UMGC Library: Research Help: Research Help

Finding

About OneSearch
Search most UMGC Library databases simultaneously
Subject Guides
Recommended databases and resources, research tips, and citation help
Database Searching Basics
Six simple strategies for creating effective database searches
Finding Scholarly Articles
Locate and evaluate scholarly articles
Finding Ebooks
Searching, viewing and downloading ebooks
Finding Print Books
Finding and getting books from the Library Catalog
Finding Specific Journals
Using Journal List

Compare Sources
Identify the differences between scholarly, popular, and trade journals
Is My Source Credible?
Determining credibility of articles, OERS, web domains, news
Evaluating Websites
How to critically evaluate information on the web
Primary Sources
Primary vs secondary sources, plus history resources and empirical research articles.

Research Tutorial
Introduction to the research process
Business Research: Companies, Industries, Markets, Products
Learn to use the databases for business research
Legal Research
This tutorial helps you with legal research

Setting up a My EBSCOhost account
Save articles, create alerts, etc.
Linking to ebooks and journal articles
How to get the "permanent" links
Using Find It
Provide links to the full text of an article, when available
The Research Assignment Calculator (TRAC)
Helps you break down the research process into manageable steps