LibGuides: Sociology: Looking for a Specific Article

If you are searching for a specific article

Citation Search
Citation Search allows you to enter your citation and find out whether or not the Libraries provides full text. To use Citation Search you must know the title of the journal, magazine or newspaper the article is in (e.g. Journal of Nursing, New York Times).
Electronic Journal Search
Search for the title of the journal, magazine or newspaper (e.g. Newsweek, Journal of Anthropology). Then search within the publication for your article or topic.
Worldcat Discovery
Search Worldcat Discovery, the library catalog, for the title magazine or newspaper. Worlcat Discovery will tell you how to locate a copy in print or online.
Inter-Library Loan
This link will show you how to submit an ILL

Search for articles on a specific topic

Library databases (also called indexes) are like search engines (but search journal, magazine, newspapers and other sources), usually dealing with a broad subject.

Library databases help you search for articles on a particular topic
Some library databases provide the full text of the article.
Some contain records for government documents, books/ book chapters, dissertations, theses or images

Use the A-Z Databases guide to see all database available to you. Search by Title/Keyword, Subject, Type, and Vendor.