There are multiple ways to locate periodical articles. The search "Everything" option in NUsearch allows you to search across millions of article citations for works in almost all academic disciplines. In addition, the library subscribes to hundreds of databases that index periodicals and other material. Many of these databases are subject specific.

To use NUsearch to search for articles make sure that NUsearch or "Articles" is selected the search system:

You may receive a high number of results. Use the facets on the left side of the results to narrow down:

The library subscribes to hundreds of databases that index journal articles and other materials. Two databases that may be particularly helpful for this class are listed below:

Magazines, journals, scholarly popular, peer-reviewed..?? If you've ever run across any or a combination of these terms and needed clarification on their distinct meanings, the following table offers some definitions:

 

	Scholarly Journals	Trade Journals	Popular Magazines	Newspapers
Examples	Journal of Biblical literature	Advertising Age	Moment	American Israelite
Content	Primary account of original research; In-depth analyses of issues in the field; Articles often include abstract, method, discussion, tables, conclusion, and references.	Current news, trends, or products in an industry or professional organization; Statistics, forecasts, employment and career information	Current events and news; General information with purpose to entertain or inform; Analyses of popular culture; Secondary account of someone else's research that may include opinion	Current events and news that may be local, regional, national or international; Ads, editorials, speeches; Primary source for information on events