Find Articles
If you're looking for any articles on a topic...
- Start with a general or multidisciplinary database to get an overview of your topic .
Example:
- Then use a subject database to find more in-depth information. See our research guides for a list of department-specific databases.
- Many databases have full text articles, but some have only citations (brief description of the article) or a mix of both. If UMBC does not have the full text of your desired article, you can request a copy through Interlibrary Loan.
If you're looking for a specific article...
- It helps to have a complete citation when you go to retrieve your articles. A complete citation includes journal title, article title, author, volume/issue, date, and page numbers.
Example:
Magistrale, Tony. "Wild Child: Jim Morrison's Poetic Journeys." Journal of Popular Culture 26.3 (Winter 1992): 133-44.
- Search for the journal title in our A-to-Z Journal List to see if UMBC has print or electronic access to the journal. You can also try the Citation Linker.
- If UMBC does not have access to your desired article, you can request a copy through Interlibrary Loan.
A list of links to the databases and digital newspaper collections owned by the library.
