Database of the Week

Academic Search Premier

Academic Search Premier is a full-text database designed specifically for college students. It includes articles from over 4,600 scholarly publications, along with 3,900 peer-reviewed journals. You will be able to find the most up-to-date articles available, as well as historical articles from up to 40 years ago.

What are scholarly journals?

• Publish articles written by scholars, specialists, or researchers in the field
• Include lengthy articles which contain original research
• Contain articles with cited references
• Intended for an academic audience and use technical vocabulary
• Include little or no advertising

What are popular periodicals?

• Publish articles written by journalists who are condensing or analyzing a topic for the reader
• Tend to have short articles (1-5 pages)
• Contain articles that do not have cited references
• Intended for a general audience and use conversational language
• Include extensive commercial advertising

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