Article Searching

This allows you to enter your search terms into three search boxes, one concept per row.

Find the Advanced Search link near the search bar. Selecting this option will open the search menu below.

Choose a search mode such as:

• Boolean/phrase:
  • to use Boolean operators like AND, OR, and NOT.
• Find all my search terms:
  • Will return results where all your search terms were found.
• Find any of my search terms.
  • Will return results where any of your search terms were found.
• SmartText Searching
  • Enter as much text for your search as you want - a phrase, a sentence, paragraph, or even whole pages. (Only in EBSCO databases)

Click the blue  icon next to 'Search Modes' for more information.

More on search modes

Use the limits to control where the search looks:

• Full text 
  • Finds items only available in full-text online.
• Catalogue only
  • Finds items from the library catalogue.
• Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals
  • This limits results to only those items which are published in peer reviewed sources. 
• Publication Date
  • This limits results to items published within a specific date range.

Searches that are not precise enough will return far too many results to read. Use the limiters found under "Refine Results" to reduce your results to only the most relevant. To apply any of these limiters, check the box next to it. To remove any limiters you've applied, find the limiter in the box under "Current Search" and click the gray "X" symbol next to it.

Remember to check the "Peer Reviewed" box to make sure all of your results are scholarly and appropriate for your research.