Best Databases for Finding Articles
- Annual Reviews (by subject)You can use these annual reviews to get a sense of what research was done in a particular subject area in a given year (and by whom). It's a great place to begin your searching!
- SocINDEX with full text This link opens in a new windowUse to find comprehensive coverage of sociology, encompassing all sub-disciplines and closely related areas of study, including gender studies, criminal justice, social psychology, religion, racial studies, social work and more. Contains abstracts and full-text of scholarly journals, books, and conference papers.
- Google Scholar This link opens in a new windowUse to find interdisciplinary articles from academic publishers, professional societies, institutional and preprint repositories posted on the web. Use the "Find @ Le Moyne Library" links in the search results as well as other links provided by the search engine to locate the full-text of articles. Contains full-text and abstracts of scholarly articles.
How to Use - ProQuest (all databases) This link opens in a new windowUse to find information from 14 ProQuest databases across all subject and formats. It is a great place to start your research on a topic and it’s also great for interdisciplinary research. Contains abstracts and full-text articles, eBooks, news, videos, audio, reports, and more.
- Women's Studies International This link opens in a new windowUse to find resources on women, gender and sexuality studies, and feminist research. Contains citations, abstracts and some links to full-text scholarly articles.
- JSTOR. Archival Journals This link opens in a new windowUse to find scholarly journal collections from leading academic journals from disciplines in the humanities, social sciences, mathematics and sciences. Contains full-text articles and abstracts from leading academic journals, eBooks and primary sources. Use JSTOR to find historical information rather than current articles.
- ProQuest Central. Criminal Justice Database This link opens in a new windowUse to find resources on correctional and law enforcement. Contains articles from scholarly journals, trade publications, magazines, newspapers, conference papers and proceedings, dissertations, crime reports, crime blogs and other material relevant for researchers or those preparing for careers in criminal justice, law enforcement and related fields.