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ENG 110 Secs. 06,12, 36 (for S. Schaefer) Fall 2024

Library research guide.

Finding Articles and Ebooks/Books in Primo

Primo, the Library's discovery tool, searches most of the Library's databases at once. Through Primo you can search for articles, ebooks/books, media, and more. Here you will find materials the SUNY Broome Library owns and/or has access to, as well as what other libraries have. The latter can be requested through interlibrary loan (ILLiad).

You can access Primo from the Library's website.

Searching Primo (Library's Discovery Tool)

Primo is the Library's discovery tool. It can be accessed from the Library's website.

 

Starting from the Library's website

  • go to the "advanced search"

circled: Primo; arrow to: advanced search

 

  • search for "Almost Everything"
    • enter your terms in the search boxes
    • use quotations around phrases; single word terms do not need quotations around them
    • databases usually retrieve search results that include the plural of terms
    • use the * (asterisk) to get various endings of words, e.g., statistic* retrieves statistic, statistics, statistical, statistically
    • other possible search terms: cause, effect, affect, issue, problem

arrows to: search for almost everything, add new line, search, use quotes to search as phrase, use AND (capitalized) to broaden search, use OR (capitalized to narrow search)

 

 

  • refine results
    • select publication dates, and other options as you choose, e.g., available online, peer-reviewed journals

arrows to: refine your results, show only, publication date, peer-reviewed journals (if needed), resource type, subject, show more

 

 

  • to see more information on a search result, select a title

arrow points to title

 

 

  • if your search result is an article
    • note the DETAILS for more information on your selection
    • select a database to retrieve it from, then follow the links to the article

arrows to: details (see details for more information on the article), database title (select a database to retrieve the article from; there may be a choice of databases; follow links to the article)