ENGL 101 -- Written Communications II: Electronic Resources

• Articles: When finding articles for your paper, go to a database, like Academic Search, rather than to Google. It will take less time to find an article, the articles will be more credible, and more full text is available.
• Articles: You can limit your search to just what Bethel owns by clicking on both Full Text Provided by Bethel and Full Text Provided by EBSCO boxes.
• E-books: Search for e-books using the catalog first. It is easier to find books there. If you want a more in depth search-especially within chapters, search the e-book collections; a list of these is on the right hand column.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact a librarian by:

• Calling the Circulation Desk at: 574.807.7180, or
• By using the Ask a Librarian form

When searching for journal and magazine articles for your paper, databases should be your first place to look.  You will find articles for you paper much quicker using a database than using Google for a couple of important reasons. First, we have access to most of the stuff--you can click a PDF button and get the article right away. Second, the material is selected for a smaller audience. For example, Academic Search is designed to have resources that are useful for undergraduate students.

• If your topic has more than one word, put the phrase in quotes. 
• If you find an article that you like and want to find more articles like it, do the following:
  • Click in the title of the article,
  • Under Subjects, look at the words used, 
  • You may either perform a new search using those words or a combination of those words, OR
  • You may click on the words to perform search