How to Find Articles

Magazine, Journal and Newspaper articles can be found by searching Page 1+ or by searching the Library's online databases.

No login is required to access these resources on campus. If you are off-campus, you will need to log in with your 9-digit student or employee ID and password. Example: 000101060@mohawkcollege.ca. Full details can be found on the Off-Campus Access page.

Finding Articles

  1. On the Library Homepage, type your search terms into the search box. search box

  2. Select the checkbox Available Online located in the Refine your Results menu on the left-hand side of the screen under Availability.The Available Online limiter is located in the Refine your Results menu under Availability.

  3. From the Refine your results menu, select Articles from under the Resource Type option.             From under the Refine your results menu, select Articles from under Resource Type.

  4. Click the Apply Filters button.
    The Apply Filters button appears after making an option from the Refine your results menu.

  5. The Available Online link will appear under each item in your result list. Click on the link to open the article. The Available Online link will appear under each item in your result list.

  6. If you would like peer-reviewed articles, select Peer-reviewed in the Availability section of the Refine your results menu on the left side of the screen. Select Peer-Reviewed from under Availability in the Refine your results menu.
  1. Go to the A-Z Databases page and use the drop-down menu to show all databases containing articles and choose one from the list.A-Z database page limited to databases containing articles

  2. This is an example of a search in the EBSCOhost Academic Search Premier database. Enter some search terms or a title into the search box and click the Search button.example of a search in the academic search premier database

  3. Your results list will be a mix of articles from journals, magazines, newspapers, etc. To refine your results to articles from a particular source, click on the All filters button to show the All filters menu. To read an article, click on the Access options button. example of how to find the all filters menu from the results screen

  4. In the All filters menu, go to Source Types, choose your filters and click on the Apply button. example of selecting the Newspapers format in the filters area

  5. The articles in your results list will be limited to the selected Source Type.example of a result limited to newspaper articles

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