LibGuides: FTS: Animal Minds: Articles

Article Databases

Use these databases to search for academic articles on your topic. Academic Search Premier covers a broad range of subject areas, while Biological Science and PsycINFO are more specialized.

Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
A good place to start research on most any subject. This multi-disciplinary database indexes nearly 8,050 publications and provides full text for nearly 4,600, including more than 3,900 peer-reviewed journals. Access is provided by eLibraryMN (ELM).
Biological Science This link opens in a new window
Covers research in all areas of biological science, including animal behavior, biomedicine, zoology, ecology, and others. Coverage is from 1982 to the present. Includes abstracts and citations, as well as access to thousands of full text titles.
PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
Citations and abstracts to articles from more than 1300 international journals in psychology and related fields, going back to 1840. Covers all areas of psychology, including experimental, developmental, communications, social processes and issues, personality, physical and psychological disorders, professional issues, applied psychology, educational psychology, and behavioral literature in such related fields as law, business and medicine. Also includes citations for books and chapters.

Articles? Journals? Magazines? Databases? What's the difference?!

Articles are published in academic journals or general magazines
Library databases index the contents of journals and magazines
Library databases often include the full text of articles or a way to request the full text
For all you ever wanted to know about articles (and more!), visit our Getting Started Guide

Scientific Journalism Magazines

Academic Search Premier covers not only academic journals but also popular magazines, including the scientific journalism magazines listed below. They can be useful sources since they're usually more concise than articles in academic journals and use less technical language.

American Scientist
Online (ASP) 2002-present; in print 1942-2016
Discover
Online (ASP) 2001-present; in print 1991-2016
National Geographic
Online (ASP) 1995-present (3 month embargo); in print 1960-present
New Scientist
Online (ASP) 2002-present (1 month embargo); in print 1974-present
Popular Science
Online (ASP) 2002-present (1 year embargo); in print 1946-2016
Science News
Online (ASP) 1975-present
Scientific American
Online (ASP) 2007-present; in print 1929-2009
Scientific American Mind
Online (ASP) 2004-present
Smithsonian
Online (ASP) 1990-present; in print 1970-2016