You'll see the three words - database, journal, and article - quite a bit during your academic pathway. So it's important to know the distinction between those three resources, and how they relate to one another.
A database is a collection of information that is highly organized, making it easy for users to search for items through different fields (e.g. by author, title, abstract, etc.). In databases, you'll find different types of materials, depending on the focus of that particular database. Most will provide you with access to articles, and some will provide you with access to ebooks or films. Some of the more popular databases that the Library subscribes to include ABI/INFORM Complete, Academic Search Complete, JSTOR, and Proquest. The full list of databases can be found here.
An academic journal is a publication that disseminates research related to a specific academic discipline. A journal is essentially a collection of articles. You can check whether we have access to a specific journal, by searching for its title here. An example of a journal is American Bankruptcy Law Journal.
I can see that UHWO-affiliated users have access to the content via a few different databases. If I click on any of those links, it should take me to the journal, where I can then browse thru available issues or search for specific keywords that may have been published in any issue of the journal. Because journals are published frequently, you'll tend to notice that they are organized by volume and issue.
An article is what is published within a journal, and can be found through databases. Articles are shorter than books and are written about a very specific topic. Peer-reviewed articles indicate a higher caliber of research. Peer review is the process in which an author's peers, subject matter experts within a particular field, read and evaluate an article to ensure that it contains original research that is supported by evidence. When using the Library's main search bar, you're likely to find a wealth of articles. These are two of the articles published in Vol. 92, Issue 2 of American Bankruptcy Law Journal.
Most articles can be downloaded separately, as PDF files.