Paideia 112 Research Unit

Scholarly articles are academic essays that:

• are written by and for academics and professionals in scholarly language specific to their profession or field

• include footnotes and a list of citations at the end of the article

• appear in academic journals or book-length collections of scholarly essays

Depending on the database you are using, articles may be displayed in different formats:

• Full-text: Includes an electronic copy of the actual article in HTML or .pdf format (this displays the article as it originally appeared in the magazine with graphics and pictures), or both.

• Abstract: Includes only the article’s citation information (e.g. author, title, date, volume, etc.) and a brief summary of the article's content.

• Index: Includes only the article’s citation information.

Preus Library has access to approximately 50 databases and indexes that provide access to articles. The broad-based databases listed below are good starting points for scholarly article searches because they cover a wide range of topics, are focused on scholarly content, and contain full text for many topics. Click on a link to begin a search in one of these databases.