the back issues available in JSTOR.
Lexis Nexis Scholastic Universe
Lexis Nexis is an article database with news, statistics, and legal information for researchers. LN has full text articles from newspapers and magazines, transcripts from news agencies, court cases and their verdicts, statistics, and legislation information. Lexis Nexis has information that is very current. Search options include general news, wires (wire services), transcripts, foreign language news, legal and legislative information, and statistics of all types.
Infotrac - Academic ASAP
Infotrac is a database of recent articles from magazines and journals. Many are available as full-text; some include graphics. Non full-text articles are in either citation or abstract format. In this case, please see a librarian to help you access the full-text version. Many journals offer full text articles back through the 1990's. Citations and abstracts sometimes go back to the 1980's depending upon the magazine or journal.
- A Subject Guide search (the default) allows you to search for subject headings that contain your search words.
- A Relevance search returns items ranked with percentages of the number of times that search terms appear within the articles. The best way to do a relevance search is to enter more than one term in the text box; narrowing down your topic will increase your odds of finding a relevant article.
- A Keyword search will search every section of the articles for the search words, including the text, title, abstract, author, and captions.
An Advanced search provides more options, including title, author and journal searches.
Limiting a Search: If the results list of a search is overwhelmingly long, you may limit your results. This "Limit Search" option will limit the search to articles with text, refered publications, by date, or to a specific journal.
Viewing Results: The results page offers the bibliographic data of each of the returned articles. Not every article is available in full text. Look for the notation designating the result as an article, abstract or citation. If the article is not full-text, a print or microfiche/film version may be in the library. Please see a librarian for assistance.
ProQuest Historical Newspapers
ProQuest is a full-text article database that focuses on historical articles rather than current articles like Infotrac-Academic ASAP, or Lexis-Nexis. Publications include the Christian Science Monitor (1851-2001), The New York Times (1851-2001), The Washington Post (1877-1988), and The Wall Street Journal (1889-1987). All articles are digitally reproduced exactly as they appeared when first printed. You may choose to search all four publications, just one publication, or a combination. You may also choose to search a specific date, before a date, or between two dates.
Advanced Search allows the searcher to limit the fields of concentration to the citation and article text, citation and abstract text, abstract, article text, article title, article type, or the author. Examples of article type include birth notices, front page stories, marriages, or stock quotes. The researcher may enter three or more search terms. The search can be limited by database and by date
Oxford Islamic Studies
An authoritative, dynamic online resource for students, scholars, government officials, community groups, and librarians, Oxford Islamic Studies Online brings together the best current scholarship in the field and promotes accurate and informed understanding of the Islamic world.