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ESOL 400: Success in Education: Article databases

What is OneSearch?

Search Skyline Library's article databases and book catalog to find a wide range of articles from academic journals, popular magazines, newspapers, reference sources, e-books & print books available in the library.

 

Where do I find OneSearch? 

Library home page

  • To search for more than one "concept", click on Advanced Search Page 
  • In each search box, type the search word(s) for a separate concept
  • Type an OR between synonymous words for the same concept
    Use an * to search for multiple words from the same root, e.g. environment* will find articles with the words: environmental, environments, environmentally.
  • Use quotation marks (“ ”) around  phrases e.g. "college costs"  or "rising tuition"
  • Click on an article title to see detailed information and a summary of the article
  • To see the full-text of an article, click on PDF Full Text or HTML Full Text at the left of the page
  • To print or e-mail an article, click on either button at the right of the article

A Peninsula Library Card bar code number is required for off-campus access

Article database: Opposing Viewpoints

Explore both sides of an issue:

Opposing Viewpoints In Context covers current social issues; including pro/con viewpoints, reference articles, and interactive maps.  Includes current events, news and commentary, economics, environmental issues, political science, and more.

A Peninsula Library Card bar code number is required to access from off campus.

Features viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazine, academic journal, and newspaper articles, primary source documents, statistics, images and podcasts, and links to Websites. - See more at: http://skylinecollege.edu/library/databasesbytitle.php#O
Features viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazine, academic journal, and newspaper articles, primary source documents, statistics, images and podcasts, and links to Websites. - See more at: http://skylinecollege.edu/library/databasesbytitle.php#O
Features viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazine, academic journal, and newspaper articles, primary source documents, statistics, images and podcasts, and links to Websites. - See more at: http://skylinecollege.edu/library/databasesbytitle.php#O

Research Starter

When using OneSearch, you may find a Research Starter; this is usually a recent article from an online encyclopedia, and a good place to begin your research, unless your instructor has asked you NOT to use an encyclopedia.

The article will give you an useful overview of the topic AND a list of other relevant sources.

For example, enter these search terms and you'll find a Research Starter on the high cost of college tuition:

Encyclopedia databases

Gale Virtual Reference Library

Database of thousands of encyclopedia articles on a wide variety of topics.

A Peninsula Library Card bar code number is required to access from off campus.