The databases listed below will take you to articles published from a variety of sources (scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers).  Some provide you with the complete text of the article, while others will give you just a short description and a link to our full-text finder (a tool that will search for the complete article in a different source).

See also database search tips

Not sure of the best databases for your subject? Look it up on this research guides list that contains resources of the best places to search.

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