You can search across all the databases with Spartan Search, which is the search box you see on the Phillips Library home page. You can also access it here.
After you search for something, use tools on the left side to filter. Peer-reviewed and available online are particularly useful options. You can also filter by the resource type (articles, books, etc.), the subject, or the journal-title. Once you have made your selections, be sure to apply the filters. If you want to lock them in for future searches, there is a remember filters option that will lock them in!
Academic Search Complete is a scholarly, multi-disciplinary database providing information on a wide range of subjects. It contains full-text access to peer-reviewed journals, magazines, monographs, reports, and conference proceedings as well as indexing and abstracts for thousands of publications.
The C.R.A.P. Checklist can help determine the quality and accuracy of websites and other sources. The checklist covers:
Tools like these help you find better search results more quickly.
Use the limiter site: to filter which websites your results are from. Add your own search terms after that.
Ask for websites that end with a certain domain name that may be more reliable or relevant.
Search an entire website from the back end with Google.
Add quotation marks around a word or phrase in a Google search to:
Find the Tools button at the top of your search results. When toggled, new options will be revealed, like the option to filter results by the date they were published. You may also choose to use the Google advanced search to get more specific!
