Find Articles on Your Topic
Additional help with selecting databases can be found by using the Research Guides, found on the Sawyer Library home page. Each guide will point to the appropriate databases for that subject.
How do I find a specific article that my professor assigned?
I need to find a "refereed / peer reviewed / academic / scholarly" article. What does that mean?
The terms Refereed, Peer Reviewed, Academic, and Scholarly are often used interchangeably.
To be published in a peer reviewed (or refereed) journal, the article must be read and approved by other scholars in that field of study. For more on how to distinguish a scholarly journal from a popular magazine, see the Sawyer Library guide: Peer Review and Primary Literature: An Introduction.
Subject Guide
Periodicals = ?
Journals, magazines, & newspapers are published 'periodically:'
- Daily newspaper
- Weekly magazine
- Monthly journal
Hence the term 'periodical databases.'