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Article Searching

FAQs and Tips

The best place to search for articles for your research assignments is the library databases.

Databases are collections of indexed magazines, journals and newspaper articles. All of these items are written by professionals or experts in their fields. Conversely, web articles are NOT always written by truly knowledgable professionals.

The library database is updated frequently which makes searching for current, relavent information very esay.

You can access the databases form home! Watch this video to learn how.

 

 

From the Library Homepage, begin your Search for Articles here:

search for articles

General Searching Tips:


Use keywords to create a search statement. Examples: sickle cell anemia; American Civil War; and O'Connor, Flannery and southern culture.


A good starting place for research is "Articles & Databases A to Z." You will find databases by subject here. Examples: American Sign Language, Economics, and Health.


Use Boolean searching. See the Keyword Searching page.