Q. When should I use the “Find Journals” tab on the library’s homepage?

Answered By: American University Librarians
Last Updated: Dec 02, 2025     Views: 282

If you want to find a specific journal, such as the American Economic Review, use the "Find Journals" function to discover which aggregated databases (databases that include multiple journal titles) include that journal. 

Do not use Find Journals to search for articles or subjects.

Some journals are unique databases and must be searched on the "Databases" tab. Among those are:

  • Atlanta Daily World
  • Atlanta Constitution
  • Atlantic
  • Baltimore Afro American
  • Baltimore Sun
  • Billboard
  • Bloomberg Business Week Archive
  • Choice Reviews Online
  • Chronicle of Higher Education
  • Cleveland Call and Post
  • Consumer Reports
  • Consumer Checkbook
  • Ebony Magazine Archive
  • Economist.com
  • Financial Times
  • Forbes Magazine Archives
  • Foreign Affairs
  • Foreign Policy
  • Haaretz
  • Harper's Weekly
  • Jet Magazine
  • Jewish Advocate
  • Jewish Exponent
  • Kansas City Call
  • Le Monde
  • Life Magazine Archives
  • Los Angeles Sentinal
  • Los Angeles Times
  • Louisville Defender
  • National Journal Online
  • New Republic Archives
  • New York Amsterdam News
  • New York Herald Tribune
  • New York Times Historical
  • Norfolk Journal and Guide
  • Philadelphia Tribune
  • Pittsburgh Courier
  • PoliticoPro
  • Pravda
  • Washington Post Historical

 

Scholarly journals and popular newspapers can be accessed through various databases that the library subscribes to. These are most often available as html versions of the articles that appear in the print version. To find an article from a specific scholarly journal that you saw cited elsewhere or to access articles from a newspaper not available through Nexis-Uni, such as "The Chicago Tribune" or "Dallas Morning News", select FIND JOURNALS on the library homepage. In the search box type the title of the newspaper you need.  Most journals and newspapers are covered by more than one database and your personal preference will dictate which database you want to use. However, you'll want to read through the options to determine which database covers the time period you need.

Selecting a database will usually bring you the database's landing page for the journal. From there, you can either search for a specific article title or browse by date.

Current AU students, faculty and staff may use the databases from anywhere in the world with Internet access.  You will be prompted to log-on with your portal credentials.

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