The document provides guidance on how to find articles on a topic in the library databases and the Daily Tar Heel archive, as well as how to access library resources from home. Contact information is given for the undergraduate reference desk, which can help with citing sources using citation guides and handbooks. Students are directed to databases like Academic Search Premier and search tools on the library website to find relevant articles.

1. English 101
September 26, 2011
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Refining Search Re- How Do I Find….
sults
Articles on My Topic in Library Data-
Most online databases give
bases
you the option to refine
your search results. For Academic Search Premier—This is a gen-
this assignment, try refin- eral, multidisciplinary database. It covers sub-
ing your results to: jects such as social sciences, humanities, gen-
eral science, multicultural studies, popular cul-
◦ Magazines/Newspapers ture, and more. You can limit to popular, peer
◦ Publication Date reviewed (i.e. scholarly) and full-text publica- Using the Library’s Re-
tions. sources From Home
Articles on My Topic in the Daily Tar First, go to the library’s
Heel home page at
To search The Daily Tar Heel’s online archive, www.lib.unc.edu
go to their homepage at http://
To access data-
www.dailytarheel.com/index.php/. From there,
bases, click the
scroll to the bottom of the page. On the right
E-Research
you will find “Archives.” If you still can’t find it,
Tools button.
type out the full address: http://
www.dailytarheel.com/index.php/search/?a=1 On the right-hand side of
the page you will find both
Quick Article Search and
Frequently Used.
Academic Search Premier
is the first choice.

2. Citing Your Sources
Here are a few resources that you can use to help you cite you sources.
Citation Builder - http://www.lib.unc.edu/house/citationbuilder/
Online citations guide - http://www.lib.unc.edu/instruct/citations/
OWL at Purdue - http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
Undergraduate Reference Desk - http://www.lib.unc.edu/house/ - stop by or IM us, we have all
the citation handbooks and we’d love to help you out!