For more specific or comprehensive research projects, however, the more specific subject indexes and databases may be more appropriate. It is a good idea to use more than one database to locate articles, and, depending on the topic, you may have to use more than one database to get satisfactory results. There are other things to keep in mind when you are attempting to choose a database. Coverage of the Database. You might find information however in a paper index such as the Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature , the New York Times Index and other paper indexes, some of which give coverage back into the 1800's.
Some databases are up-dated a few times a day, others as little as once a quarter or even less.
JStor provides the full text of scholarly articles, but it was specifically designed not to include the most current three years. You must then search the library catalog and determine if we own the item. If we do not, then you can obtain the item on interlibrary loan .