Library Guides: SPHS 115: El ensayo lectura, analisis y redaccion: Databases for Searching

To Search the resources and databases linked on this guide from your laptop, you'll need to enter your CRUZ ID and Gold Password when prompted. You can go a step further and install the campus VPN for more reliable access. We need to login so that we can access PDF attachments and ebook from behind the paywall.

VPN Client Installation
Use this secure and reliable login to access the Library's resources. You will need to install the VPN and login with your CRUZ ID and Gold Password. Use Ask Us to let us know if something isn't working.

Journal Articles

Use your search terms (keywords) in the recommended databases to identify scholarly sources (academic articles or books) related to your research question. Checklist for searching a database & finding sources:

Use one or more of the recommended databases below
Keep track of the search terms you use and new ones you encounter
As you find references: 1) Save the citation information (Zotero can help you with this); 2a) Download any PDFs available, or 2b) Click UC-eLinks to find additional options (other PDF links or the "Request it" order form)

Recommended Databases

UC Library Search
This searches across all 10 UC Library collections and beyond. Sign in using your CruzID Gold in order to find: books, e-books, articles, journals, films, maps, and more.
SciELO (Scientific Electronic Library Online)
Full text journal articles available to all users through Open Access. This database includes all the major disciplines. Represents Spanish, Portuguese, or English languages and Latin America and Spain.
Google Académico
Sources in Spanish
Periodicals Archive Online
Arts, humanities, and social sciences – full-text scholarly journal archives. The contents is indexed in Periodicals Index Online
JSTOR
This database includes the full text of journals starting with their very first issue and eBooks and eChapters. Note, current issues are not available in JSTOR. Consult the journals list for information on years of coverage. For wider coverage of a topic, consult the database best suited to your discipline.
MLA International Bibliography (1926-current)
Database contains citations for articles, books, and book chapters in literature, languages, linguistics, and folklore. Compiled by the Modern Language Association.
Web of Science
Multidisciplinary database of scholarly articles. Searches citation indexes in Arts and Humanities, Social Science, and Science. Includes "cited by" feature and allows sorting by citation count.
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA)
Database indexes articles and book chapters in linguistics and language sciences. Covers phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics.