Check out the library's self-paced tutorial How do I search library databases? to learn the basics of database searches.
1. What is Mardigian Search and why should I use it?
- Mardigian Search is the library's Discovery search box, which looks through all of the library's databases at once.
- Mardigian Search is great for:
- finding out what's been studied in your research area
- finding sources about interdisciplinary topics
2. How do I search for sources about my research area?
- Identify the keywords of your topic and use those as your search words.
- Each book and article has tags assigned to it, words or shorts phrases that make each book or article searchable
- You want your search words to match those tags.
- Words like impact, effect, or factors are not used as tags
3. How do I focus the search results to current event news sources?
- Use the options under Refine Your Search to focus your search hits
- News Sources:
- Check Newspaper Article and/or Magazine Article under Content Type
- Current Events:
- Click on one of the options under Publication Date. i.e. 1 Year / 3 Year / 5 Year
4. I'm looking for a specific article or book. How do I find out if the library has it?
- Enter the title into the search box, removing all punctuation
