Article Search Tips
Journal Locator - Search by journal title or citation for online and print journals.
Use Interlibrary Loan to request journal articles not owned by Smith. Articles are supplied as PDFs and usually arrive in just a few days.
Article Databases
Use the databases below to identify articles and essays on your topic.
- Use the buttons within the databases below to see if Smith has the article you need either in electronic or print format
- If you identify an article from another source, use the Journal Locator (see box on left)
- Within any of the EBSCO databases, you can click on Choose Database, choose several EBSCO databases (e.g. Academic Search Premier and America, History & Life) and search them together.
- Discover This link opens in a new windowSearches across the Five College Library Catalog, and the libraries' general and specialized journal article databases and full text sources.
- America: History & Life with Full Text [EBSCO] 1953+ This link opens in a new windowThe major article database for US and Canadian history.
- Academic Search Ultimate [EBSCO] This link opens in a new windowMix of scholarly and popular articles in all disciplines.
- Black Studies Periodicals [ProQuest] This link opens in a new windowFormerly called International Index to Black Periodicals. Scholarly & news articles from American, African & Caribbean publications. International and multi-disciplinary coverage of culture, history, multidisciplinary politics, religion, and social issues.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new window"Deep" searching of the full text of scholarly articles. Complete full-text backfiles for more than 1,000 scholarly journals in the arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences. Now includes current coverage for several hundred titles, with new additions every year. from other databases - and the Discovery Service - will lead you to JSTOR.
- Project Muse (Current issues) This link opens in a new window"Deep" searching of the full text of scholarly articles; coverage limited to the last 5-10 years. SCLinks from other databases - and the Discovery Service - will lead you to Project Muse.
