All Guides: ENGL17889: Composition and Rhetoric: Search the Library

Search the Library

Learn how to Search the Library to find academic sources. In this video, Kathleen covers search strategies and helpful tools.

Searching a specific database can be helpful too. Each database has a unique collection of sources and unique search tools.

Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
Credo
Over 600 Encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, and quotations books, as well as images, audio files and videos. Multidisciplinary.
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ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window
Search across multiple databases from ProQuest with one search.
Note: Recommend using Firefox or Google Chrome. Permitted Uses
Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
EBSCO
Over 8500 full-text journals; more than half are peer-reviewed. Multi-disciplinary.
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How to use AND and OR (2:51)
A short video about using AND and OR to search more effectively.
Phrase Searching (1:00)
A short video on how to use phrases when searching databases.