Q. How do I find an articles I need for class?

To search for articles, start at the library homepage. 

• To search for articles on a particular topic
  • Use WorldCat DISCOVERY from the library homepage. It is located directly under the image, DISCOVERY searches across all HU resources.  You can filter to MATERIAL TYPE and check the articles box: https://hofstra.on.worldcat.org/advancedsearch
  • You can also use the ARTICLES tab to search for full text electronic articles--the articles tab is pre-set for you.
  • Type your keywords directly into the search box.
  • Look at your results--items will be identified by material type.
  • Use the filters on the left side of the screen to refine your results.
• To search for articles within a particular publication (e.g. New York Times)
  • Click on the JOURNALS tab from the homepage and type in the title of the newspaper, magazine or journal you need.
  • The results list will display the databases that contain the full text of articles from that journal and the dates of coverage.  You can click on the publication title to search within that journal.
• To search within a particular database (e.g. Politics Collection, Historical Abstracts)
  • From the homepage, simply click on "Browse databases A to Z List Subject" https://libguides.hofstra.edu/az.php, under the DISCOVERY tab.
  • Our A to Z list of databases will appear.
  • Clicking on the database name will bring you into that database--input your search.
• You need to find a specific article (ex. your professor asks you to read a particular article, or you have a citation from a bibliography)
  • From the homepage, simply click on the ARTICLES tab and then click on the Advanced Search link.  
  • Use the drop down menus to search for your article by title (of the article); author of the article and journal source (name of the journal). 
  • If we have the article, it will pop up; if not, use Interlibrary Loan.