How to Find Articles
- Use the databases listed on this page to find articles.
- If it is not available in full-text, click the "Find It!" button. We might have e-access another way or have it in print.
- If we do not have it, order the article through Interlibrary Loan (ILL).
If you are off-campus, you will be prompted for your Willamette username & password.
Full-Text Databases
Databases are how articles are indexed (it just tells you that articles exist). The databases below are primarily full-text, which means that you can get actual text of the article. Some of them may contain SOME full-text. The full list of WU database is available by alphabetic list, subject, or type of resource. There are also guides available to walk you through how to find materials.
Academic Search Complete database
Academic Search Complete (ASC) is a full-text interdisciplinary database that can filter to peer-reviewed and full-text literature. This is great resource for starting your research. Includes broad based coverage of the Social Sciences in general, as well as including American History. However, this database does not include coverage of topics from the perspectives of Business nor Economics. To get thorough coverage of those realms, you need to open up either the Business Source Complete database, or the EconLit database.
CQ Researcher database
- CQ ResearcherFounded in 1923 as Editorial Research Reports, CQ Researcher is noted for its in-depth, unbiased coverage of health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy. Provides strong coverage of public policy issues that come to the attention of U.S. federal or state governments. New reports are published online 44 times a year by CQ Press, a division of Congressional Quarterly Inc.
Finding databases that cover other subjects
- List of ALL databases available from Hatfield LibraryYou can view the 230+ databases that are offered by the Hatfield Library either Alphabetically, by major Subject areas / Academic departments, or by Type of resource.