Searching for Articles, Etc. - CTAC 124 - Informative and Persuasive Speeches (Denja) - Research Guides at Eastern Michigan University

Suggested Discovery Databases for Finding Articles & Other Materials

Esearch (Advanced Search)
Search the library’s collection of books, articles, ebooks, dissertations, videos, music, and more, from an advanced interface that provides structured search options.
NOTE: If you use the Boolean operator OR to search for synonyms, it must be in ALL CAPS, e.g.,
teenagers OR adolescents OR "high school students"
Google Scholar
Search for scholarly materials on any topic
Info type: scholarly articles, books, research reports, theses, working papers, cited sources
Access Tips: Use link above to get access to EMU subscriptions with Findtext+ links.
If this link does not work and you receive an error message from Google then use this alternate link to Google Scholar and also set your Google Scholar preferences to show EMU library access links.
Search Instruction: Google Scholar Video

Google
Searching Google may lead you to interesting documents on your topic. Always make sure that you carefully evaluate the source of the information, and attempt to verify what you learn from a general web search in another resource, such as a library database, encyclopedia, or academic journal. Try searching for organizations that are engaged with the topic that interests you. Do this by using the advanced search feature and limiting the domain to ".org"

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