Finding and Citing Full-Text Journal and Magazine Articles: Selected Resources

Are you a teacher enrolled in a graduate program, looking for convenient access to the scholarly journal literature in order to complete your own assigned research papers, article reviews, or other projects? Visit the links below, to find full-text journal and magazine article collections, and to learn how to cite these information sources using MLA (Modern Language Association) and APA (American Psychological Association) citation style guidelines.

PROFESSIONAL JOURNAL AND MAGAZINE ARTICLE COLLECTIONS

Academic OneFile
(PLEASE NOTE: To access this collection, you will need a Library Card Number/Barcode.)
This comprehensive Thomson Gale collection includes the full text of more than 8,000 academic journals, transcripts and podcasts from NPR, CNN and the CBC, and the full text of the New York Times to 1995.

EbscoHost Professional Development Collection
(PLEASE NOTE: To access this collection, you will need a User ID and Password.)
This collection, designed for use by education professionals, features a terrific collection of about 550 education journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles, and more than 200 educational reports. In addition to this wealth of full-text content, indexing and abstracts are available for another 700 journals, making Professional Development Collection a great resource in which to begin your research. (Looking for a particular journal? Click "Title List" to see that the journal you need is included in this collection, before you begin your search.)

ERIC (Educational Resources and Information Center)
(PLEASE NOTE: To access this collection, you will need a User ID and Password.)
The ERIC database encompasses two major resources:
Resources in Education (RIE) - this file includes indexing and abstracts of research reports, curriculum and teaching guides, conference papers and books; and
Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) - this file includes access to published literature from more than 775 periodicals.
In addition, ERIC features the full text of more than 2,200 digests (one-to-two page documents, written for administrators, teachers and specialists offering overviews, with suggested references) on a wide array of topics. Offering coverage from 1966 to the present, ERIC is considered the premier bibliographic database of education literature.

Professional Collection (from Thomson Gale)
(PLEASE NOTE: To access this collection, you will need a Library Card Number/Barcode.)
This collection features the full text of more than 300 journals selected for educators, administrators, and librarians.

MasterFILE Premier
(PLEASE NOTE: To access this collection, you will need a User ID and Password.)
The MasterFILE Premier collection is a fine multidisciplinary resource featuring the full text of approximately 1,950 general reference magazines and journals, as well as almost 500 full-text reference books, more than 84,000 biographies, more than 83,000 primary source documents, and an image collection including more than 190,000 photographs, maps and flags. Full-text information in this collection, which covers every subject area of general interest and is updated daily, dates back to 1975.

Expanded Academic ASAP
(PLEASE NOTE: To access this collection, you will need a Library Card Number/Barcode.)
This terrific collection (a major competitor to MasterFILE Premier) features more than 2,000 full-text scholarly journals, news magazines and daily newspapers covering the arts and sciences, social sciences, science and technology.

NOBLE's Super Search
(PLEASE NOTE: To access this collection, you will need a Library Card Number/Barcode.)
"NOBLE's Super Search searches over 15,000 magazines, journals, reports and documents in a single search, combining materials from many different databases into one powerful search."

FULL-TEXT NEWSPAPER COLLECTIONS

Boston.com: Your Connection to The Boston Globe
Enjoy The Boston Globe online with your morning cup of coffee! By registering online (it's free) a reader can also receive daily headlines and/or breaking news alerts from any sections of the newspaper that s/he selects, via email.

New York Times on the Web
Enjoy the full text of The New York Times online. By registering online (it's free) a reader can also receive daily headlines and/or breaking news alerts from any sections of the newspaper that s/he selects, via email.

NewsBank
(PLEASE NOTE: To access this collection, you will need a Library Card Number/Barcode.)
Visit NewsBank to search the full text of The Boston Globe (1980 to present) and The Boston Herald (July 1991 to present).

The Salem News Online

CITING SOURCES

APA Style.org
This helpful guide, created by the American Psychological Association, offers users a particularly useful FAQ section.

Resources for Documenting Electronic Sources
This helpful annotated list of online guides to citing electronic sources was created by Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL).

Citing Sources in APA Style
This guide, prepared by Indiana University's Writing Tutorial Services staff, features clear examples of citations for both print sources and electronic media.

Citing Electronic Resources: MLA Style
This guide, prepared by the University of Maryland's University College, offers a nice overview of MLA Style, and several citation examples.

Electronic Sources: MLA Style
This Write Source guide to MLA style offers a detailed list of the elements to be included in a citation for an electronic information source, as well as many citation examples.

Citing Sources
This terrific resource, by Duke University Libraries, features two guides:
Citing Sources Within Your Paper; and
Assembling a List of Works Cited

Internet Public Library: Citing Electronic Information
This nice annotated list of links to online citation resources includes a Spanish-language resource.

Citing Sources Online!
This helpful Bedford/St. Martin's Press site features several guides, including:
Using Principles of APA Style to Cite and Document Sources; and
Using MLA Style to Cite and Document Sources

Style Sheets for Citing Resources (Print & Electronic):
Examples & General Rules for MLA, APA, & Chicago & Turabian Styles, from the University of California, Berkeley

Internet Resources: Style Guides/Manuals/Writing Tools
This is a helpful annotated list of links, compiled by Salem State College Library.

AREA COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES

Are you currently enrolled in a graduate program? If so, then through your college or university library you will have access to many full-text databases and resource collections representing a tremendous variety of subject areas. In order to use them, you may have to provide a student ID, User ID or Password. To learn more, check out the links below:

Boston College Libraries
From the Libraries home page, a user can access the online catalog, browse databases available by subject, locate electronic journals, and much more.

Boston University Libraries
From the Libraries home page, access the online catalog, browse available Electronic Resources by Subject, view an A-Z list of Indexes and Databases, and much more. Or, you may want to begin your research using the Educational Research Guide. This is just one of many research guides that librarians at BU have compiled to assist students with their research. Each one includes links to recommended indexes and databases, government sites, statistics, and electronic journals, as well as style sheets and citation guides. (Other research guides available include: Educational Law, Educational Readings, Educational Technology, Educational Tests and Measures, Special Education, and Teaching. Visit the complete list of Research Guides.)

Framingham State College: Henry Whittemore Library
Search the online catalog (The Henry Whittemore Library is a member of the Minuteman Library Network), browse a list of Databases by Subject, or see Library Databases A to Z, Other Internet Resources, and much more.

Lesley University: Ludcke Library
Search the online catalog (Lesley University's Ludcke Library is a member of the Fenway Libraries Online (FLO) consortium), browse an A-Z list of Databases, see a helpful collection of Research Guides, and much more.

Salem State College Library
Search the online catalog (Salem State College Library is a member of the NOBLE Consortium of public and college libraries), see available Databases, other Internet Resources, and more.