University Libraries

Through our Library Search Catalog, you can search more than 200 databases all at the same time, including: 

• All EBSCO databases that we have
• All JSTOR journals that we have
• Several newspaper databases
• OHIO Library Catalog (books, videos, names of magazines, journals, and newspapers, and more)
• ...and much more

The Library Search Catalog does not include everything. We subscribe to many other databases--including about two dozen from ProQuest--that are not included in the catalog. To find and use these, go to A to Z Databases -- or let us help you. 

What are research articles (aka scholarly or peer reviewed articles)? 

1. Experts (including professors) conduct research on their topic of interest and report on results in research journals. 
2. The articles go through a process of stringent review known as "peer review" where other experts read the article and decide whether it gets published. 
3. Most research articles will have a review of previous research on the topic, a presentation of the methods and data for their research and a bibliography.
4. The library at North Carolina State University has a great page showing what a scholarly research article looks like. 

Finding research articles

1. Search for your topic in Articles Plus and use the check box on the left side of the page to Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals
2. Once you see an article you like, click on the title to see all of the information about it, including author, name of the journal and an abstract or summary of the article's contents. 
3. To read the article, look for a link that says Full Text or Find It! with (LinkSource).
4. If you can't find the full text, ask a librarian. We can usually track down a copy or help you place a request for it through InterLibrary Loan.