Arts and Contemporary Studies Research Guide

Find Journal Articles Using Periodical Databases

Ryerson Library Periodicals Collection

Periodicals generally provide information that is in-depth and focused, usually from a contemporary point of view. Periodicals may be academic/scholarly; popular or trade publications.

Print Periodicals (journals, magazines) are located on the 5th floor, and are listed by title in the Library Catalogue.

The Library provides electronic access to the full-text of a large number of journals. These electronic journals, as well as our print journals, are listed in Ryerson Journals by Title A-Z.

To Find Articles on Specific Topics Within Journals, You Should Consult Periodical Databases.

Web Access to Databases :

The Ryerson Library has a large array of databases (which may be indexes, abstracts or full-text) on a wide range of subjects, accessed through the Library Homepage. (www.library.ryerson.ca) 

Connecting from on-campus: Click on Articles and Indexes, then click on Find Articles by SUBJECT. Click on Arts and Contemporary Studies. Click on the appropriate database to connect or for a description of the database.

Connecting from off-campus: Click on Ryerson Library - Remote Access to Periodical Databases . Once you have configured your browser, follow the instructions above

The following are some of the remote databases useful for research in Arts and Contemporary Studies:

Academic OneFile
Academic OneFile is a source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the international journals and reference sources. Includes full-text coverage of the New York Times back to 1995.

Proquest Research Library
Proquest Research Library Complete provides abstracts, indexing and full text of articles from academic journals, popular magazines, and business publications. Indexing and abstracting is provided for more than 1,800 titles; ASCII full text for over 700, plus full image for 675, from 1992 onward; and Text+Graphics for 400 from 1996 onward.

Academic Search Premier
Academic Search Premier provides full text for 1,360 academic, social sciences, humanities, general science, education and multi-cultural journals. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for 2,920 journals. Nearly 1,770 journals are peer reviewed.

Expanded Academic ASAP
This database meets research needs across all academic disciplines. Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers with full text and images.

Jstor
JSTOR has created a full text digital archive of core scholarly
journals with complete back runs of many titles, not including current issues (usually the last 3-5 years). The Ryerson University Library has access to two of JSTOR's archival journal collections - Arts and Science, and Business.

Lexis/Nexis
Lexis/Nexis is a full-text database which focuses primarily on business, legal and news resources. Included in the database are law reports, company filings, journal and newspaper articles, broadcast transcripts, etc.

The Lexis/Nexis service is made available exclusively for the use of currently enrolled students and faculty of Ryerson. Commercial use is strictly prohibited.

Boolean Searching

For effective searching of the above electronic databases Boolean search strategy should be used.