Research Guides: Find Articles: Find Articles

Discover: Search Multiple Databases

Discover: Start here for books, articles & more

Many research databases, such as Academic Search Ultimate and JSTOR, are included in Discover, as is the Five College Library Catalog. Note: ProQuest databases are not included.

Discover Advanced Search includes limiting options.

Video tutorial on how to use Advanced Search found here .

Subject Research Guides

A-Z Database List

Full list of Databases the library subscribes to, including trial access.

Go to A-Z List

Search Beyond the Mainstream

Alternative Press Index and Archive [EBSCO] 1969+
Indexes hundreds of alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines covering cultural, economic, political & social change.
Alt-PressWatch [ProQuest] 1995+
Full text database for 130+ newspapers, magazines and journals from alternative and independent presses.
Ethnic NewsWatch [ProQuest] 1960+
Full text newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press.
GenderWatch [ProQuest] 1970+
Full text publications on the impact of gender across a broad spectrum of subject areas.
LGBTQ+ Source [EBSCO]
Core journals on gay, lesbian, bisexual & transgender issues including civil liberties, culture, work, family, history, psychology, religion, sociology, etc.

Scholarly Articles: Top 5 Databases

Academic Search Ultimate [EBSCO]
Use Limit your results for Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals Full text for 4,500+ scholarly publications in the social sciences, humanities, arts, and sciences.
BrowZine
Search online journals from Smith's collection and from open-access titles. Create your own bookshelf, create alerts, and sync across devices. See help for more information and download instructions for mobile version.
JSTOR
Back issues, except the most recent 2-5 years. Complete full text backfiles for over 1,000 scholarly journals in the arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences.
Project Muse (Current issues)
Full text of 400+ scholarly journals in the arts and humanities, social sciences and mathematics.
Web of Science 1898+
Formerly Web of Knowledge. Includes Social Science Citation Index. Indexes and abstracts science & technical journals (1900 to present) and social science journals (2003 to present) published around the world with cited reference searching.