Finding Articles
Here are links to electronic index databases that will help you find articles about your topic. If you are accessing these databases from off-campus, you will need to enter your EUID and password to use these resources. Help on accessing the UNT databases remotely is available at Tips and Tricks for Using UNT Electronic Databases.
Academic Search Premier * is a good general database with full text access to around 4600 journals and indexing for 8000 journals. It contains many scholarly publications.
MasterFILE Premier * contains information on a broad range of subjects from popular magazines and periodicals. It has searchable full text for nearly 1,860 journals, including Consumer Reports and Business Week. While this index doesn't cover many scholarly journals, it does give insight into the general opinions of the population.
Proquest's Research Library * is another good general database. It has full text access to numerous journals also, including many scholarly journals.
CQ Researcher (Congressional Quarterly Researcher) contains reports on many social problems of the United States. There is a history of the situation and pros and cons on the issues.
* If these links do not work, go to the Library's home page, click on Electronic Resources (on the left), and use the top alphabetical index to click on the letter of the first word of the title of the database and scroll down to the one you want.
Denton Record Chronicle plus access to other larger Texas cities and world-wide newspapers. Here is a tutorialon the use of this database.
Texas Newspapers This link gives access to the newspapers of smaller towns. It may take some looking to find a search box but there usually is one on the page.