Research Guides: GPHD 125: Graphic Design Systems: Academic Research in Library Databases

Finding Articles

The Library gives you access to research being done in a variety of disciplines. Use the links below to explore subject-specific databases, depending on your topic. The first one listed, Academic Search Complete, is a multi-disciplinary database so is a great place to start.

Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)
This multi-disciplinary database provides access to full-text articles from popular magazines and scholarly journals (including peer-reviewed) journals. Includes topics in social sciences, humanities, science, education, and most areas of academic study.

Social Sciences Databases
Subjects include social sciences (study of human behavior and societies), criminal justice, education, ethnic studies, gender studies, and law.
Public Policy & Administration Databases
Subjects include current events/issues, economics, government, and law. This page also provides links to newspaper databases.
Family & Consumer Sciences Databases
Subjects include education, health, psychology, sociology, and nursing.
Art Databases
Subjects include art, design, music, dance and theater. (We also have a Design page! But this one includes design databases in addition to the other subjects.)
Newspaper Databases
Explore all databases!
Use the drop down menus to organize databases by subject or type (articles, newspaper, streaming, etc.)

Statistics & Data

Statista
A statistics portal that integrates thousands of diverse topics - consumer goods, finance, politics, and many more areas of interest - and provides exportable data and facts from a wide range of sources.

Last Updated: Aug 8, 2025 10:41 AM