Help/FAQS about Article Databases
All FirstSearch Databases
Academic Search Premier (Ebsco)
American Journal of Psychology
ArticleFirst (FirstSearch)
Business Source Elite (Ebsco)
Chicago Tribune
Chronicle of Higher Education
CINAHL Full Text (Ebsco)
ClasePeriodica (Latin American Journals)
CQ Researcher
ERIC (Ebsco) (FirstSearch)
Health Source Consumer (Ebsco)
Health Source Nursing (Ebsco)
JSTOR (on campus only)
Journal of Applied Physiology
Article Databases
L-Z
List of All Ebsco Databases
Literary
Reference Center (Ebsco)
Mas Ultra -School Edition
(Ebsco)
Medline (FirstSearch)
Military & Government Collection (Ebsco)
Newspaper Source
(Ebsco)
Opposing Viewpoints
Primary Search (Ebsco)
Professional Development (Ebsco)
ProQuest
PsychArticles (Ebsco)
PubMed
Regional Business News (Ebsco)
What are Article Databases? Article Databases, also know as Periodical Indexes, are collections of articles that have been published in print periodicals (journals, magazines, newspapers, etc.). Some databases specialize in a particular subject or type of periodical, such as Health Source Nursing and Newspaper Source. Other databases are general in nature, including different types of periodicals on a variety of subjects. Examples of general databases are Academic Search Premier and ProQuest. See the Databases by Subject page for help in selecting databases.
What do "Ebsco" and "FirstSearch" mean? These are vendor names or families of databases. The Library subscribes to a number of Ebsco and FirstSearch databases. If you click on "all Ebsco databases" above, you will get a list of all the Ebsco databases to which the library subscribes. By checking the box in front of each database on that list, you can search more than one at the same time.
What do I do if I select a database and am asked for a user ID and password? Many of the databases are accessible off campus with an ID and password. Library card holders can obtain these passwords from the Library Reference Desk.
What should I do if the article I want is not full-text? Some databases are totally full-text (meaning that all the articles have been digitally reproduced and are included in the database). Other databases are partially full-text, and some have no full-text at all. If you find an article citation (description) with no full-text link, check the Journal Lists page to determine if it is full-text in another MCC database or available in hard copy.