Tutorials: Searching Databases

Use this database to find articles in most subject areas. This database is a good starting point if you’re unsure of your topic. It’s also a good database to use if you can’t find your topic in a subject database. It includes peer-reviewed articles and other sources.

Use this database to research any topic. This database is a good starting point if you’re unsure of your topic. It’s also a good database to use if you can’t find your topic in a subject database. It includes peer-reviewed articles and other sources.

Use this database for trustworthy information on current events. In-depth reports are written by experienced journalists, contain footnotes, and are professionally fact-checked.

More than 6,000 Open Access ebooks from 75+ publishers, including Brill, Cornell University Press, De Gruyter, and University of California Press, are now available at no cost to libraries or users.

If you are researching a current social issue, this is a good place to start. Topic pages pull together overviews, articles, and images from authoritative sources all in one place, making research easy! Unsure what you want to research? Browse issues for ideas.

Use this database to find multiple points of view for current events and issues. For each issue, there is an overview, point, counterpoint, and related information for further reading.

Use this database to search a single newspaper, a select group of sources, or the entire collection.
New content added daily from more than 3,000 full-text news sources nationwide. Online access to local news, information and obituaries, available 24/7 in the library as well as remotely.