To locate journal articles via the library, you need to use an 

Electronic Database.

What is a Database?

Databases are Web-based resources that provide users with access to all kinds of periodical literature; that is: magazine, newspaper and journal articles as well as other types of online documents. They cover all academic subject areas. Each database includes citations to journal articles. Some also offer full-text articles as well.

The Library subscribes to many databases to help students conduct their research. We pay different vendors (i.e., Infotrac, EBSCOhost, etc.) to provide our users with this valuable, published information that is usually unavailable elsewhere on the Web. 

Databases are good for:  

• Locating recent information on current affairs, both local and national 

    Databases are extremely timely as they are updated weekly to monthly!

• Locating a study or research that is conducted by scholars and

    professionals in a field 

• Comparing and contrasting multiple viewpoints on a given topic 

Where are they?  

Electronic Databases are accessed via the Library's home page:

http://depts.alverno.edu/library/

Choose Databases by Subject and select "Psychology." 

To see that page, click here. 

The top two databases for finding Psychology articles are:

• PsycINFO

provides access to citations and fulltext articles from the professional Psychology literature as well as from other related disciplines.

To link to a library handout on using PsycINFO, click here.

• PsycARTICLES

online reading room with full text articles from Psychology journals indexed in PsycINFO.

Want a printable handout on creating an "Electronic Database Search Strategy?" 

click here. 

For a printable worksheet that can help you create your own search strategy when using an electronic database, click here.

Remember:   Although databases are accessed via the Web, they are only available via the library’s subscriptions.

Need additional help? Call the library at (414) 382-6062 or stop by and ask us.