Don’t procrastinate on finals! Use these quick tips to prepare now:
- Get comfortable with searching for scholarly sources through Search Everything and our Databases A to Z.
- Writing a paper? Set up your RefWorks account so you can save every citation in one place, then generate the full references list when you’re ready.
- Want help with research? Book a Librarian or Ask a Librarian. You can use these as many times as you need!
- Need quiet to take a test or study? Book a Study Room.
- Dive into your subject-specific Resource Guide on the Library Classroom in MyCourses. Everything you need for papers, research, and more is on that one site.
How to Find Scholarly Sources Fast
- Go to the Library Homepage
- Click “Databases A to Z”
- Choose:
- J for JSTOR: great for literature, art, history, and more
- P for Poetry & Short Story Reference Source: perfect for literary analysis
- R for Religion & Philosophy Collection: for ethics, world religions, and philosophy
- Use search terms like this:
- "American Revolution" AND women
- "Emily Dickinson" AND imagery
- Filter results for Full Text and check if the article is from a scholarly journal.
These databases are built for deep, critical topics and contain reliable, instructor-approved sources.