To find articles in magazines, journals, and newspapers (a.k.a. periodicals), use the Library's article databases. Each database is an online collection of similar materials. Some databases' have a theme, such as items related to the performing arts or literature. Other databases' collect only certain types of materials, such as the previously mentioned periodical articles. Choose database(s) to search based on your research needs.
If you don't know which database(s) to use, look on the UWW Libraries' Databases by Subject webpage and browse through the subject groupings for suggested databases in your topic area. This page is also available from the libraries' homepage by clicking on Articles/Databases.
The Library databases below are the best places to start your theatre research for this course. Ask the Theatre & Dance Librarian for other ideas if you are not finding what you want.
A comprehensive literary reference which offers information from over 1,000 books and monographs, literary encyclopedias, and hundreds of literary journals.
A complete bibliographic reference to the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Indexes over 2,000 English-language journals published worldwide.
Full text for more than 2,500 reference books, encyclopedias, books, and articles from nearly 170 history periodicals. Can also use their browseable interface here .
Search Gale's reference content, periodicals, and multimedia to gain biographical context on the world's most influential people, living and dead.
Contains thousands of biographies of authors, artists, film directors, Nobel Prize winners, American reformers, musicians, and composers.
More than 16,000 biographical and critical essays on the lives, works, and careers of the world's most influential literary figures from all eras and genres.
Most databases have some full text articles and/or chapters in addition to citations. To access the full text there will be a button or text to click on that says something like: PDF, HTML, or Full Text.
When an article is not available in that database, use the 
button/link to determine whether and where the UWW libraries have it. One of several things will happen.
If you are in a database that doesn't provide the button/link, search Research@UWW for the article title and author last names to see if we have it elsewhere. The article record should come up. It will either provide a link to the full text or you will need to sign in to Get a Digital Copy via email.
Alternatively, search for the periodical (journal, magazine, newspaper, etc.) title using the Journals Search (linked from the libraries' homepage) to determine whether and where the Library has a particular periodical. If we have it for the date you need, use a provided link to the online periodical, then search or browse for the article.
Need more assistance? Check out the How to Use Find It and the Journals Search guide or watch this How to Use Find It video.