Gale databases provide access to peer-reviewed and scholarly journals, reference books, and magazine and new sources.
Gale databases can be searched widely using Academic Search Complete.
Select databases by discipline to refine and target your search.
Peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. Extensive coverage of the sciences, technology, medicine, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects - authoritative and comprehensive.
Let's say you are researching about food deserts.
There may be many different subjects that cover this topic. From Databases A-Z list, which subject areas seem the most relevant?
Agriculture & Plant Science may be a good starting place.
After selecting Agriculture & Plant Science from the drop-down list, we find 15 databases that may be potentially useful for topics related to these areas.
After reading through the database descriptions, you might start your research in GreenFILE, which is focused on issues related to environmental issues, which includes food supply topics. but if you don't find much, you can always search another recommended database.
You may also need to try databases from other potentially relevant subject areas, such as those from Psychology, Political & Social Sciences.