Langara Library Articles and Databases
Databases are powerful tools for finding high-quality information for your assignments and research.
They provide:
Access to scholarly, peer-reviewed, and popular articles
Up-to-date research across a wide range of subjects
Search tools to help you find specific topics or authors
Full-text access to articles, abstracts, and citations
Recommended Databases
Humanities & Social Sciences
- Academic Search Complete - all subject areas
- JSTOR - for history, anthropology, economics, literature, philosophy, political science, and sociology
- PsycInfo - for psychology
- SAGE Premier - all subject areas except for art
- Taylor and Francis Online - all subject areas except for art
Business
- ABI/INFORM - key business and economics periodicals, reports, and journals
- Business Source Complete - magazines & journals in business, economics & industry
Creative Arts
- Art Full Text - all areas of visual arts including design and photography
- JSTOR - especially useful for art up to the18th century
Canadian Focus
- CBCA Canadian Business & Current Affairs - journals & magazines
- Canadian Major Dailies - major dailies in Canada, includes Globe and Mail
Health Sciences
- CINAHL - for nursing and allied health fields
- MEDLINE - comprehensive index to journals in medicine
- SPORTDiscus - for kinesiology, recreation & sports, including sports medicine
Sciences
- Academic Search Complete - for all sciences
- SAGE Premier - health, life, biomedical, and materials sciences
- ScienceDirect - for all sciences especially biology
- Wiley Online Library - for life, health and physical sciences
