Use the following examples as a guide for what to type in the Summon search box:
Once you have a list of results, use the options in the side bar to refine your results by date, type of resource, subject, etc.
Using a database that is focused on a particular subject area can make it easier to find resources.
If you are researching how to help military families cope with deployment, you may want to search a database that is focused on the military.
Because all of the material in the database is related to the military, possible search phrases for this topic could be:
Provides current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government.
If you need articles about the link between body image and depression in teenagers, you can search a psychology database.
Search example for this topic:
Clinical and social psychology articles on topics such as genetics, psychology of business and economics, communication, criminology, addiction, neurology, social welfare, and more.
If PCC Library does not have a full-text article that you need, we can see if another library is able to provide it through our interlibrary loan (ILL) service. Just fill out the ILL form as completely as possible. Articles are typically e-mailed directly to you.
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