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Using Indexes
Before scholarly publications became more readily available online, researchers located articles through a printed index. An index, within a library setting, is a list of articles or other publications within a discipline or topic. It provides bibliographic information such as author(s), title, where it was published, and sometimes abstracts. This information assists a researcher with locating publications and deciding if they are relevant to their topic, but the index itself does not provide access to full-text content. As research materials transitioned to being accessible online, indexes followed. To use an online index you'll need to copy the information (title or author works best) and input it into the search bar at library.williams.edu to perform a known-item search. If you can't find access through Williams, try searching using Williams WorldCat, our InterLibrary Loan Catalog.
If you are researching a lesser-known person, performance, or topic, you may want to search one of full-text e-journals collections below:
See also databases in related disciplines:
Or browse full list of article databases.
Many of our databases have this 
button, which searches for the full-text of the article in our collections. If we don't have it electronically, look for the "Request article scan" link in the "Get It" section.
