The Library databases are searchable online indexes that provide access to scholarly journals, full-text articles, magazines, conference papers, and other publications.
Some databases cover a single subject area, others cover many different subject areas.
Library databases are usually the best tools for finding journal articles in your subject area.
Database searching works best when:
Move your mouse over each title to read more about the database.
Browse by subject
Select a subject from the menu and click Go to see the range of relevant databases.
Alright, we get it - everybody loves Google (even librarians). It's easy, fast, convenient, and usually a pretty good place to start looking for information. But if you only use Google to do university level research, you will not find the best information for your studies.
Here are some good reasons why you should also use the library:
Paywalls
The Invisible Web
Credibility
Devine, J. & Egger-Sider, F., (2014). Going beyond Google again: strategies for using and teaching the invisible web. London: Facet Publishing.
Google Scholar can be more useful for university research than Google, because it focuses on scholarly publications and you can configure it to link to UTAS Library resources (using the Library links setting).
However: