Searching the Databases

The library's research databases will help you find magazine, newspaper, and journal articles that are often not freely available through the internet. 

Consider the list of databases linked below to search for articles from a wide range of academic subjects, or consider the databases organized by subject here in the tabs of this box.

To limit your search to news articles, select magazine and newspaper at source type. You can try limiting to features and cover stories for lengthier, more substantive pieces.

Advanced Searching Tips

Choosing to use multiple, simple keywords is a great way to search in the library's databases. In the image below, you can see the following tips highlighted

• Be sure to slowly build a focused search with relevant search terms; make sure your spelling is correct!
• Use AND to narrow and focus. Example: concussion AND children
• Use OR for an alternative term. Example: concussion OR traumatic brain injury
• When you see an article that may be promising, read the abstract to determine the relevance and to help you select articles to read as a part of your research. Look through many additional abstracts to get a sense of the scholarly conversation on your topic!
• You can check the "full-text" option if you need to access articles immediately. However, you can also leave this unchecked to see more article options. That is, you can see results for articles that GRC might have in other databases or articles you can request through interlibrary loan.  

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• The image above is taken from a search in Academic Search Complete. Most of the databases by the Ebsco vendor will look like this. While each database will look a little bit different, the features shown above can be found in those databases as well (just perhaps in different locations on the screen).