Find databases
How do I locate specific databases like EBSCO, Opposing Viewpoints, Access Science, JSTOR, Nexis Uni and more?
Answer
Using Library Resources
The library subscribes to databases and journals that provide accurate, factual, and relevant information. You must select a databases before searching. It is important to use the proper spelling when using library databases: start with a quick internet search, copy and paste the spelling into the database search box. Not sure where to start? Try OneSearch, the library's online library catalog. It searches everything!
If you have some background information, start in the A-Z Database list. Librarians recommend using:
- Gale Ebooks: encyclopedias and definitions (START HERE! Excellent resource for factual, concise information)
- SIRS Researcher: news and magazines, timelines and pro/con op-eds
- Consumer Health Complete: health pamphlets, magazines, journals, video and more
- NewsBank: news sources by topic and local sources
- Salem Press: health encyclopedias and literary criticism
- Opposing Viewpoints: pro/con articles on topic
Once you have narrowed to related issues you want to connect/relate to your topic, librarians recommend Scholarly and Peer Reviewed Journal articles:
- EBSCOHost Web (peer-reviewed articles, magazines, journals, news, and more)
- Academic One File (peer-reviewed articles, magazines, journals, news, and more)
- JSTOR: archival journals for arts, humanities, sciences, history and more.
Searching Tip! Brainstorm Keywords for Topic
Generate keywords and alternative vocabulary using ChatGPT or other generative AI tools (Copilot, Gemini and more). Try this tip, copy and past the following prompt and customize with your topic: "brainstorm different keywords for [insert your topic here]"
Optimizing Library Databases
See our Research Guides that break down database searching, step by step: