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Thanatology (Death, Grief, Bereavement, End of Life) Research Guide: Articles & Databases

A research guide for thanatology courses

Choosing a database

The best way to find published, scholarly articles on your topic is to use an article database, which allows you to search by topic and see in which journal and in which issue an article appears.  Some databases, such as Academic Search Complete, cover journals in many fields, while others (for example, Medline, PsycINFO, SOCindex, or CINAHL) only cover journals in a specific field.

A few databases to consider for creative projects (HNSC 3314 students):

A few journals to consider...

The Brooklyn College Library provides access to many journals.  The links below will take you to the record for each journal title. Some journals are available in multiple databases, so you may see a list of a few different options. 

Find It!

Locating Full Text via FindIt@CUNY Button
If you identify an article where full text is not available, try the Findit@CUNY Button.  FindIt@CUNY opens a new window, and indicates if your article is available full text in another database that the Brooklyn College Library subscribes to. If it is, simply click the “Full Text Online” link to access the full text.  If it is not available full text online, one of the options is to search OneSearch to see whether the Library has it in print and/or to request the article via Interlibrary Loan.