Research Guides: BIOL 2389 SO Luyster: Articles

Where Can I Find Scholarly Articles

TCC Article Databases on the library homepage are the best tools to use to find newspaper, magazine, and journal articles. Visit https://library.tccd.edu to get started.

Recommended Databases (Database links open in a new tab)

Academic OneFile from Gale
Gale Academic OneFile is the premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles for academic libraries from the world's leading journals, this comprehensive resource covers the physical and social sciences, technology, medicine, engineering, the arts, technology, literature, and many other subjects.

TCCD
Biological Science Database
This database includes the renowned Biological Sciences, MEDLINE, and TOXLINE databases and provides full-text titles from around the world, including scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings, and government publications. The database includes specialized, editorially-curated A&I resources providing access to the extensive variety of biology’s cutting edge research, with applications to medicine, technology and the environment.
ProQuest
indexes articles covering various subjects from thousands of periodicals, many full text, full image format.

TCCD
GreenFILE
offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The database provides indexing and abstracts for approximately 295,000 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 4,600 records.

TexShare
Credo Reference
Credo Reference provides full-text online versions of over 3,500 published reference works from more than 100 publishers in a variety of major subjects, including general and subject dictionaries as well as encyclopedias.

TexShare
JSTOR
is a digital library of more than 1,500 academic journals, books, and primary sources. JSTOR helps people discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content through a powerful research and teaching platform, and preserves this content for future generations. Includes collections: Arts and Sciences II, Arts and Sciences III, Arts and Sciences V, Arts and Sciences VIII, Arts and Sciences XII, and Life Sciences.

TCCD

Searching for Articles

When searching for articles on a topic, remember to think carefully about your search terms. Being a little more thoughtful in your searching will give you better results. Use these steps to create your search strategy:

In one sentence, describe your topic.
Underline the main concepts in your sentence.
Write out your main concepts; keep them simple -- one word or a short phrase.
Think about synonyms for each of these and keep a list.
Use combinations of these words and their synonyms in your search box; link concepts with AND.

Try using this worksheet to help you create a good search:

IRIS Search Strategy Worksheet
The purpose of this document is to help you think out your research topic and search strategy.

BIOL 2389 SO Luyster

Parts of a Research Article

Search Tips

Where Can I Find Scholarly Articles

Recommended Databases (Database links open in a new tab)

Searching for Articles