Research Skills for Developing Writers: Lesson 5

An introductory guide to help multilingual undergraduate writers at the U develop their research skills.

Lesson 5 Objectives: Using Library Databases

The purpose of this lesson is to introduce you to using library databases to find periodicals. You will also learn to how to narrow your search terms. 

 

Students will be able to...

...search Academic Search Premier to find periodical resources by using the advanced search function in the database.

…define terms abstract, source type, full-text, and SFX as they relate to periodicals in ASP..

…use "AND" "OR" and "NOT" to narrow searches.

 

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