(To log into our databases off-campus you'll need to use your email or Canvas login.)
Click on the OneSearch icon for the search entry box page to find a wide range of articles from academic journals, popular magazines, newspapers and reference sources, e-books & other documents, plus print books available in the library.
- Click the “Search” icon
to begin a search.
- To search for more than one "concept", click on Advanced Search next to the Search box in next page.
- In the first search box, type the search word(s) for the first concept related to your topic. Type an OR between synonymous words for the same concept, e.g. HIV OR AIDS. Use an * to search for multiple words from the same root, e.g. epidemiolog* will find articles with the words: epidemiology or epidemiological or epidemiologist. Use quote marks (“ ”) around search phrases (multiple words that should be searched together), e.g. “child development.”
- In the second search box, type the search word(s) for the second concept related to your topic.
- Click on the menu dropdown arrow next to "Keyword" on the right of the search boxes and select "SU (Subject)."
- Click the “Search” icon to begin a search. to begin a search.
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When the results page is displayed, click on an article title to see detailed information and a summary of the article.
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To find research studies, click in the first search box and enter the words: study OR research
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In the second search box, type the search word(s) for the first concept related to your topic, as explained above. Type an OR between synonymous words for the same concept.
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On the third line, type the search word(s) for the second concept related to your topic, as explained above. Type an OR between synonymous words for the same concept.
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Click the “Search” button to begin a search
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When the results page is displayed, click on an article title to see detailed information and a summary of the article.
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To see the full-text of an article, click on PDF Full Text or HTML Full Text at the left of the detailed information page
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Once you find one article specifically on your topic, click on any relevant subject headings (near the top of the article page) to find more articles on that topic.
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To print or e-mail an article, click on the print or e-mail buttons at the right of the article.
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To find research studies:
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Literature review: unlabelled introductory section that discusses previous research on the same topic
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Method(s) (may include "Procedure", "Participants", "Measures", etc.) - always labeled
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Results - always labeled
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Discussion - always labeled
