LibGuides: Library Guide for Students: Find Articles

Begin Looking for Articles Here!

Browse for research topic ideas or get an overview of a topic in these research databases:

Issues and Controversies - Facts on File
browse by subject; find pro & con articles; great for statistics; overview articles about current issues.
Academic Search Premier - Ebscohost
This is of the TCC Library's largest databases, containing articles on thousands of different subjects. A great place to start.

Finding Scholarly Articles at TCC Library

Search Tips - Using Boolean Operators and Keywords

Improve your online search results by using connectors, such as and, or, not, to combine search terms. These connectors also are called "Boolean operators," named after the nineteenth-century English mathematician, George Boole. Select the links below to learn how!

Learn about Boolean Operators
Sounds fancy, but Boolean Operators are easy to use and help improve your database searching. This YouTube video teaches Boolean using ninjas and pirates.

Keywords and Boolean Operators
A handout featuring keyword tuning, and Boolean operators.

Complete List of TCC's Research Databases

Article Databases
All of TCC's research datatabses.

Find A Specific Journal

Search for a journal title in TCC Databases
Type in a journal, magazine, or newspaper title to find it in TCC's subscription databases. If you know the precise title, select search type, "Match exact words."

The Information Cycle

The Information Cycle
The Information Cycle explains how available information about an event develops over time.