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=Finding Journal Articles is as Easy as 1, 2, 3=

1. Use URsearch to search all Ursuline databases at once, or select a particular database by topic.

 * Enter your keywords to find articles related to your topic.
 * Use limiters to refine your results: full text, scholarly (peer reviewed) journals, source types, language, etc.
 * [|Academic Search Complete] is a good alternative database to try as a starting point if URsearch results are too overwhelming.
 * If no direct link to full text is shown, use the yellow Find It! button to connect to full text elsewhere in Ursuline's online collections.
 * Sometimes the full text of an article is not available. If this happens, submit an Article Request and Ursuline librarians will track down the full text for you! //TIP: try Googling the article title to see if it is free online before submitting an Article Request.//

2. Locate Internet Articles, if appropriate.

 * Remember that anyone can put anything on the web.
 * For a list of reliable websites, check out our **Weblinks.**
 * Is it a scholarly website, or is it CRAP? Use the CRAP test to be sure!

3. Use Journal Finder to locate specific journal titles.

 * Do you have a citation for an article you want to read? Did your instructor recommend a certain journal to browse? If you know the title of a journal, Journal Finder will connect you to the full text of thousands of journals in our collection!

How to distinguish a __Scholarly Journal__ from a __Professional/Trade Publication__ or a __Popular Magazine__?

 * see Types of Periodicals

=MOST IMPORTANT!=
 * Please Contact Us at the library! We're here to help you.**