Natural Disasters  Tags: ugl_subject_guide natural_disasters disaster_relief ugl  

Articles are a valuable resource in any research paper or project. Articles (as opposed to books) generally possess the following characteristics:

• Shorter length
• Currency of information
• Focus on a specific aspect of a topic 

Try different combinations of these keywords as you search for information.

Check the subject headings/descriptors for individual articles in your searches and repeat your search using these terms. Please note, subject headings are not consistent across databases.

General Interest Databases (cover a variety of subjects/topics)

• Academic Search Premier (EBSCO Host) - Includes both scholarly and popular sources, updated daily.
• Academic OneFile (InfoTrac) - Includes both scholarly and popular sources, updated weekly.
• Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe - Great source for newspaper articles. Click on "News" after entering database.

Discipline Specific Databases (focus on a specific discipline or collection of related disciplines)

• ABI/INFORM (Proquest)- Information and impacts from business sources.
• Business Source Premier - Information and impacts from business sources.
• EBSCO Health Information - Information from a health perspective.
• PsycINFO - Sources for information about psychological impacts of disasters.
• Sociological Abstracts - Sociological impacts of disasters.
• Worldwide Political Science Abstracts - Provides articles on public administration/policy, international relations, and political economy.