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Two
Types of Article Indexes
Like you learned in Module 1 that there are general
and subject encyclopedias, there are also general and subject article indexes .
Both have value, depending
on what you are searching for.
To determine if you need a general article index, consider the following questions:
- Is
your topic general or cross-disciplinary?
- Is your topic currently
in the news?
- Do you need background
on your topic?
- Are you able to use more
popular sources in your research?
If so, start
with one of the general article indexes.
General Article Indexes
General article indexes cover a wide range
of subjects and often index a mixture of popular
and scholarly sources. This is often a good place to
begin research. Examples of general indexes and the kinds of articles
they identify are:
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Academic Search Elite, an EBSCOhost database, covers virtually every area of academic study and contains full text for more than 2,000 journals. |
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Readers' Guide Full Text, a Wilson Web database, indexes and abstracts from more than 400 popular journals. Some are available in full text. |
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ProQuest Newspapers provides the Full text
of 300+ state, U.S. and international news sources. |
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