English 1B: Girls, Misunderstood? Summer 2020: Finding Articles

Search an article database to find citations (title, author, title of journal, date, page numbers) for articles on a particular topic.  The Library gives you access to over 200 article databases covering different disciplines.

1. Think about which academic disciplines might write about your topic.  Examples:  literature, film, anthropology, history...
2. From the Library home page, click on "Find + borrow", select "Collections" from the dropdown menu, and choose the "Use Berkeley's electronic databases" box.
3. Select the appropriate academic disciplines and then look for "Recommended" databases.

• click on the title to see full record (including abstracts and descriptors)
• to limit by publication type (peer-reviewed journals, conferences, books, etc.) click on the appropriate tab or link
• if necessary,look for other limits (latest update, journal articles only, english only) and more advanced searches
• select records to save to your personalized list; lists may be e-mailed, downloaded, printed

Once you've searched an index to find articles, you may need to use Get it at UC  to link to a PDF or html file if the full text is not immediately available. Each database is a bit different, but a good rule of thumb is:

• When you see either icon, click on it to view your article access options (ex: full text, call number, Interlibrary Loan request, etc.)

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