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ART 113 (for P. Evans) Fall 2024

Library research guide.

Finding eBooks, Books, and Articles

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

Example Search in Primo (Library's Discovery Tool)

Primo is the Library's discovery tool. It searches most of the Library's databases at once.

 

Advanced search results for: "postmodern design" OR "post-modern design"    (use quotations to search as a phrase)

 

Next step(s), narrow the focus of your search.

Initial searches can have A LOT of results.

Try the following to narrow your topic:

  • on the search results page, scroll down until you see on the left side "Subject" 
    • open up "show more" and select subject(s) that interest you
      • sometimes only one or two at a time works best
  • you can also narrow by publication date, resource type, peer-reviewed ...

 

Or, add other terms to the search:

  • on the search results page
    • on the upper right, open the advanced search box:   v  (symbol - it's to the left of "Simple Search")

 

Or, try your own search terms.

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