Articles in Journals, Magazines and Newspapers

For beginning research try one of these general databases:

Google Scholar contains free materials, as well as links to WMU databases ( Bronco NetID required ), available through the FINDIT@WMU link.

For more in-depth research, try Databases by Subject .

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Search in subject specific databases

General Databases
General Interest
Africana /African American Studies
Anthropology
Arabic Resources
Archives
Art
Art Education
Arts & Humanities
Assessment Resources
Aviation
Biographical Information
Biological Sciences
Blindness and Low Vision Studies
Business
Careers and Employment
Chemistry
Children's Literature
Communication
Community Health
Company Information
Computer Science
Counseling Psychology / Education
Criminal Justice
Dance
Dance Research Tips
Economics
Education
Engineering Management
Engineering, Chemical
Engineering, Civil and Construction
Engineering, Electrical and Computer
Engineering, General
Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing
Engineering, Manufacturing
Engineering, Mechanical and Aeronautical
Engineering, Paper and Imaging
English Language and Literature
Environmental Studies
Family and Consumer Sciences
French Resources
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, & Transgender Studies
Genealogy
Geography
Geography - Travel
Geosciences
German Resources
Gerontology
Health and Medicine
Health, Phys.Ed. & Recreation
History: American
History: Regional & Local
History: World
Italian Resources
Japanese and Chinese Language, Culture and Civilization
Legal Reference Sources
Library Science
Mathematics and Statistics
Medieval Studies
Music Research Tips
Music: By Subject
Music: General
Music: World Music
News and Current Events
Nursing
Occupational Therapy
Philosophy
Physician Assistants
Physics
Political Science
Politics, Comparative
Pre-Law Career Information
Psychology
Public Administration
Religion, Comparative
Science, General
Social Sciences
Social Work
Sociology
Spanish Resources
Speech Pathology
Statistical Sources
Theatre
Urban Planning
Women & Gender Studies

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Getting the Full Text of Articles

Once you have found an article in a database you can get to the full text options in one of the following ways:

Look for a full text link in the database . Each database displays it a bit differently, but here are some of the most common forms:

Sample icons representing links to full text articles

Use the PDF file with the Adobe Acrobat symbol

PDF icon for Infotrac database , when possible, as that will recreate the pages as they were in the original publication including images

If there is no full text link - look for the

WMU's Full Text Article link button. Usually it is right in the search results, but sometimes, like in ProQuest, you have to click on the title of the article and then look for the button.

WMU's Full Text Article link button will tell you if we have this full text online, or in a print version, or if you will have to request it from interlibrary loan. Here is what the page might look like:

Links to full text appear under Find Full Text Online heading

Links to full text online appear under the heading Find full text online

If available, the location and call number will appear under Find full text in print

Links to full text appear under Find Full Text Online heading

If we don’t have full text online or in print then get it elsewhere

If location and call number do not appear, we probably don’t have this in print

You can still get it from another library through our Interlibrary Loan service

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New How do I bookmark an article or e-book?

If you have created a bookmark to an article or e-book while on-campus and then from off-campus you find that it has been blocked or you received an "Access Denied" error, use this utility to add a special authentication prefix to the URL so you can gain access as if you were still on campus. If you are off campus, you will be asked to enter your Bronco NetID and password. To use this utility JavaScript must be enabled in your browser.

Keep in mind that sites on the University Libraries' Databases by Title web page with a

Lock Icon noting a restriction to WMU users icon will require you to enter your Bronco NetID and password if you are off campus.

1. Copy and paste the non-proxied URL of the article or ebook here:

2. Click this to add the authentication prefix:

3. Copy and use the resulting link :

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Visit our Guide to Connecting to the Library from Off Campus
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