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Using the right keywords when searching for resources will help you get the best results. Before you start searching, take a moment to brainstorm possible keywords. Think outside of the box and try to come up with as many synonyms for your topic as possible. Try typing in your main topic in Google and then the word “synonym” and see what you find. Think about other words that can describe what you are looking for and write them down as you go.
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Research Guides - when you don't know where to start.
OneSearch - for books, articles, and newspapers.
Library Databases - for peer-review and scholarly sources.
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Full text scholarly journal, trade publication, magazine and newspaper articles, books, book reviews, reports, and Associated Press video content, covering all subject areas.
Search all 34 ProQuest databases licensed by the library at once or select particular databases to include in a search. Click on Databases from the ProQuest platform to view or change what's being searched.
Search all 49 EBSCO databases licensed by the library at once or select particular databases to include in a search.
Read the description to see if your topic fits within the scope of the database
Full text current and archived articles from U.S. and global news sources. Date coverage varies with individual newspaper.
Full text of current newspaper, magazine, and journals of the ethnic and minority press, as well as historical coverage of Native American, African American, and Hispanic American periodicals from 1959-1989. Specific ethnic groups include African American/Caribbean/African, Arab/Middle Eastern, Asian/Pacific Islander, European/Eastern European, Hispanic, Jewish, and Native. See also the Diversity Collection to search Ethnic NewsWatch, GenderWatch and Alt-PressWatch in one platform.
Full text of scholarly and popular articles and gray literature titles focusing on the evolution of gender roles in society. Covers topics related to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender studies; family studies; gender studies, and women's studies from 1970-present. See also the Diversity Collection to search Ethnic NewsWatch, GenderWatch and Alt-PressWatch in one platform.
Full text, full color image edition of the Missoulian newspaper via the NewsBank interface, 10/1/20-present. Access the Missoulian text only format for an article archive, 2003-1 day ago. The image edition is posted by 6am the day of publication; the text format is posted the following day. Note: Image editions are missing from Feb-March 2025, due to technology issues at Lee Enterprises. Articles from the missing issues may be found in the text format.
Full text of over 119,000 digitized pages of biographies, auto-biographies, personal narratives, speeches, diaries, letters, and oral histories on the indigenous peoples of North America.
Full text news resource on controversial social issues and current events, covering pro/con viewpoints, reference articles, interactive maps, infographics, and more.
Research Logs help you keep track of and organize sources. Download one here:
Check out these databases first. Read the description to see if it will be helpful for your topic.
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