Databases
Website Exercise
Review this website example.
Ask yourself:
- Assuming relevance to your topic, would you use this source in your paper?
- How old is this info?
- What authority/credentials does the author present?
- What might make you trust her?
- Any reasons to distrust her?
Databases for Finding Articles
ZSR Homepage Search and Primo
A good place to start for many topics.
- MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new windowContains articles, books, chapters of books, conference proceedings, dissertations, and working papers on topics relating to literature, modern languages, folklore, and linguistics. Coverage: 1926-
- Film and Television Literature Index This link opens in a new windowAbstracts and indexes journals on topics such as film & television theory, preservation & restoration, writing, production, cinematography, technical aspects, and reviews. Coverage: 1973-
See Also: Site-wide Newspaper Access
New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and a few others. Directions for registering with your WFU email to gain direct access at the newspaper website or via an app.
Search Tips
Search Tips
Use * to cut off a word stem, e.g. travel* also retrieves travels, travelers etc.
Type the word AND (or use the second row) if you want to enter more than one word that is not an exact phrase. Example: travel* AND feminis*
Try limits by language of publication or date, or use the scholarly (peer reviewed) journals filter.
Search operators AND OR NOT must be ALL CAPS to work in the Homepage/Primo search.
