This tutorial is designed to help you discover the "ins and outs" of searching for and locating journal articles in paper or electronic formats appropriate to your research needs. Some of the things you will learn are strategies for searching general and specialized periodical databases, manipulating the results, and locating paper or electronic "e-journals". You will also learn how to access the library's databases from remote locations, interlibrary loan materials, and how to evaluate the sources you have located. After completing this tutorial, we think you should feel better prepared to search for and locate the journals and articles best suited to your specific research needs.

See Expectations if you want an overview of the skills and knowledge that you can gain from this tutorial.

See Accessing the Tutorial if you are unsure of the computer and network requirements for using the tutorial.

When you see this icon , you will need to have two browser windows open and resized so that you can see both windows. See Navigating the Tutorial if you need more instructions on how to do this.

Click on the "Next" arrow to go to Lesson 2.0 and begin the tutorial.

Penfield Library gratefully acknowledges Ulster County Community College,
whose tutorial was the foundation for this tutorial.