Good research involves the use of a variety of sources, including articles. To find articles, you need to use a database. This tutorial is about a database called Academic Search Premier.

Academic Search Premier:

Covers a wide range of topics, which means that you can find something on almost any subject.

Contains a mix of magazines, scholarly journals and newspapers.

Provides many full-text links to articles that you can print, e-mail and download to a disk.

Use Academic Search Premier:

When you are beginning your preliminary research,

When you need up-to-date information,

When you need only a few articles quickly.

For additional information about searching Academic Search Premier:

Click on the help buttons within the database.

Ask a librarian.

When should I use Academic Search Premier?

How do I conduct a basic search?

When viewing the search results:

What's the difference between HTML and PDF articles?

What does the "Find it" link do?

What other keywords could I use for searching the topic?

What information do I use to cite an article in a bibliography?

How can I refine a search?

How do I limit to scholarly/peer-reviewed journals?

How do I limit a search by date?

How do I search for images?