Library databases are online catalogs/indexes that contain information about journal, magazine and newspaper articles. You can search these databases to find information about specific topics.
Databases provide citation information for each article (who wrote it, where it was published, etc.) and often include an abstract (a summary of the article). Many library databases provide full-text versions of the articles themselves.
Databases are useful for locating peer reviewed journal articles or studies. Check out the link below for additional information about the characteristics of a research article.
Please refer to the Library E-Resources and Accessibility Guide for details regarding the accessibility of our various library resources.
If a database search tells you about an article but the full text of the article is not there, search again for the article title, along with any other relevant citation information, using the Discovery Search tool. Once you locate the article record, click on "Availability" to determine if any alternate SJNY Library databases provide access.
If one or more databases provide access, click on the "View Full Text" link(s) to find the full text.
If no databases provide access, then you can request the article through Interlibrary loan using the Tipasa system.
Use the Journal Locator to discover if the library subscribes to a specific journal title. You can search by title, keyword, or ISSN.
In addition to encyclopedias the following resources are useful for locating background information.
Use One Search box for Books, Articles, Videos, and more!
The following are databases that cover most subject areas. They are an excellent starting point for your research.
The following databases are excellent resources for locating background material on a variety of topics.
Primary sources are works generated at the time of the event. Primary sources include:
1. Documents produced by the events themselves: government documents, treaties, reports of official bodies, letters, and speeches.
2. Documents produced to record events at the time of the event: chronicles, diaries, journalists' reports, interviews, drawings, photographs, tape recordings and video tapes.
3. Oral histories or recollections of a participant to an event.
4. Creative Works such as art, drama, music, novels, poetry, and film
5. Reports of original research, case studies, and clinical studies
