You can use an Article Database to find journal, magazine, and newspaper articles on your topic.
It is important to search in a selection of databases that are appropriate to the nature of your chosen topic.
Don't forget to first search in the "home" discipline of your primary source(s)...
Several Cal State LA databases are interdisciplinary, and include articles from cross-fields of study--social science, humanities, and natural science. These include...
Academic Search Complete (Ebsco)
Several databases specialize in sub-disciplines of the humanities. These include...
America History & Life (Ebsco)
Communication & Mass Media Complete (Ebsco)
International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance with Full Text (Ebsco)
MLA International Bibliography (Ebsco)
RILM Abstracts of Music Literature (Ebsco)
Other databases specialize in sub-disciplines of the social sciences. These include...
ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) (Ebsco)
PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service)
Social Sciences Full Text (Ebsco)
Social Services Abstracts (Ebsco)
Women and Social Movements in the United States
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
Other databases specialize in sub-disciplines of the sciences
To open any of these databases, click on the link for the database, input your myCALSTATELA username and password (if you're working off-campus), and then begin an Advanced Search!
Search multiple databases at once by clicking on choose databases within an Ebsco database:
Either search Google Scholar via the link on the Cal State LA Library's Homepage or change your Google Scholar preferences to link to library holdings.
To change your preferences:
1) Go to the Google Scholar homepage:
2) Click on Settings (If using Firefox, first click on more)
3) Click on Library links
4) Type in California State University Los Angeles
5) Select the following 3 boxes:
6) Click on Save