Guides: 2025 Spring: First Year Writing 1120-08 &13 (Prof. Tofteland-Trampe): Articles

Article Quick Links

Databases by subject
Scholarly vs. Popular Articles
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Describes tips for identifying whether an article is an academic article or one from the popular press.
help for off-campus access
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Tips for accessing the Library's databases using the proxy server from Hamline's wireless network or from off-campus.

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Databases for Articles

These databases are multi-disciplinary, so they will help you find articles for almost any topic. Please note that some focus on scholarly resources, while others focus either on newspapers or popular publications (e.g., magazines, news and trade publications).

Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
Most significant journals in nearly every subject, from anthropology to women’s studies, the majority available full text.
Sign is not required within EBSCO except to download ebooks or to keep citations in folders. When trying to sign in to EBSCO using the blue Sign into Google button, you then have to enter your full Hamline email address– you can't simply enter the first part of your username.
Business Source Premier This link opens in a new window
The world’s largest full-text business database. Find articles business, management, public administration, and nonprofit management articles, as well as case and policy studies. Includes peer-reviewed journals and professional and trade magazines. (SWOT analyses, company reports, industry reports are more easily searched in Business Searching Interface.)
MasterFILE Complete This link opens in a new window
This database specializes in general interest subjects, including popular magazines. It also offers reference sources and articles, biographies, and an image collection, including maps and flags.
SAGE Journals Online This link opens in a new window
Offers a comprehensive collection of subject databases including journals, full-text articles, book reviews, and editorials, with all the original graphics, tables, and page numbers. The Collections are comprised of the most popular peer-reviewed journals in Communication Studies, Criminology, Education, Health Sciences, Management & Organizational Studies, Materials Science, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, and Urban Studies.
Full Text: Yes
U.S. Newsstream This link opens in a new window
This database indexes thousands of full-text state and national news sources, including:
   The Star Tribune (1986 to present)
   The Pioneer Press (2010 to 2019)
   The New York Times, East Coast Late Edition (1999 to present)
   The Wall Street Journal (2010 to current)
   Transcripts from 60 MINUTES CBS news program
   ...and many more