Research Guides: WR100 Help Guide: Other Library Databases

Subject Databases

Depending on your research topic, you may want to use a library database that focuses on a specific subject. Results from many of the databases will also be included in a list of results from Seeker, but it's always worth exploring subject-specific databases.

Find Databases by Subject
From this "A-Z Databases" page, select a subject from the "Subjects" drop-down menu (default is "All Subjects").

Useful Multidisciplinary Article Databases

Seeker This link opens in a new window
An all-encompassing database, Seeker searches books and media from our catalog as well as newspaper, magazine and journal articles, business publications and more.
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Provides a search of scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources, including theses, books, abstracts and articles.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Scholarly journal articles in the social, general, & life sciences.
Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new window
Academic Search Ultimate offers access to resources cited in key subject indexes. The combination of academic journals, magazines, periodicals, reports, books and videos meets the needs of scholars in virtually every discipline.

Newspapers

National Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Five full-text newspapers including New York Times (1999-present), Wall Street Journal (1986-present), Washington Post (1998-present), The Sun (Baltimore - 1991-present), Christian Science Monitor (1988-present).
Baltimore Sun Newspaper This link opens in a new window
Full-text of the newspaper (1990-present).
New York Times (1980-present) This link opens in a new window
The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership. Click here to access full-text of The New York Times, including NYT Book Review and NYT Magazine, from 1980-present.
Washington Post This link opens in a new window
The Washington Post is a major American daily newspaper. It is the largest newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States, and has a particular emphasis on national politics. Click here to access Full-Text of this newspaper published from 1987-present.
Baltimore Sun (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) This link opens in a new window
This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events around Baltimore during 1873-1992.
Baltimore Afro-American (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) This link opens in a new window
The Baltimore Afro-American is the longest-running African-American family-owned newspaper in the United States. This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and coverage of the politics, society and events from 1893-1988.
African American Newspapers This link opens in a new window
This enormous collection of African American newspapers contains a wealth of information about cultural life and history during the 1800s and is rich with first-hand reports of the major events and issues of the day, including the Mexican War, Presidential and Congressional addresses, Congressional abstracts, business and commodity markets, the humanities, world travel and religion.