To find a specific journal, use Browzine or UC Library Journal Search.
To locate an article for which you have a citation, use Google Scholar or Fetch Item (Citation Linker).
To find scholarly articles on your topic, use the library's Article Databases.
UCSB Library subscribes to hundreds of research databases, which are excellent tools to use for finding scholarly articles. Below is a selection of recommended databases for research in English & American literature, many of which contain the full text of articles. If you do not see a link to the full text, use the
link to find a different access point or to order a copy through Interlibrary Loan.
The complete list of databases, including descriptions, is here: A-Z list of databases.
The complete list of databases, including descriptions, is here: A-Z list of databases.
Combines Communication and Mass Media Complete and Communication Abstracts
Materials Indexed: Newspaper Articles, Book Reviews
Over 3,000 journals are monitored for inclusion in the database, together with conference proceedings, monographs, multi-authored works and book reviews. Journals and books are indexed down to the article and chapter level.
Includes:
Note: For coverage of similar material from 1984 to the present, use Academic Search Complete.
Web of Science consists of the following databases: