A database is a collection of information.

Most often, in library terminology, this means an online collection of articles--scholarly journal articles, magazine articles, and newspaper articles.

Some databases are "multidisciplinary"--meaning they contain articles on a wide variety of topics. Other databases are more specialized and may focus on articles from a particular subject area such as business, history, or psychology.

Search@UW does not contain all of our articles. While it is a great place to start searching for articles, it should not be the only place you look.  Try exploring our databases to find more specialized content for your topic. To see a full list of the databases you have access to, select the databases button below. 

Once on the database page, we recommend selecting a database relevant to your research subject area, or try out one from our popular databases' list. 

Tip: If you see a Find full text button, click on it to connect to the full text.

If the article is not immediately available, you'll be taken to a Search@UW page with "Request this item." Use the "Request a PDF (1-3 days)" link to submit an interlibrary loan request for the article.