Looking for an article?

When you research a topic, you find articles using databases.  

Where do I find the databases? 

• From the Library homepage

• Go to the Research Point Section

• There are a number of ways to look for articles through Research Point:

  • Use the Article QuickSearch option for simultaneous searching of popular databases.

  • Use the Article Databases by Subject option to choose databases within a subject.

  • Go to Find Article Databases to search for a specific resource.

  • Go to Browse Databases A-Z for an alphabetical list of resources.

How do I choose the best database for my topic? 

First, you need to ask yourself:

• What level of information do you need? Broad general coverage or in-depth research?

• What type of publications? Newspapers, magazines, trade publications, scholarly journals, conferences?

• If you are unsure where to start, try our General/Popular in the Article QuickSearch category for an all-purpose search.

 How do I search a database? 

• Use important keywords or subject headings that describe your topic.

• Review the results to see what citations are relevant to your topic.

• If you have too many hits, consider narrowing your topic (i.e., additional keywords or search specific fields).

• If you have too few hits, broaden your topic or consider alternate keywords.  

How do I get the article? 

• You are likely to find the full-text of an article in most databases.

• If not, click on the    button to see if it links to full-text.

 provides direct links to electronic full-text of an article (when available). 

• If no full-text is found, search the Library Catalog to see if we own the journal.

• If not, request a photocopy of the article via InterLibrary Loan.

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