1. Finding articles on a topic

2. Where to look? Google Fast and easy Hard to pick through questionable sources. Library Databases – (all the online and print sources the library pays for) Magazines, Scholarly journals, and Newspapers Easy to find credible sources!

3. JMU Libraries Find articles

4. General Databases – Good place to start!

5. Subject databases Library has nearly 400 databases Choose a subject area

6. State your topic and identify the main concepts: Topic : The effect of peer pressure on smoking among adolescents Main Concepts peer pressure smoking adolescents

7. Search for your main terms:

8. Didn’t find enough? peer pressure peer relations peer influence adolescents teenagers youth high school students adolescence smoking Tobacco Generate a list of synonyms:

9. Broaden your search: * will pick up any ending Use synonyms and truncation (*):

10. Too many hits? Focus search by limiting to a specific field: Narrow your search!

11. Select an article: Find the article online or in the library

12. Link to the full text: Link to full text of article or journal

13. Ask for help Reference Desk in Carrier Library Email reference