What Is a Periodical Database?
A periodical database is a collection of magazine, journal, and newspaper articles on various subjects searchable in electronic format.
Examples:
Magazines: TIME, Psychology Today
Journals: Journal of American History, Nature
Newspapers: San Francisco Chronicle, Washington Post
Examples of Databases Covering Women's Issues and Immigration
- MAS Ultra - School Edition This link opens in a new windowCovers all subject areas and is a good choice for ESL students looking for information written at a basic level. Contains full text for magazines, reference books, biographies, primary sources, and a collection of images, photos, and maps.
Includes Lexile levels. - MasterFILE Complete This link opens in a new windowMulti-subject database includes magazines, reference books, primary source documents, and images.
Includes Lexile levels. - Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new windowCovers current controversial issues in pro/con viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to Web sites, and magazine and newspaper articles.
Includes Lexile levels. - US Major Dailies This link opens in a new windowAccess five major US national and regional newspapers, including The New York Times, Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, and Chicago Tribune. Archives go back to the 1980s and new content is available by 8am each day.
- Access World News This link opens in a new windowNews from the Bay Area, state, national, and international sources. Suitable for research reports on current events and issues. Can be used to find primary sources for the historical development of a topic.
Includes Lexile levels.
Sample Searches
Sample search #1:
"women's rights" AND afghanistan
Sample search #2:
immigration asylum "united states"
Sample search #3:
"human trafficking" OR "sex trafficking"
Sample search #4:
education girls inequity
Search search #5:
gender roles
Search search #6:
immigration generations