Students need to use their A# and a library password to access library databases from off-campus. Try using your birthdate in MMDDYYYY format as your password. If needed you can reset your password by going to this link. Make sure you enter a capital "A" for your A#.
Enter single keywords or short phrases into the database search windows.
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Refine your results list to find exactly what you are looking for. Select Full Text to limit your list to full articles, Peer Reviewed to limit to scholarly sources, and refine to the past 10 years to ensure the source's relevance.
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As you research, make sure you keep track of the source information for each article. You'll need this for your citations!
If You Need... | Try Using... |
Expert research based evidence | Scholarly articles and books |
Informed public or individual opinion on an issue | newspapers, magazines, website |
Basic facts about an event | Newspapers, books, encyclopedia entries |
Eyewitness accounts | Newspapers, primary source books, web based collections of primary sources |
General overview of a topic | books or encyclopedias |
Info about a very recent topic | websites, newspapers, magazines, social media |
Local information | newspapers, websites, books |