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Finding Resources
a guide to finding books, articles, web resources and more!
There are library databases for nearly every major or area of study, as well as databases for newspapers, reference books and primary sources. How do you pick the best one? Watch this short video to learn the basics.
If you know the name of the journal or magazine you're looking for, use the Journal Title Search to see if the Library owns it. You can also browse journal titles by subject.
Discipline Specific Databases
For a listing of which databases are best for which disciplines and subjects, visit our Databases by Discipline guide.
Tips for Searching Online Databases
Use quotation marks to indicate a phrase.
Use shortcut codes:
au: = author. au:"friedman thomas"
ti: = title. ti:"hunger games"
su: = subject. su:"energy policy"
Use Advanced Search to change the databases that are being searched.
Use the Sort by: box to change how results are ordered.
Searching Techniques
Improve your library searching skills by watching these videos.