For this assignment, you might need a few types of sources:
Source Type | Start Here |
Scholarly Articles |
Start with the library search bar - advanced search. Try the "peer reviewed" limit. You can also use the recommended library databases. |
Books |
Start with the library search bar - advanced search. You can limit to books. Use the find books tab. Consider publisher and author as you decide if a book is scholarly. You might only read and use the chapters most relevant to your research. |
News | Activate your New York Times Access. Use Nexis Uni or Factiva for other publications (linked below), or use library chat for more help! |
Searching databases is different than searching Google. Distil what you're looking for into a few key terms or phrases, rather than whole sentences.
Sample Topic: |
Services for college students with disabilities |
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Key Concepts |
services |
college students |
disabilities |
Related Keywords |
accommodations |
university |
disab* |
Multidisciplinary
Features PDF content going back as far as 1865, with the majority of full text titles in native (searchable) PDF format. Searchable cited references are provided for 1,000 journals.
For more information on ebooks see the Ebook Guide
Subject specific
Has over 1.8 million individual records, some dating back to 1887, and includes abstracts from Psychological Abstracts back to 1927, Psychological Bulletin from 1921-1926, and all APA journals and the American Journal of Psychology back to their first issues. Corresponds in part to the print index Psychological Abstracts.
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This video, from RMIT University, explains what a database is...
If you don’t see a .pdf of the article you want, click FIND IT AT UT to find it in another database or in print in the Libraries.
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