NUsearch is the library's tool for finding books, journals, videos, images, and so much more (both physical and electronic) in our collection.
Some article databases provide full text while most only provide references to articles.
Look out for the purple "Find it @ NU" button among your database search results.
Click on the button to see if Northwestern provides full text access to the article via one of our electronic journal packages.
This video will show you how to take all the words associated with your topic and help you turn them into sources for your paper.
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Google Scholar brings together a tremendous amount of scholarly literature on a wide range of subjects. This can be a good alternative to more traditional databases.