Two Types of Article Databases
Which article database to use depends upon your topic.

1. General Article Databases

•  Is your topic general or cross-disciplinary?

•  Currently in the news?

If so, start with one of the general article databases. These cover a wide range of subjects and often index a mixture of popular and scholarly sources. This is often a good place to begin research. Examples of general databases and the kinds of articles they identify are:

	Academic Search Premier [EBSCO] is a large multi-disciplinary database providing full text for more than 8,500 journals.
	LexisNexis Academic provides full text articles from more than 1,000 newspapers from the U.S. and around the world.