How to Find Articles
Magazine, journal and newspaper articles can be found by searching using the Search Everything search box on the library homepage 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
- Enter your search terms into the Search Everything box on the Library Homepage and click Search.
- Select the checkbox Available Online located in the Refine your Results menu on the left-hand side of the screen under Availability.
- From the Refine your results menu, select Articles from under the Resource Type option.
- Click the Apply Filters button.
- The Available Online link will appear under each item in your result list. Click on the link to open the article.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- In the All filters menu, go to Source Types, choose your filters and click on the Apply button.
- The articles in your results list will be limited to the selected Source Type.
Library DIY Guides
The Library's Do It Yourself guides provide simple step-by-step instructions on how to find print and electronic resources in the Library collection and tips for assignments, essay writing and citing.
Search Everything Tool
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