Periodical Databases

When researching a topic for a paper or speech, it is important to find information from reliable, up-to-date sources. Periodicals are one of the best tools for getting this type of information. A "periodical" is anything that comes out on a regular basis, such as newspapers, popular magazines such as Time, Newsweek, or People, and scholarly journals such as The Journal of Education or the New England Journal of Medicine. 
Listed below are Periodical Databases which you can use to search for your topic and retrieve articles from periodicals. Most of the articles are full text, which means you can view the entire article online. Some may only have an abstract, or summary, of the article. If you want to view the whole article, contact any of the FCCJ libraries for information on ordering articles. 

Tip: For most topics, the Academic Search Premier in the LINCC Electronic Resources is an excellent database to start with. 

If you have any questions about using the databases or finding information on your topic, please Ask-a-Librarian. You will receive an answer within one working day.

Finding Periodical Articles - This link will take you to a PowerPoint presentation giving an overview of how to search for articles from periodical databases. (Works best with Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or greater).


LINCC Electronic Resources 

Click the link above to access full-text journal articles and more. You must enter your Social Security Number as your Borrower ID. (For FCCJ staff and students only). Once you are logged in, you can then select from the following databases:

Academic Search Premier - This database has thousands of full-text articles on hundreds of topics from both popular magazines and academic journals.
Biography Resource Center - Thousands of biographies on historical and contemporary people.
Business Source Elite - Full-text articles dealing with all aspects of business and industry.
Business Wire News - Full-text newswire database incorporating business wires from around the world. Coverage includes PR Newswire, Business News Wire, Phillips Business Information Highlights, and more.
Criminal Justice Periodicals Index - Full-text database featuring information on virtually any criminal justice topic, including corrections administration, law enforcement, social work, industrial security, drug rehabilitation, and criminal and family law.
Custom Newspapers - Full-text access to more than 100 newspapers, including several Florida papers, The New York Times, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and other national and international newspapers.
Encyclopaedia Britannica - Access more than 72,000 articles, 10,000 illustrations, photographs, drawings, maps, and flags.
FirstSearch - This collection of databases offers over 60 indexes on various topics. For full-text articles on a variety of subject areas, choose “WilsonSelect.”
Grove Dictionary of Art - Online version of the top-rated art encyclopedia.
Health Reference Center - Full-text articles dealing with all aspects of medicine and health care.
Issues and Controversies - Offers a wealth of current topics research information, including pro/con discussions of hot issues, newspaper editorials, numerical snapshots of key topics, photos and graphics, and selected historical source documents.
Literature Resource Center - Critiques of hundreds of literary works.

 

  


Additional Databases

To access the following databases off-campus, contact your local FCCJ library or email Kristin Kubly at kkubly@fccj.org for the user ID and password. (For FCCJ staff and students only).

CQ Researcher and CQ Weekly - Information on the current and controversial issues of the day. Available on-campus Deerwood and Kent only.
Electric Library - Includes magazine articles, newspaper articles, government documents, television and radio transcripts and more. 
Facts.com - Articles from Facts on File dealing with many contemporary issues and news events. Now also includes Issues and Controversies, Today's Science, and The World Almanac and Encyclopedia.
New York Times Historic (1857-1986)
SIRS Knowledge Source - Includes SIRS Researcher (social issues), SIRS Government Reporter, and SIRS Renaissance (arts and humanities).
Oxford English Dictionary Online - Contains the complete text of the 20-volume Second Edition, first published in 1989, together with its 3-volume Additions Series. Available on-campus only.