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Magazine, journal, and newspaper focus on a specific aspect of a topic. Therefore, what you type into the search box needs to be specific.
Check out the Effective Searching tab to get tips on how to make your searches more powerful!
Periodical Types
Articles are published in periodicals, which is any type of publication published at a regular interval (weekly, monthly, quarterly). Periodical types include magazines, newspapers, trade publications, and scholarly journals which:
- Provide detailed information about a specific aspect of a topic.
- Report on events, issues, or scholarly research.
- Are good sources for current or recent information.
Magazines, journals and newspapers typically do NOT provide a summary or overview of a topic.
More information on finding scholarly, peer-reviewed articles.
Databases
The best way to locate articles is through the library databases. Go to the NOVA Libraries homepage and select the Articles tab. Look under 'Recommended Databases for Most Topics' to find databases that are often a great place to start your research. Within the tabs below, note there are suggested subject databases to use to research your team's overarching question. Log in with your MyNOVA username and password when prompted.
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Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)A multi-disciplinary database which offers information in many areas of academic study. This database supports high-level research in the key areas of academic study by providing access to journals, periodicals, reports, books and more. (VIVA)
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Proquest Research LibraryMagazines, journals, national and regional newspapers (current and older). (NVCC)
Subject Databases
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SocINDEX with Full TextThis resource offers comprehensive coverage of sociology, encompassing all sub-disciplines and closely related areas of study. In addition to nearly 900 full-text journals, SocINDEX with Full Text also contains informative abstracts for more than 1,500 "core" coverage journals dating as far back as 1895. (VIVA)
Click here to access additional sociology databases.
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Computers & Applied Sciences Complete (EBSCO)Coverage includes the computing and applied sciences disciplines. It includes indexing, abstracts, and full text for academic journals, professional publications, and reference sources. Subject areas include engineering, computer theory & systems, new technologies, and social and professional context. (VIVA)
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Advanced Technologies & Aerospace Collection (ProQuest)This collection provides full-text scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings, and government publications. It includes the Aerospace Database as well as the Computer Science Database. (VIVA)
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Political Science Complete (EBSCO)This database provides extensive coverage of global political topics with a worldwide focus, reflecting the globalization of contemporary political discourse. Political Science Complete provides nearly 340 full-text reference books and monographs and more than 44,000 full-text conference papers, which includes those from the International Political Science Association. (VIVA)
Click here to access additional political science databases.
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Political Science Complete (EBSCO)This database provides extensive coverage of global political topics with a worldwide focus, reflecting the globalization of contemporary political discourse. Political Science Complete provides nearly 340 full-text reference books and monographs and more than 44,000 full-text conference papers, which includes those from the International Political Science Association. (VIVA)
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Education Research Complete (EBSCO)Education Research Complete covers all aspects of education including multilingual education, health education, testing, curriculum instruction, administration, policy, funding, and all levels of education from early childhood to higher education. It provides indexing for over 1,800 journals, as well as full-text for over 900 journals, 81 books, and numerous education-related conference papers. (VIVA)
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ProQuest EducationOver 900 educational publications. The coverage spans the literature on primary, secondary and higher education as well as special education, home schooling and adult education.
Click here to access additional education databases.
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Chronicle of Higher Education (Web Edition)News and information on Higher Education. Includes videos, podcasts, and the current annual Almanac of Higher Education. Other features include interactive tools for career development and job searching. (NVCC)
Click here to access additional education databases.
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SocINDEX with Full TextThis resource offers comprehensive coverage of sociology, encompassing all sub-disciplines and closely related areas of study. In addition to nearly 900 full-text journals, SocINDEX with Full Text also contains informative abstracts for more than 1,500 "core" coverage journals dating as far back as 1895. (VIVA)
Click here to access additional sociology databases.
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Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection (EBSCO)Citations and full-text journal articles. Subject coverage includes emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods. (VIVA)
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APA PsycArticles (EBSCO)APA PsycArticles, from the American Psychological Association (APA), is a definitive source of full text, peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles in psychology. It contains articles from journals published by the American Psychological Association (APA), its imprint the Educational Publishing Foundation (EPF), and from allied organizations including the Canadian Psychological Association and the Hogrefe Publishing Group. It includes all journal articles, book reviews, letters to the editor, and errata from each journal. Coverage spans 1894 to the present and nearly all APA journals go back to Volume 1, Issue 1. (VIVA)
Click here to access additional psychology databases.
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Business Source Complete (EBSCO)Articles from journals, magazines and newspapers that are business oriented, company reports, industry reports and country reports. (VIVA)
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Harvard Business Review Press eBook Collection (EBSCO)The complete catalog of eBooks published by Harvard Business Review Press. Topics include Business Communication, Finance, Career Development, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Management, and much more. (NVCC)
Click here to access additional business and marketing databases.
Why can't I just use Google?
This video by Yavapai College Library in Prescott, Arizona demonstrates the different types of information found in Google versus library databases.
Click the 
icon located in the bottom right corner to watch the video in fullscreen mode.