• EBSCOhost: Research Databases - search multiple databases at one time - any topic; includes business, education, health, etc. Many full-text articles. Select Academic Search Premier, Masterfile, and other indexes as appropriate.New:Step by Step Instructions (PDF)
If the results are just click to get your article.
Otherwise click the button. This links to the library catalog and in most cases will find the full-text article.
—If
your article is not full text, check the library catalog to see if the library has a print
subscription to the journal or magazine.(more on this)
• Google Scholar - excellent source for articles and full-text documents. New: Google Scholar is now linked to our library's holdings. For most articles you can click on the title of the article. If this doesn't get you to the full-text, click on Get It @ Atkins Library.
• NewsBank - newspaper database (many national and North Carolina papers, including Charlotte Observer)
FIND: Older Articles
The library has many older magazine and journal articles in it's print collection on the 2nd floor. It also has access to archives of older materials. There are both print and electronic indexes for finding articles in these by topic.
(See: Searching for older articles).
FIND: Books - Library Catalog
• Use
the library
catalog find books and other materials owned by UNC Charlotte. • Find a book on
a topic or subject use word searching. • Find
books about a person an author or the works of an author, use a subject
search (last name, then, first name of author). • Catalog
records show call numbers and availability status. • Books
located in the General Collection may be checked out.
FIND: A Web Site
There are many great resources on the Web, and some not so good. For best results, search by multiple keywords or phrases.
Search
Engines -
Links to the major search engines (by type of search) with descriptions
of scope and arrangement.
About using Search Engines:
These sites search the web for pages or sites by key word. To effectively
use them you need to narrow your topic as much as possible. Sometimes
you need to try your search with variations or synonyms for a word.
Use significant words. Omit articles and connective words such as a,
an, the, and, or, with, etc. Here is an excellent guide
to searching Google.
You can also find many excellent Web sources through our
Hot
Topics for Research Papers page. This not only lists many excellent
ideas for topics, but also links to reliable sources for information.
Research Tips
• What
is a Primary Source? • What is a Secondary
Source? • If you need a scholarly,
academic journal and are not sure what this means, this link gives
information and examples. • Newspapers:
- The library has several electronic indexes for these. Often you will
get only the citation. However, several sources provide the full-text
of the articles. Here is a a link to more information about researching
newspaper articles. • Citation
& Style Guides, MLA, etc. - Correct ways to site electronic and
Web sources for your research papers. • Web
site evaluation - Not everything on the Web is good. Find out how
to evaluate individual websites. See also Websites
in an Academic Environment - a comparison chart showing the difference
between library and web resources.
Have a Question About the Library?
Type a keyword or phrase here to see if we have the
answer in our "Knowledgebase" of library information.
just click to get your article. 
button. This links to the library catalog and in most cases will find the full-text article. 
