LibGuides: ENGL 110: Find Articles

Academic Journals v. Popular Magazines

If you find yourself confused as to what kind of article your professor wants you to gather for that paper, use this handy chart to determine if you are looking at an academic or popular article.

Academic Journals vs Popular Magazines Chart

Text version of the Academic Journals vs Popular Magazines chart

Finding Subject Databases

Databases Grouped by Subject
On this page, you can easily find databases based on a specific subject. This is a great way to find more resources without shuffling through the long alphabetical list of databases on the library homepage.

General Article Databases

Academic Search Complete
Includes thousands of full-text journals and magazines, thousands of peer-reviewed journals, access to over 1,400 journals without an embargo, over 2,000 journals indexed in Web of Science and Scopus, and more.
Academic OneFile (Gale)
Comprehensive resource for serious academic research. Includes thousands of peer-reviewed and full-text journal in a wide variety of subjects.
JSTOR
JSTOR offers archival journal collections in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
Literature Resource Center
Full-text articles from scholarly journals and literary magazines are combined with critical essays, biographies, and more to provide a wealth of information on authors, their works, and literary movements. Content covers all genres and disciplines, all time periods and all parts of the world.
MLA International Bibliography
The Modern Language Association's comprehensive index of scholarly journals and series in literature, languages, and folklore. Covers 1926 to the present.

Find Articles: News Resources

New York Times (Historical: 1851-2013)
This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time. Coverage: 1851-2013

ILL Services for Students

PASCAL Delivers - Request books available at other South Carolina Colleges and Universities with typically arrive in 3 to 5 business days. The loan period is six weeks with an optional six-week renewal that can be requested through your MyLibrary Account.
Traditional Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
- Books through interlibrary loan - Request books outside South Carolina. Arrival times vary based on the availability and location of materials.
- Journal Articles through Interlibrary Loan - Request journal articles for speedy electronic delivery to your ILL account.