Where to Find Articles?
There are two types of articles that you can find in our databases: scholarly/peer-reviewed articles and popular press articles. Most databases will indicate which type of article you found in the results. Below are best bets for getting started with Urban Studies research:
- Academic Search Premier
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Includes articles from scholarly journals and popular magazines covering a wide variety of disciplines with the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
- America: History and Life
Scholarly articles about the history of the United States and Canada.
- JSTORScholarly journals in many academic fields, especially arts, literature, humanities, and biology.
- Public Affairs Index
Indexes journal articles, books, statistical yearbooks, conference proceedings, research reports and government documents world-wide on public affairs, political science, public administration, and international relations.
- SocINDEX with Full Text
Scholarly journal articles about sociology and other social and behavioral sciences. Includes culture & social structure; economic development; evaluation research; family & social welfare; management and complex organizations; policy planning.
- Political Science Complete
Indexes of more than 1700 journals in political science and its complementary fields, including comparative politics, international relations, public policy and law.
To see a full list of databases pertaining to Urban and Community Studies click here.
Is it scholarly?
Specialized appeal: publication includes research articles and reviews and is marketed to educators, universities, and libraries
"Peer-reviewed" and referred: articles critiqued by experts in the field before publication
Audience: scholars, researchers, professors, college students
Authors: experts in field, affiliated with a research organization or university
Jargon: technical language
Includes citations: bibliographies, references, notes, and any source of facts used in the article
Specialized content: original research meant to advance discipline
