Databases: Searching & Navigating

Help searching and navigating the library's research databases and online resources.

1. Choose the "Databases" box.

From the library's homepage, select the box titled "Databases." 

Main search box with databases link highlighted, EMU Library homepage.

2. Locate your database using one of the following methods.

If you know the name of the database that you want, you can either:

a.) type its name into the "Database Title/Keyword" search box, or

Screenshot of the databases page with the Database Title/Keyword search bar highlighted.

b.) select the letter that it begins with.

Screenshot of the databases page's alphabet bar with a cursor pointing at the letter "E."

 

If you don't know the name of the database, you can browse by subject area, material type, or vendor using the supplied filters.

Screenshot of the databases page with the subjects, types, and vendors filters highlighted.

3. Select the desired database.

Find the database that you want to search and select its name. 

Screenshot of the database results page with cursor hovering over the ERIC option.

Research Tip!

Note that some databases have instructional materials linked from their entry. If you are not familiar with searching the database, be sure to investigate.

Entry for ERIC database with link to ERIC basics video highlighted.

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