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Article Databases
- Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new windowA multi-disciplinary database which offers information in many areas of academic study. This database supports high-level research in the key areas of academic study by providing access to journals, periodicals, reports, books and more. (VIVA)
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowScholarly journals; does not include the most recent few years. (NVCC)
- ProQuest Research Library & Global Newsstream This link opens in a new windowLarge collection of magazines, journals, and newspapers, including the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and many regional newspapers. (NVCC)
Search Tips
Select the most important 2-3 terms related to your topic. Put the word AND between each new term; this tells the database to look for resources with ALL your terms.
U2 AND religion
Use quotation marks ( " " ) around phrases (two or more words); this tells the database to look for the words in that specific order.
"concerto for orchestra" AND bartok
Use an asterisk ( * ) to find multiple endings of one word. Using censor* as a search term will include results that refer to censor, censors, censored, censoring, and censorship.
censor* AND Shostakovich