Library Guides: The American Culture Wars: Articles

How do I Find Journal Articles?

There are several different approaches to finding journal articles, depending on your starting point.

1. If you know the title of the article:

Try Articles Plus. For instance, search for the title of the journal and click the "Find It" button to get access.
Search the Library Catalog for the journal title

2. If you are exploring a topic, use an article index such as ATLA religion Database. This approach is more comprehensive than going to JSTOR which does not include the last five years of journal content. Also, JSTOR only includes a fraction of the journal titles indexed in ATLA or other subject-specific indexes. JSTOR is a great resource for searching for articles across disciplines.

3. If you are looking for a particular journal online, search the Library's e-journal index.

Indexes for Finding Articles In American Studies

ATLA Religion with ATLASerials PLUS

This database is a collection of major religion and theology journals selected by some of the major religion scholars in the United States. Coverage in this database dates back to 1949.
America: History and Life

America: History & Life is the definitive index of literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present. With indexing for 1,700 journals from 1964 to present.
IBZ: International Bibliography of Periodical Literature

An international and interdisciplinary bibliography of academic periodical literature mainly from the Humanities, Social Sciences and Arts. Indexes from about 11,500 journals covering the years 1983 to the present. De Gruyter.
JSTOR

A database of back issues of core journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. All issues of each journal are included in full-text except for the most recent 2-to-5 years.

Citation Linking

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Web of Science

Authoritative, multidisciplinary content covers over 10,000 of the highest impact journals worldwide, including Open Access journals and over 110,000 conference proceedings. You'll find current and retrospective coverage in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities, with coverage available to 1900. Includes the Science Citation Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index. Web of Science is especially useful for its citation linking.

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