ENGL 128 Research Writing: Science, Engineering and Business (Wilber)

Holman Library Databases by Subject

Searching by subject

Search Holman Library Databases by Subject to find articles within a specific discipline. 

Good science & engineering databases

Try these databases for science, engineering, and technology info:

Good places to start looking for articles

Try these multi-disciplinary research databases for articles on most topics:

Note: use the database to help you do research. You can:

  • Limit by date
  • Limit by Source Type, such as scholarly peer reviewed journals, magazines, newspapers, professional journals, and more
  • Find keywords and subject terms you hadn't thought of
  • Search with a specific publication

  • ProQuest Combined Databases Articles from magazines, newspapers, trade publications, and scholarly journals on a wide range of topics.

  • Academic Search Complete Multi-disciplinary academic database; magazines, newspapers, trade publications, and peer-reviewed journals

JSTOR Articles from scholarly journals on a wide range of arts & sciences topics.

Google Scholar

What is Google Scholar?

Google Scholar promotes itself as a resource that provides one-stop shopping for scholarly literature. It searches across many disciplines and covers a wide variety of resources, including journal articles, theses, books, abstracts, and more. Although Google Scholar is aimed at the academic community, it uses a very broad definition of "scholarly literature." Be sure to assess what you find and remember that not everything on Google Scholar is peer reviewed.

It will help if you tie your search in to Holman Library Databases. To do so:

  • Start at Google Scholar
  • Select Settings
  • Select Library Links
  • Add Green River College

If we have it, it will tell you what database to look in.

Google Scholar Search

If we don't have it

Can't find it at Holman Library?

Fill out an interlibrary loan request and borrow it for free.

Search Ebsco's CINAHL for articles on health-related topics

Try these health databases for professional and consumer healthcare information:

Good business databases

Try these databases for business articles:

Different types of Articles in Article Databases

Article Databases have a range of source info in them. In general, for an in-depth research study, I suggest starting with:

  • Newspapers & Magazine articles to get a sense of daily and weekly news on my topic for the general public
  • Trade/ Professional articles to see what the news, research briefs, and best practice recommendations are on my topic for people working in my industry

Dig deeper with:

  • Scholarship/ Peer Reviewed articles for in depth research and analysis on my topic

Why Use Different Types of Articles?

Different types of articles give you different flavors of the information you need:

  • Scholarly or Peer-Reviewed or Academic Journal articles are good to find results of scientific or academic research.  They are written for scholars and provide in-depth analysis of a very specific area of your topic  (more info...)
  • Trade Journal articles are good for finding articles written for specific professions (police officer, veterinarian...etc.)  They often analyze new trends, research, tools or techniques important to their area of work (more info...)
  • Popular Magazine articles are good for summarizing information on a topic for the general public.  They often provide a background, summarize research findings, and provide some analysis of a topic (more info...)
  • Newspaper articles are good for facts and up-to-date information.  They often provide little analysis of a topic. (more info...)

Is it a "good" article for your research?
EVALUATE IT!