Library: Questioning The Media: Find Articles

Start your Search with the Academic Search Complete Database

Academic Search Complete is a great place to begin your research; it has a lot of a full text articles on a variety of topics. Watch the tutorial below for tips and tricks to use when searching Academic Search Complete:

This short handout, Searching Academic Search Complete, also shows you how to use the database.

Academic Databases - Where to Search for Scholarly Articles

The library has +200 databases! View the alphabetical list of databases, but also notice you can search by subjects too - example, Art, History, Biology, etc. Below is a tiny sampling of useful databases.

Education Full Text
Index, abstracts, and full text covering contemporary education issues.
Environment Complete
Index, abstracts and full text of articles on environmental studies.
Gender Studies Database
Index and abstracts for publications covering gender-engaged scholarship.
Sociological Collection
A comprehensive database with complete full-text articles from more than 500 major sociology journals on topics such as culture, community development, and social structure.

News Databases - Where to Search for Shorter, Very Recent Articles

Newspaper Source
Full text for regional U.S. newspapers, international newspapers, newswires, and newspaper columns.
Communication & Mass Media Complete
Index, abstracts, and full text for journals in communication and mass media.
Columbus Dispatch
Full-text database of archived articles from The Columbus Dispatch from the 1980s to present is provided via the NewsBank database platform.
America's News Magazines
Browse 27 popular news magazines including The Atlantic, The New Yorker, and Popular Science through the NewsBank database platform.
Nexis Uni
Provides news, cases, law reviews, company profiles, and other full-text articles. Also includes the LexisNexis Company Dossier module.

What if I Full Text Isn't Available?

During your search, you may encounter times when the full text (PDF or HTML) of an article is not available in the database. Follow these steps to see how you may locate an electronic or print version of your article:

If PDF and HTML full text are unavailable, click in certain databases to locate print copies in Columbus State's library or electronic copies in another database, such as the Electronic Journal Center.
If you know the name of the journal in which the article appears, search the eResource Lookup to see if the journal is available online in one of the research databases.
If the article is not available at Columbus State's library or electronically through the research databases, search the OhioLINK catalog for print holdings at nearby college or university libraries.