Research Guides: English 100 (Pearl Harbor): Finding Articles

Instructions

Use these databases to find newspaper, magazine, and journal articles.

Watch the video to learn the difference between a journal and a magazine and why journals are important sources to use in college.

Read the description of each database to determine if it is relevant to your topic.

Most of these articles are not freely available on the Internet.

All of the databases will provide you a citation for the article in MLA.

You will be prompted to log in with your UH username and password.

If you have any questions or trouble, please contact the Library, honcclib@hawaii.edu

Article Databases

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Research across all subject areas from more than 9,000 full text journals; over 13,800 indexed & abstracted journals. Selected PDF content dating back as far as 1887. Updated daily.
Honolulu Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Full text access to Honolulu's local newspaper.
Honolulu Advertiser: November 30, 2002 - May 15, 2010
Honolulu Star-Bulletin: March 18, 1996 - June 6, 2010
Honolulu Star Advertiser: June 7, 2010 - present
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text access to a comprehensive archive of approximately 250 scholarly journals in key fields of the humanities, arts, social sciences and more. Journal titles extend back to their earliest issues. Full text varies by publication; the most recent 3-5 years may not available.
Military & Government Collection This link opens in a new window
Designed to offer current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government, this database provides full text for nearly 300 journals and periodicals.
Newspaper Source Plus This link opens in a new window
Access to more than 860 full-text newspapers, providing more than 35 million full-text articles. In addition, the database features more than 857,000 television and radio news transcripts.
Newswires This link opens in a new window
Near real-time access to top world-wide news from Associated Press, United Press International, PR Newswire, Xinhua, CNN Wire, and Business Wire on a continuous basis. Patrons can immediately access the full text of the web content, by following the link in the record.
Science Direct This link opens in a new window
Over 2,000 scholarly journals in science, technology, and medicine; also includes social sciences. 1995 to present
Vocational and Career Collection This link opens in a new window
Full text for nearly 340 trade and industry-related periodicals.
Vocational Studies Complete This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive, Full-Text Publications for Vocational Programs! This unique database covers varied topics geared toward career & technical education programs. Source content from magazines, academic journals, and a wide selection of trade publications in all vocational fields and occupations. Contains more than 1,700 full-text journals as well as more than 200 full-text books.

A-Z Article Database List
Access to all the library's subscribed databases, including links to other databases with freely available resources.
Research Guides
These research guides direct you to specific resources for various course, course assignment, and subjects. Most guides include how to find books, articles, images, videos, websites, and more.

Free Online Article Databases

While these have some free journal articles, they are very limited compared to the article databases that the library subscribes to.
You should be able to access these from the shipyard computer lab.

Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) This link opens in a new window
DOAJ is an online directory that indexes and provides access to high quality, open access, scholarly peer-reviewed journals.
GoogleScholar This link opens in a new window
Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: articles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities and other web sites. Google Scholar helps you find relevant work across the world of scholarly research.

Academic Journal vs. Magazine Video

Video created by Kapiolani Community College

Academic Journal vs. Magazine

Journals	Magazines
Aim is to report on scholarly research.	Purpose is to inform and/or entertain.
Mainly written for scholars or researchers. Its vocabulary is specific to the discipline.	Written for a broad general audience with simple (non-technical) language.
Longer articles with in-depth analysis.	Typically very short in length.
Written by a scholar, expert, or specialist (credentials provided).	Written by a reporter, journalist, or staff writer.
Articles are peer-reviewed & critically evaluated by other scholars.	Editors on staff review the articles.
Sources are always cited in a formal bibliography or footnotes.	Usually does not included a bibliography or works cited page. Sometimes reports or references are mentioned within the text.
Very structured format: abstract, methodology, literature review, results, conclusion (No frills). May include: charts, graphs, statistics, or photos. Little or no advertising.	No specific format. Slick and attractive. Lots of colorful advertisements and glossy photos.

Search Tips

DO NOT type sentences into search boxes. Use words or phrases (see examples below)

AND, OR, NOT: use to narrow or broaden your search

cyber bullying AND suicide (results have all words - narrow)

natural disasters NOT hurricanes (results exclude word after NOT - narrow)

polar bears OR grizzly bears (results have either concept - broaden)

(*): use to broaden your search or find similar forms of words

Hawaii* = Hawaii, Hawaiian, Hawaiians

“”: use to search for phrases or words you want to appear together in your results

“black death” or “global warming”