Finding Resources & Using Interlibrary Loan

Databases at Kentucky Christian University can be collections of articles, videos, or electronic books.  

A list of Databases is provided on the KCU Young Library web page.

• The list is divided by subject areas.
• Select a database in the 'General' area such as Academic Search Complete or select a database from the subject area of your assignment.
• Click on the selected database to open the Advanced Search Screen.

Conducting the Search

1. Look at your Key words that you have identified and select one or two to place in the search boxes.
2. Click on search.
3. The new screen will be the "Results" screen.  If you used broad terms you will get a high number of results.
4. Using the left hand column, select limits to narrow down your results.
   1. Click on "Scholarly (peer-reviewed)"
   2. Click on "Publication date" and change the date range
5. Selecting any of the items in the left hand column will reduce the number of articles for you to read.
6. View the EBSCO advanced search video to view this process.

Conducting the Search​​​​​​​

1. Look at your Key words that you have identified and select one or two to place in the search boxes.  Be sure to put quotation around terms that should be found together, for example "Civil War".
2. Click on search.
3. The new screen will be the "Results" screen.  If you used broad terms you will get a high number of results.
4. View the JSTOR video to view this process.