If you're looking for any articles on a topic...Then use a subject database to find more in-depth information. See our subject guides for a list of department-specific databases. Many databases have full text articles, but some have only citations (brief description of the article) or a mix of both. If UMBC does not have the full text of your desired article, you can request a copy through Interlibrary Loan. - Start with a general or multidisciplinary database to get an overview of your topic . If you're looking for a specific article...- It helps to have a complete citation when you go to retrieve your articles. A complete citation includes journal title, article title, author, volume/issue, date, and page numbers. Magistrale, Tony. "Wild Child: Jim Morrison's Poetic Journeys." Journal of Popular Culture 26.3 (Winter 1992): 133-44.- Search for the journal title in our A-to-Z Journal List to see if UMBC has print or electronic access to the journal. - If UMBC does not have access to your desired article, you can request a copy through Interlibrary Loan. A list of links to the databases and digital newspaper collections owned by the library.