Finding Relevant Articles
Religion & Humanities
- Atla Religion Database with AtlaSerials Plus This link opens in a new window
- Philosopher's Index with Full Text This link opens in a new window
- Humanities Full Text This link opens in a new window
- Christian Periodical Index This link opens in a new window
- Literary Reference Center Plus This link opens in a new window
Government & Policy
- Military Library (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
- JSTOR This link opens in a new window
All Databases
You may need to find more in-depth resources, for example, articles that highlight research being done on your topic. You can pick from 100+ databases with content, divided by subject area (e.g., Psychology databases, Business databases, Sports databases).
Most of the information found through these resources cannot be accessed using a generic Google Web search.
Literary Text Databases
- HathiTrust Digital Library This link opens in a new window
- Play Index This link opens in a new window
- Project Gutenberg This link opens in a new window
- Short Story Index This link opens in a new window
Social Issues
- SocINDEX This link opens in a new window
- Social Sciences Full Text This link opens in a new window
- PsycInfo This link opens in a new window
- Communication and Mass Media Complete This link opens in a new window
- ERIC This link opens in a new window
Multiple Subjects
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
- Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
- Readers' Guide Full Text Select This link opens in a new window
- MLA International Bibliography with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Journal Finder
Databases to which Taylor University subscribes have distinctive differences from search engines such as Google or Google Scholar. A database, generally, is a collection of information organized to provide efficient retrieval of subject matter, specifically scholarly subject matter. They tend to be narrower in scope than Google or Google Scholar.
Prominent features of these subscription databases generally include:
- Covering specific discipline area/s.
- Including academic (peer-reviewed) articles from journals or magazines, eBooks, newspapers, images and research related resources.
- Providing citation information on or full-text access to the item types listed above.
- Accessible because of subscription for which Zondervan pays. Whereas Google is free, databases can be many thousands of dollars per year.
Zondervan Library subscribes to over 100 research databases/tools that contain journal, magazine, and newspaper articles, as well as reports and other written materials on both general and specific disciplines. There are pros and cons for using each tool. Awareness of the content, organization, and precision of search capabilities of each can save you time and yield the most appropriate and relevant results.