Finding Articles   Tags: how-to, peer-reviewed-articles, popular-articles, scholarly-articles  

Finding an article is a basic skill that you will need to get through college.  More specifically, you will need to find articles assigned by your professor and articles that deal with certain topics.  You'll need to know how to choose good keywords and employ good search strategies.  You'll need to be familiar with databases and the Journal Finder.  You probably will need to know how to access Course Reserves.  

 If you're going to continue in the academic realm as a graduate student or a faculty member, these are all things you're likely to do on a regular basis.  

Don't worry:  this LibGuide can help! It will show you everything you need to know about finding articles through Pilgrim Library.

Click below on whatever best applies to your situation:

  Reserves

I need to find an article that my professor has put on reserve.

I'm a professor and I want to show my students how to find my reserve items.

Finding Full-Text

I have a citation but I need to find the whole article.

I need help figuring out how to use the Journal Finder.

I'm supposed to read this article for class but I don't know how to find it.

Finding an Article on a Topic

I need to find an article (or two) for my paper.

I want to find an article to support my topic.

Keywords

I'm having trouble finding articles.  I think I'm putting the wrong things in the search box.

I don't know what keywords are or how to use them.

Search Strategy

My search isn't going well.  What else can I do?

I'm tired of sorting through so many search results.  How can I make my searches better?