This module covers how to use article databases to identify articles on a subject.

After completing this module you should be able to:

  • distinguish between popular and scholarly periodicals
  • choose an article database appropriate to your information need
  • use it to identify an article on a topic
  • use a database email function to send a record to yourself
  • search the TCU Library Catalog to locate the periodical that contains your article
 
Resources for Librarians and Educators, Credits
Original Searchpath material © 2001-2002 by the Board of Trustees of Western Michigan University. Searchpath incorporates material from TILT, a tutorial developed by the Digital Information Literacy Office for the University of Texas System Digital Library, © 1998-2002. This material may be reproduced, distributed, or incorporated only subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Searchpath Open Publication License.

Please note: This is a modified version of the original Searchpath material © 2001-2002 by the Board of Trustees of Western Michigan University. Changes and modifications: TCU Library Reference Department - March 2003.