Finding Articles in the SJSU Databases

At the library's homepage, (https://library.sjsu.edu), click on the "Articles & Databases " link (in the dark gray bar) to find a list of all the SJSU databases.

  • Click on the first letter of the database you are looking for in the A-Z list at the top of the page.
  • Don't know what database to try?  Use the first pull-down menu &select"English & Comparative Literature" to find a small set of databases on English & Comparative Literature topics.

You can search the Basic or Advanced Search on many databases.

  • Basic can help you find out how much is written on a topic--the breadth.
  • Advanced helps to focus your search results.

When you choose a database, start with 1-3 keywords related to your topic.

  • Not enough results? Try using synonyms for your keywords, or enter fewer keywords.
  • Too many results? Often there is a "Narrow Results by" or "Modify Search" side bar that will help.

For literature based databases, typein the author's name (last name, first name) . You can change the search field with a drop down menu to "Author: Personal" in Humanities Full-text, or do a "Person-by or about" search in the Gale Literature Resource Center.

Explore the search fields in these databases - you can also limit by document type or subject.

Interdisciplinary Literature, Literary Criticism and Language Research databases

Publishing Resources