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ENG 1100: Locating Articles in Databases

Tutorial: How to Find Articles in EBSCO Databases

  1. Go to the library's website
  2. Click on "Find Articles"; use your Concordia login to access
  3. Select your databases, depending on your topic
  4. Select "Advanced Search" and put in your key terms 
  5. Select the "Scholarly (peer reviewed) Journals" and "Full Text" boxes, then click the big, green search box on top

Tip: Experiment with your keywords and don't type out a sentence (it's not Google)

Remember: You can request articles that are not full text!

Boolean Searching In EBSCO

Finding Peer Review in EBSCO

Citing Articles from EBSCO

If you find an article you like in EBSCO, but we don't own it, just request it!

Look at the video below to learn how.

Requesting an Article in EBSCO

How to Read an Academic Article

Once you've found articles of interest, read How to Read a Paper (see below) to learn how to optimize your reading time.