How to find articles
The Steps
- Find a database by browsing the list here or under Databases subjects
- Click on the link to get into the database
- Search the database for articles
How to locate an article
Not all articles are available full text! If an article isn't available full text through a database...
Use Get it! Cornell to jump into the Library Catalog to search for the journal by title (not the article title). Once you locate the journal in the Library Catalog (online or print), then determine if we have the volume/year you need
If there is no Get it! Cornell link/button, take the title of the journal NOT the title of the article, into the Library Catalog to find the physical location and/or full text availability of the volume you need.
If you cannot locate the article, ask a Librarian!
Essential Databases
- America: History & LifeArticles, books, dissertations on United States and Canadian history and pre-history to the 21st century.
- Historical AbstractsArticles, book, dissertations on the history of the world since 1450.
- JSTORThe Scholarly Journal Archive. Excludes 3-5 years most recent articles. ALL JSTOR journals included in American History and Life/Historical Abstracts.
- Project MUSESearchable database that provides access to the full text of journals published by Johns Hopkins University Press and other university presses in the humanities, social sciences, and mathematics. Covers such fields as literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, and others.
- Web of ScienceIncludes Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences Citation Index. A multidisciplinary index to over 1200 leading international arts and humanities journals. It includes journal articles, letters, editorials, notes, meeting abstracts, discussions, poems, short stories, plays, musical scores, excerpts from books, and bibliographies. Allows tracking of cited references.
- Ethnic NewsWatchEthnic NewsWatch is a full-text collection of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press from 1960.
- GenderWatchA full text database of publications that focus on the impact of gender across a broad spectrum of subject areas, including family, childbirth, birth control, daycare, domestic abuse, work and the workplace, sexual harassment, aging, aging parents, body image, eating disorders and social and societal roles.
- Sociology Source UltimateAn expanded version of SocINDEX, including greater coverage of peer-reviewed journals, international resources and open access titles. Provides citations and direct links to the texts of journal articles, book chapters and conference proceedings, some as far back as 1880. Comprehensive coverage encompassing sub-disciplines and related areas of the social sciences, including labor, crime, demography, economic sociology, immigration, ethnic, racial and gender studies, family, political sociology, religion, development, social psychology, social structure, social work, socio-cultural anthropology, social history, theory, methodology, and more.”
Today's News and Recent News
- FactivaDatabase.
Access funded by the Library.
Scroll down to the Newsstand section on the default home page of Factiva to browse the last two weeks of the following news sources—every article, plain text (no graphics)—The New York Times, Wall Street Journal (U.S. edition), and Washington Post. Use the Search/SearchBuilder menu to query the full database content. - New York Times Online/nytimes.comThe Student Assembly has purchased access for all Cornell undergraduates only: sign up for access at http://nytimesaccess.com/cornell/. Students, faculty and staff in the Law School also have unlimited access. All other Cornell users are limited to 10 articles per month without a personal digital subscription. Current and recent articles (last 2 weeks) in plain text format from the print version of the New York Times are available on Factiva’s Newsstand page (see Factiva above).
- Nexis UniDatabase.
Access funded by the Library.
Over 15,000 sources including newspapers, journals, wire services, newsletters, company reports and SEC filings, case law, government documents, transcripts of broadcasts, and selected reference works. Formerly LexisNexis Academic. - Wall Street Journal Online/wsj.comAccess funded by the library and the Johnson School.
Online website of the Wall Street Journal. Available free to all Cornell faculty, staff, and students. To set up free access, go to https://partner.wsj.com/partner/cornelluniversity and register. Select your account type from the drop-down menu, add a password, and agree to the Privacy Policy. Then click Create and you have access. All faculty, students, and staff at Cornell. - Washington Post Online/washingtonpost.comPaywall situation: Free access is limited to a few articles per month for nonsubscribers. Alternative access for current news: Articles from the last 2 weeks in plain text format are on Factiva’s Newsstand box on the home page (see the Factiva entry above).