Since periodical articles are more narrowly focused than books, they are invaluable for developing specific points in a paper.
Periodicals also provide the most current treatment of a topic.
Our databases can be searched at any computer with internet access. So students can access the databases using the computers in the micro computer lab and in the dorm rooms as well as many in Reeves Go to the library homepage and click on the box marked Indexes to Periodical Articles, and a list of all of our electronic databases will come up. Like reference books, indexes can cover many disciplines or be subject specific. The following are a few of our indexes. When selecting a database, try the single-subject ones first.