Answered By Library Staff
Last Updated: Mar 06, 2024     Views: 92

TCC Library provides off-campus access to our subscription databases (many of which contain the full text content of scholarly journals). 

There are two main places you can find scholarly journal article content from the TCC library website

  1. If you're ready** to start your search for scholarly articles, you may want to begin in our Discovery Catalog Search (the large search bar on the homepage). It searches several of our databases all at once, which can save you time and from having to choose a database! After doing a search, you can limit to "Article" and "Peer Reviewed" using the limiters on the left-hand side. You may need to verify that results are actually what your instructor wants, as sometimes these can be labeled by mistake. This goes for all database results. 
     
  2. If you are not finding what you need via a Discovery Catalog Search (or if you need to become more familiar with your topic by first reading some articles from reference sources or magazines), you can go back to the library homepage and then click on "Articles & Databases" under the "Find" column. You will be taken to an A-Z list of all our databases. You can manipulate the list you see by using the filters at the top or by choosing the first letter of the database. Each database will have different ways of searching and filtering options. Keep in mind that many databases have a wide range of content, so not all articles you find in them are going to be scholarly/peer-reviewed, but it is likely you can filter such content. 

A recommended general database, where scholarly articles can be found, is Academic Search Premier. However, if your instructor has told you to use specific databases, you can access those on the A-Z list as well!

See the links below for more information on journal articles as sources and using the Library's Discovery Search. 


** Because articles in scholarly journals are usually written by experts for other experts in a particular field, they are often difficult for students to understand, especially when they are just beginning to study a topic. If a keyword search for journal articles doesn't seem to bring up any articles that are useful, you may need to backtrack and read up on the topic in more general sources, such as books or articles from reference databases, magazines, or even newspapers. This will help by exposing you to different keywords, as well as give you a better overall understanding of the topic.