Washington and Lee University

Washington and Lee University

Finding Articles
Summer Scholars -- Law and Society / Policy Making in a Global Context

The library subscribes to dozens of online databases which can be used to find articles in periodicals (magazines, academic journals, newspapers). Below are several databases which can be used to find articles across a wide range of subject areas.


In many cases, an entry in one of these databases will include the complete text of an article -- but not always.  Do we have another way to get that article?  Here is a brief guide.

Academic OneFile

Articles from over 11,000 journals, magazines, and newspapers.

ProQuest Research Library
Articles from about 3,000 major academic journals, popular magazines, and a few newspapers.

LexisNexis Academic
Mostly articles from newspapers from around the world, but also extensive coverage of magazines and journals in law and business.

NewsBank Access World News
Perhaps mostly useful for retrieving articles from hundreds of American newspapers, arranged state-by-state.