Databases for Journal Articles and Essays
HOLLIS
Searching in the Everything mode will bring up articles, both academic and non-scholarly. If you wish, you can limit your search results to peer-reviewed articles, and refine them further by language, publication date, subject, etc.
As an alternative to HOLLIS, consider using a subject-specific database like the ones below. You'll get the best articles, reviews, and book chapters -- both scholarly and popular -- from the top sources in a particular discipline. You can find databases listed by subject in HOLLIS Databases.
Art Full Text and ARTbibliographies Modern
Anthropology Plus
Articles on anthropological museums, as well as other topics in the field
Music Index and RILM Abstracts of Music Literature
Library Literature and Information Science
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals
Includes articles on the design of cultural institutions
Gender Watch
Articles, books, and book chapters on women's studies, gender, and sexuality
Performing Arts Periodicals Database
International Bibliography of Theater and Dance
America: History and Life
The primary bibliographic reference to the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present, covering over 2,000 journals published worldwide.