LibGuides: GO 100: People, Places and Environments: Articles

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Use the word "AND" to combine your keywords to make your search more specific, e.g. "substance abuse" AND "domestic violence."
Use synonyms and alternative or related terms - broader or narrower - to expand your relevant results, e.g. "teenagers" | "adolescents" | "youth"
Use the truncation "*" (star) symbol to search for words with common roots without entering them individually, e.g. searching for teen* retrieves "teen," "teens", "teenaged", "teenagers." Use the "star" symbol (hit "shift" key + 8) to add truncation to your search term.
You can limit search results in many databases to academic/peer-reviewed journals, by publication date, or full-text only.

Databases for General Information

These multi-subject databases access a variety of sources, including newspapers, scholarly journals, and popular articles on a broad range of topics.

Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window General database recommended for finding scholarly articles in most disciplines. Hosted on the EBSCOhost platform.
ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window Scholarly and popular articles on various subjects. 1971+
ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window Full text scientific, technical and medical articles from Elsevier Publishing.
SocINDEX with Full Text (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window This database contains scholarly articles for sociology-related topics.

Drill Down

These databases are designed for more subject-specific research.

eHRAF Archaeology This link opens in a new window eHRAF is an online cross-cultural database that contains information on all aspects of cultural and social life. Information is organized into cultures and ethnic groups and the full-text sources are subject-indexed.
CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window Non-partisan reports on topics of national interest. Each article contains overview, chronology, pro/con, resources, and more. (1991-present)
Newsstream (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window Full text of U.S. and international news sources. Includes coverage of major U.S. and international newspapers such as The New York Times and the Times of London, plus hundreds of other news sources and newswires.
Historic Map Works This link opens in a new window This collection contains historical maps of the United States and the World dating from the 15th through the 19th centuries.