When reviewing articles and books, you might come across a citation for another article that you'd like to use.
To find out if the Library has the article, use the Journals Search tab on the Library homepage, and search for the journal name (not the name of the article).
This will tell you if we have the full-text of this article in another database OR in paper or microform (Available at Cheng Library Periodicals).
Check your citation to find out the year that the article was published and compare it to the available options.
Need More Specific Results?
Sometimes keywords that worked well in one database won’t be as effective in another.
Keep an eye out for new and unfamiliar concepts, as you review your results and read the literature. Perhaps there are different ways of referring to your topic that you haven't tried yet.
You can also try using the terminology that the databases use, by exploring the Thesaurus or Subject Terms. Many databases have a list of designated words that are used to summarize a topic, but they may not be obvious to you.
Below are some things to think about before starting your research, that might help to get you started in the right direction.
Truncation Finds Multiple Word Forms
The asterisk (*) is usually used, to search words with the same root:
Toxic* = toxicology, toxicity, etc.
Wildcard symbols (usually a ‘?’) replace a single letter:
Wom?n = Woman, Women
There's nothing worse than finding the perfect article, then losing it!
When you find a great article, do at least one of the following:
Either of these options will make life a lot easier when it comes time to write your final paper.