Frequently referred to as the invisible or deep web -- as opposed to the free web -- Healey Library's subscription Databases provide well organized and highly selective coverage of scholarly journals.
Some databases contain scholarly journals, exclusively. Others have a mix of scholarly journals, popular magazines, newspapers and other material.
To find scholarly articles in a library database:
To find scholarly articles in UMBrella:
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Selecting which database to use can be confusing. If you don't know where to start, try UMBrella or a multidisciplinary database. These databases feature articles on a wide variety of topics.
To find databases in a particular subject area:
Another method for selecting databases is to use the Research Guides. Every major, minor, or subject offered by UMass-Boston has its own Research Guide.
Research Guide is a web resource, created by librarians, to help you do research.
Here are several links to subject specific Research Guides.