The web offers millions of pages made by anyone, but these pages only skim the surface of what is available. The MIT Libraries subscribe to hundreds of databases that offer scholarly and professional information.

The links below are some that may be specifically useful for your projects. 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.

Don't limit yourself to the databases listed below! Many others in different disciplines (e.g., art, film, or music) might also be useful for your research. Use Vera (Virtual Electronic Resource Access) or Research Guides to find additional resources.

You’re in a database and have found an article you want. How do you get it?

• Look for the "SFX" button.
• Click on the button or on the "Get this - MIT" link.
• SFX will tell you:
  • Does MIT have the article in full text online?
  • . . . Or is it in print in the libraries?
  • . . . Or can you get it through Inter-Library Borrowing?

If you already have a citation, go directly to SFX FullText Finder.