Essential Tools for Online Searching: AND, OR, and WILDCARDS
(1:57) Learn how logical operators AND and OR work to help you get good results in library research databases.
(2:04) Learn how to retrieve varying forms of a word and improve search results.
Finding Scholarly Articles on Your Topic
Finding Scholarly Articles on Your Topic
These tutorials include practice in Neumann Library web-based resources and self-quiz questions to help you check your understanding.
- Step 1: Choose a Relevant Research DatabaseLearn how to find subject-specific and other research databases in Databases A-Z and library research guides
- Step 2: Create an Effective First SearchLearn how to choose keywords and how to use logical operators, wildcards, basic limiters, and more
- Step 3: Critically Review and Refine Search ResultsLearn how to identify scholarly articles and to find and use database subject terms, field, and other specialized limiters
(2:14) Learn how to locate full text using Find It @ UHCL, OneSearch, the Journals List, or by request.
(3:12) Distinguishes characteristics of scholarly articles/journals from those of popular articles/magazines. Peabody Library, Vanderbilt Univ.