Most such indexes allow you to search by author or title of the article as well as subject or topic. Many online indexes also allow you to search the article citation and abstract with a keyword or free text search. If you want to search the periodicals databases from off-campus, you may need to set up your Internet browser to be recognized as an OSU affiliate. This is a multidisciplinary index which provides access to a number of scientific magazines and journals. This is a good starting place to do a beginning search, particularly for topics of current interest.
Many articles are in full text.
Coverage for this database starts in the 1980's. Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe Comprehensive index to newspaper and magazine articles, radio and TV news program transcripts, legal material and other reference sources. Primarily focused on news, business and legal topics. Very useful for finding information on topics of contemporary interest. The world's major indexing service for biological information in research journals.