PERIODICALS
  Including EBSCOhost Databases

a  tutorial  from
   Delaware Technical & Community College Libraries 

Periodical articles are a good source of current information. Online periodical indexes/databases are the best way to locate articles. They provide 24/7 access to full text articles. EBSCOhost is one online periodical index/database used at Delaware Tech. Learning to use these resources is important to your academic success. A lesson on using EBSCOhost is given here.
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Learning Objectives 
You will be able to use the college's online periodical index/databases and library catalog to:
-Search an online periodical index/database by subject or keyword
-Use techniques, such as Boolean searching, truncation, etc., to construct a search
-Interpret a periodical index/database record (citation)
-Determine the best retrieval method
-Determine the campus location and holdings information for periodicals
-Identify information needed to complete interlibrary loan requests

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