Use Sterne Library databases to identify magazine, newspaper, and journal articles relevant to your speech topic. The following databases are starting points. Others are listed alphabetically and by subject area on the Sterne Library databases page.
Use AND, OR, NOT to combine terms
poland and music
Use truncation to find multiple word endings
map* [finds map, maps, mapping]
Use quotation marks to search for phrases
"national monument"
Choose the Help option in databases for additional search tips.
If you don't see the full text of an article in the database you are searching, use these steps to find a copy of the article:
1. Choose 
to check for full text in other library databases.
2. Search the Catalog to identify the call number and location (usually second floor) of the journal.
3. Request a copy of the article through Interlibrary Loan.