Journal Articles
You'll find full-text journal articles using library databases. Options for getting the full-text article from the search result list include downloading a PDF copy, emailing, printing, or exporting into a citation manager such as RefWorks or Zotero.
The links below are to recommended databases for this degree program are linked below. However, there are many more subject databases you may want to use. In that case, click the link to the A-Z Databases page (or the All Databases page), which has links to ALL library databases.
Start with Discovery Search
The library's primary search - Discovery Search, is found on the library homepage. The video below illustrates how to effectively use Discovery Search to find the content you need.
Discovery Search: Journal Articles (3 min 09 sec)
Library Databases
After Discovery Search, library databases are important resources.
The following are great starting places to find journal articles for all subject areas. Click the link to begin searching.
A multidisciplinary database covering many subjects with content from journal articles, newspaper resources, magazines, and audio & video files.
Academic Search Ultimate (ASU) is a multi-disciplinary database of over 10,000 academic journals, newspapers, magazines, reports, and books available through EBSCOhost. Scholarly content covers a broad range of important areas of academic study, including biology, food science, landscape architecture, urban planning, engineering, animal science, law, and general sciences.
Business & Management Related Databases
Look at the descriptions to decide the best database for your research needs. Then click the title to begin to search your topic.
This is a unique international business intelligence, innovation, and law source. Offering the most comprehensive and convenient way to find case studies and in-depth statistical data coupled with deep research and the ability to compare global economies, countries, and industries.
This database is a good starting point for general business research, while Business Source Ultimate is a more specialized and extensive resource for in-depth scholarly research in business and related fields. Business disciplines, including accounting, economics, finance, marketing, management, and strategy, as well as business theory and practice. Activities of companies and industries worldwide through business and trade publications, complemented by a selection of international, U.S., and regional news publications.
Provides access to authoritative periodical content covering 21st-century leadership skills, organizational dynamics and leadership, management trends, education, and more.
Incorporates daily coverage of many business journals, newspapers, and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the U.S.
Provides full-text access to a wide range of news, business, legal, and reference information, including hundreds of U.S. and foreign newspapers, legal and business publications, wire services, broadcast media transcripts, and trade/news magazines. Covers 1980 - present
What is Peer Reviewed?
Many writing assignments require students to use "research," "scholarly," "peer-reviewed," or "referred" journals. These terms are often used interchangeably, although "peer-reviewed" is the clearest and most specific way to designate this type of publication.
Start by viewing this YouTube video Scholarly vs. Popular Periodicals, to see and understand the differences between scholarly journals, trade publications, and general magazines.
Peer-reviewed or Referred journals are the most important sources of information for many scholars. These journals do not publish an article unless it is recommended by other scholars/experts. Often this recommendation must be made blindly, without the reviewer knowing who the author is.
A "research" article will almost always appear in a peer-reviewed journal. These are articles in which the author(s) are reporting the results of research they have conducted. They are one of several types of articles that such journals routinely publish.
Gale's Academic OneFile
EBSCO's Business Source Ultimate
Newspapers
Databases are great places to search many types of newspapers and news services.
They include national and international resources as well as regional sources.
Choose from the list below.
