To get to databases, go to the Libraries’ home page and click on databases under the search tab. Databases will find journal, magazine, and newspaper articles (and in some cases other materials including book chapters, dissertations, conference presentations, pamphlets and more).
Most databases, although they look different, search in similar ways. You can search the databases in many ways to find relevant research, including:
Here is an example of a search using PsycINFO. The first line searches for "cognit*". The asterisk allows it to be a longer word, so we will get cognitive, cognition, etc. On the second line, aging OR gerontology means that it will find sources with EITHER of those words.
Many of the articles you find will be available online. If you don’t see the full text on the database you are searching, use the Get It button to see if the full text of the article is available through another source. If you find a citation to something that we don’t own, most of the time we can borrow it from another library. Please allow yourself enough time to do this! It takes up to 2-5 business days for articles and 5-7 business days for books (or longer if you are off campus). Click on “Request an Interlibrary Loan” on the library home page or “Request from Interlibrary Loan” from the Get It menu. For more information, see our Interlibrary Services page.