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First-Year Composition
Finding Books, Articles, and More!
There are many databases available to UTK students through the library. Listed here are some of our librarians' recommended databases for finding sources.
Click here to check out the complete inventory of databases available to you.
- OneSearch
One Search finds items from UT Collections as well as journal and newspaper articles, books and book chapters, and much more from multiple library resources.
- Academic Search Complete
This multidisciplinary database covers magazines, scholarly journals, and newspapers and is a good place to start for any subject.
Please see this FAQ for extra instructions about accessing EBSCOhost databases or ebooks via screen reader or keyboard navigation. For more help, please contact eproblems@utk.edu.
- ERIC & Education SourceCross-search the two primary databases for education together on EBSCO's platform.While it's convenient to search multiple databases at once, you will lose some advanced search options, and thesaurus/subject terms will be inconsistent.
Please see this FAQ for extra instructions about accessing EBSCOhost databases or ebooks via screen reader or keyboard navigation. For more help, please contact eproblems@utk.edu. - JSTOR
Multidisciplinary collection of selected scholarly journals, books, images, and primary sources in humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
Please see this FAQ for accessibility workarounds for accessing JSTOR electronic books and articles. For more help, please contact eproblems@utk.edu.
- APA PsycINFO
Provides indexing and abstracts of international psychological literature from the 1800s to present.
- Gale Academic OneFile
Multidisciplinary full-text and citations database. A great place to begin your research!
- Access provided by the Tennessee Electronic Library (TEL).
- Please see this FAQ for additional information about content in Gale databases.
- Please see this FAQ for extra instructions about accessing Gale databases and ebooks via screen reader or keyboard navigation.
For more help, please contact eproblems@utk.edu.
What is a database?
Tutorials
Finding Books and More
This interactive guide will walk you through using the University Libraries' OneSearch to look for books and other materials.
Interactive Guide
• There is a 5-question quiz at the end of the guide.
Tutorial Information
- Tutorial completion time.
- Takes 5-10 minutes.
- Which device types will tutorial work on?
- Works best on desktop / laptop or tablet.
- Which browsers will tutorial work on?
- Works on all major browsers.
https://tiny.utk.edu/finding-books
Learning Objectives
- Users will practice and apply advanced searching strategies within OneSearch to refine results and find specific types of resources, such as books and scholarly articles.
After completing this tutorial, learners will be able to:
- Proficiently utilize OneSearch to conduct searches and locate a variety of resources, including books and electronic materials, on the University Libraries website.
- Demonstrate the ability to create an account on the University Libraries website and display familiarity with account management features to enhance their resource access experience.
- Display understanding of how to access both physical resources (e.g., books, journals) and electronic resources available through the University Libraries and on the University Libraries website.
Finding Articles
This interactive guide will walk you through finding and accessing articles using the University Libraries' OneSearch and the database Academic Search Complete.
Interactive Guide
• There is a 5-question quiz at the end of the guide.
Tutorial Information
- Tutorial completion time.
- Takes 5-10 minutes.
- Which device types will tutorial work on?
- Works best on desktop / laptop or tablet.
- Which browsers will tutorial work on?
- Works on all major browsers.
https://tiny.utk.edu/finding-articles
Learning Objectives
- Users will practice and apply effective searching strategies within academic databases to retrieve scholarly articles and other relevant materials.
After completing this tutorial, learners will be able to:
- Successfully navigate the Articles and Databases page on the University Libraries website to locate a variety of academic resources.
- Proficiently use OneSearch to conduct searches, locate relevant articles, and explore resources available on the University Libraries website.
eJournals Search
BrowZine is a research tool that allows easy browsing through academic journals. It is a great resource if you're unsure which journal or database you should use for a research project.