A database is an online index to magazine and journal articles, book chapters, etc. Databases often provide access to full-text of articles.
Why Use a Database?
You use a database to save yourself time and effort! A database scans thousands of journal and magazine issues to find articles that match your topic, so you don't have to look at individual pages and issues . It shows exactly which issue has the article(s) on your topic.
Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature across many disciplines.
MU Libraries have over 650 databases in all subject areas.
Start here: On the Library Gateway page, use the links under "LOOKING FOR" to locate Databases & Articles.
is another good place to start for a multi-disciplinary search. is a simple search engine that searches articles, books, videos, etc.If you don't see a link to the PDF of an article, click on the Find It @MU icon 
to find full-text. Check out our FindIt@MU guide for detailed instructions.
If you have an article citation, use the Find a Specific Article link to access the full-text of the article.
