The library subscribes to hundreds of periodicals (magazines, newspapers, and journals). Use library databases to search by key words and connect to full text. 

Tip: Many databases compile content from both academic and scholarly sources. Use the Popular, Trade, or Scholarly page in this guide to help you decide how to categorize a particular article. 

These databases are recommended for finding articles in the mainstream media:

These databases are recommended for finding scholarly articles:

Productive and effective searching:

• Start with one or two keywords 
  • Generating Keywords (1:47 video)
  • Add terms with AND to narrow results (ADLs AND exercise)
  • If needed, combine synonyms with OR to include related terms (elderly OR aged OR geriatric) 
• Review results to brainstorm additional or alternate keyword options
• Try multiple searches with different keywords and explore more than one database
• Apply limiters thoughtfully
  • After seeing how productive your keywords are, limit by date range and English language
  • Other limiters to try:
    • Peer Reviewed (articles must be approved by other scholars before publication)
    • Source Type checkboxes (academic journals, magazines, newspapers, trade publications)

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