Research Guides: Newswriting and Reporting: Newspapers/Magazines/Transcripts

Database Search Tips

Use these tips when you search databases to find articles from newspapers, magazines, and journals.

Combine terms with AND, OR, NOT: charities AND fraud
Use truncation to find multiple forms of a word: journalis* [finds journalism, journalist, journalists]
Use quotation marks for phrases: "investigative reporting"
Look for Help or Search Tips in databases

LexisNexis Academic
Full text of US and international newspapers, magazines, wire services, transcripts, and blogs; company and financial information; federal, state, and international legal materials; and biographical information.

Other LexisNexis Academic Tutorials

If you don't see the full text of an article in the database you are searching, use these steps to find a copy of the article:

1. Choose to check for full text in other library databases.

2. Search the Catalog to identify the call number and location (usually second floor) of the journal.

3. Request a copy of the article through Interlibrary Loan.