Same Sex Marriage  Tags: gay_marriage same_sex_marriage ugl_subject_guide 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 

Same-sex marriage
Gay couples
GLBT marriage
Civil unions
Marriage law
Gays & lesbians
Marriage
Constitutional amendments

Try various combinations of the keywords above 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 daily.

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

• GLBT Life – Identifies publications focusing on gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender issues; contains many full text articles.
• Gender Watch – Identifies publications that focus on the impact of gender across a broad spectrum of subject areas.
• Alternative Press Index – Identifies full text articles from newspapers, magazines and journals from the alternative and independent press.
• Ethnic NewsWatch – Identifies full text access for 200 newspapers and journals of the ethnic, minority, and native press.