LibGuides: Writing 230SK: Visual Rhetoric and The Language of Photographic Texts: Finding Articles

Finding articles about photography

Art Full Text
Major index for articles on art and photography.
Oxford Art Online
Good resource for background information on artists (incl. photographers), methods, and works. Includes images.
Communication & Mass Media Complete
Journal articles about the media and communication; useful for Public Policy news and media analysis.

Finding Articles

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Review the slides above to learn how to:

Look for a full text option in a database
Use to find the full text of an article in the library
Watch this 2-minute tutorial on using Get it at Duke

Finding a general database

Google Scholar
Unlike the general Google search engine, Google Scholar searches across scholarly publications (articles, books, and other materials). Look for the "Get it at Duke" link to find the full text of any of your search results.

General databases are good places to start when looking for articles on a research topic.

Academic Search Complete
General database with good coverage of scholarly and popular articles on a wide range of topics.
All Search
Cross-searches interdisciplinary databases and other library collections to help you find books, articles, and media.
JSTOR
Full-text database of major scholarly journals from their earliest issues to within a few years of current publication.
Nexis Uni
Full text access to U.S. and international newspapers, radio and television transcripts; 1970s-present.
Web of Knowledge
Index of multidisciplinary articles from some of the most prestigious, high impact research journals in the world.

Finding a subject-specific database

The library subscribes to hundreds of specialized databases on subject areas ranging from engineering to art history. Here's how to begin using subject-specific databases: