Two Types of Article Indexes

2. Subject Indexes

  • Is your topic in a particular subject area?

If so, use a subject index. Subject indexes specialize in a particular subject, and the articles indexed are generally from scholarly sources. Examples of subject indexes and the kinds of articles they identify are:

Current Issues
Access World News
America's Newspapers
CQ Researcher
Opposing Viewpoints
Points of View
Wall Street Journal
Health/Medical Information
CINAHL
Health and Wellness Resource Center
Health Reference Center Academic
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
MEDLINEplus
Nursing and Allied Health Collection
Literature
Contemporary Authors
Contemporary LIterary Criticism

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Literature Online

Literature Resource Center (including Scribner Writers)
Oxford English Dictionary Online
Oxford Reference Online
Readers' Guide Full Text
Twayne's Authors Online
Wilson OmniFile Full Text

Psychology

JSTOR
ProQuest
(select Psychology database module)
PsyARTICLES
Social Sciences Full Text
 
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