Cost Estimating & Analysis

• First, be as specific as possible​
  Broaden your keywords if you don't get enough relevant results.
   
• For exact phrases
  Use "quotation marks"
   
• For acronyms or synonyms
  Use OR
   
• For stemming or word variations
  Use an asterisk (*)  (Symbol may vary by database.)
  nav*  Finds navy, naval, navigation
  defen*e  Finds defense and defence
   
• Limit your search with Advanced Search filters
  Examples:  Title only or Citation and Abstract, Date, Source, Subject Area, Location

Learn more about phrase, truncating, and wildcard searching. Includes cheat sheet for a variety of library research databases.

1. In the library search box, enter the article title in quotes. Add the author (if you have it).
   
   
   
    
2. If it doesn't come up, try searching the journal directly.
   First find the journal by clicking the Journal Titles button in the top row
   
   
   
   
    

Find journal articles and other scholarly content.

How to link to full text of articles

Use:

• Cabell's Journalytics (whitelist) to check for vetted journals
• Cabell's Predatory Reports (blacklist) to check for predatory journals

  (1:32 min.)

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Request article or book
(Interlibrary Loan) 

• ​One-time registration required. (You'll be prompted to register.)
• Article PDFs can arrive as quickly as 2-3 days.
• Print books can take 1-2 weeks.
• DL students: we'll also send library-owned materials to you.

(3:59 min.)

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