Q. I'm searching for an article but get no results. How do I fix that?

We are sorry to hear that the search engines aren't giving good results. Here are some tips:

• In both the catalog and databases, it might be you need to use different search terms (synonyms, for example). See this FAQ on how to form better searches and the importance of search terms.
• If you are searching one of the library's article databases and retrieving no results, the two causes usually are either spelling errors or the search is worded too specifically (i.e. typing a question into an article database as opposed to entering one or two keywords).
• If you are using the search box (Discovery Search) on the library's homepage, it is possible that the results will take a long time to load depending on your internet speed, browser, and so on. Our Discovery Search box pulls results from many databases and can sometimes take quite a while to bring back search results when the environment isn't perfect.

If you would like expert research help with your topic, please reach out.