Finding articles at USF

A few minutes ago, I was in an online chat dialog with a student who needed to find peer-reviewed journal articles for his assignment. The student had used databases before, but wasn't sure where to find them on the USF Libraries website.

Most USF undergraduate students, especially those in lower-level General Education courses, will find the following steps helpful:

1. Go to the home page of the USF Libraries website (at www.lib.usf.edu). If off-campus, click on the "Not Connected" button at the top left to sign in.
2. Click on "Databases by Title/Subject". Then choose the "by Subject" tab, and scroll down to the "General and multidisciplinary" category. Highlight that one, and click "Go" on the far right.
3. The 7 databases listed are good starting points for research, including several for journal articles, and two for newspaper articles. The first one (Academic Search Premier) is an especially good starting point, because it covers so many excellent journals.

With these simple steps, your students can be directed to high-quality sources.