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
- Check out the library's self-paced tutorial What are library databases and why should I use them? for more information
2. 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
3. How do I search for my topic?
- Identify the keywords of your topic and use those as your search words
- Each article has tags assigned to it, words or shorts phrases that make them searchable - you want your search words to match those tags
- Words like factors, effects, issues, relationships are usually not used as tags - don't include them as search words
4. How do I focus the search hits to just recent, peer-reviewed journal articles?
- Use the Refine Your Search sidebar in the list of search results to focus your search hits
- Check Peer Reviewed
- Check Journal Article under the Content Type heading
- Current/Recent articles:
- Under Publication Date, move the scroll bar over to 2010 to present
