Two Types of Article Databases
Which article index to use depends upon your topic!

Type 1.   General (multi-subject) Article Databases

Is your topic general or cross-disciplinary?
Currently in the news?

If so, start with one of the general article databases. These cover a wide range of subjects and often index a mixture of popular and scholarly sources. This is a good place to begin research.

Below are examples of general databases available via the TCU Library Homepage

	Academic Search Complete	Academic Search Complete provides full text for nearly 3,180 scholarly publications covering academic areas of study including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies.
		Academic OneFile includes Indexing more than 10,000 titles, 6000 of which are full text. Literature indexed includes general interest magazines, refereed academic journals, business publications, social science, scientific and technology periodicals, law journals, healthcare periodicals, newspapers and newswire services.
		NewsBank Newspapers contains full text and indexing of more than 200 local, regional, national, and international newspapers and news magazines. Paid ads are not included. Coverage varies; most include 10-15 years of archiving.
Permission received from InfoTrac & Ebscohost, and requested from  NewsBank.