Research Guides: Library Services for FHSU Tech Students: Find Information

Databases

A-Z List of Databases
To see a list of the best databases for a broad subject area, use the Subject menu at the top of the page, or use the Database Type menu to find databases by their content.

Academic Search Premier
A multi-disciplinary database that provides full text for more than 4,600 journals, including approximately 3,900 peer-reviewed titles. Useful for nearly any research topic.

Library Catalog: Use the search box on the library's home page, selecting the "Books & More" tab. On the results page, limit to Books using the filters under "Filter My Results". For print books, select "Available in the Library" . If you only want E-books, limit to "Full-Text Online." You can also search our e-book databases directly.

Academic Complete
Academic Complete is a highly interactive ebook database covering all academic subject areas. The collection currently includes more than 186,000 titles from more than 280 of the world's leading academic, STM, and professional publishers.

Films on Demand Master Academic Collection
Streaming video of over 41,000 full length films and more than 316,000 clips available 24/7...subject coverage includes Business and Economics, Science and Mathematics, Humanities and Social Sciences, Health and Medicine, and Archival Films and Newsreels.

State Library of Kansas Databases Collection
Accessible to Kansas residents from anywhere by logging in with a KS State Library Card. To get a card,email MaryAlice Wade at mawade2@fhsu.edu (provide your full name with middle initial, if any, your full birthdate, and your email address) or ask at your local library.
Free Open Databases
Databases that are freely available for anyone, on a variety of subjects.

Brainstorm Keywords

Brainstorm Additional Keywords

Before you start searching, it's helpful to brainstorm keywords relating to your research topic. You may need to do some background research on your research question before you can identify additional keywords.

For example, let's say your research question is: In the past decade, how has the flu shot impacted the number of flu cases among elderly patients in the United States.

The main concepts would be:

flu shot
flu cases
elderly patients
United States

There are three main ways to brainstorm keywords based on key concepts:

Look for synonyms. Synonyms are terms that mean the same thing as your original key concepts:
- Ex: "aging populations" is a synonym for "elderly patients"
Look for narrower terms. Narrower terms are specific examples of your key concepts:
- Ex: "Influenza A" is a type of "flu case"
Look for broader terms. Broader terms are bigger categories that your key concepts can fit into.
- Ex: "flu shot" fits into the category of "vaccinations"

Combine Keywords with And, Or, & Not

Why Tebo Library Resources?

This video discusses why searching with library database is more effective than searching the internet, covering the following topics:

What are scholarly sources and/or peer-reviewed articles?
- Where to find scholarly sources
Advantages of using library databases instead of searching the internet

How to Embed This Tutorial in Blackboard:

Select and copy (Ctrl+C) all of the following Embed Code text:
<iframe title="Why Tebo Library?" width="640" height="360" allowTransparency="true" mozallowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen allowfullscreen style="background-color:transparent;" frameBorder="0" src="https://app.vidgrid.com/embed/umGEdzdAzL7O"></iframe>
In Blackboard, create and name an Item (or any other Blackboard tool that includes the standard Text Editor)
Click the HTML button at the bottom right of the Tool Buttons to open the HTML editor
Paste (Ctrl+V) the embed code within the HTML window and click Update and Submit.

Link to VidGrid Video: https://use.vg/Fk9ICi