Finding Articles

This module covers how to use databases to find articles on a subject.

After completing this module you should be able to:

  • distinguish between popular and scholarly periodicals
  • choose an article database appropriate to your information need
  • use it to identify an article on a topic
  • use a database's email function to send a record to yourself
  • search BHC's article databases to locate the periodical that contains your article
 
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