Google Scholar can be a useful tool when collecting research information. Settings can be updated to display:
Library Links - FindIt@TxState
Bibliography Manager - EndNote (Desktop)
*** For EndNote Web, Under Downloads, use Capture Reference
Search by keywords/small phrases and use Boolean searching.
AND: "art education" AND elementary
OR: "art* education" OR "art study and teaching"
Use "quotation marks" to search for whole phrases > "art education"
Use the database’s built in limiting features. Some databases have a filter for full-text and/or peer-reviewed journals.
Consider truncation. The symbol used is usually *. read* will retrieve: read, reading, reader, etc.
Check Subject terms to see if there are any synonym terms to consider.
If you come across a citation to an article and you'd like to track down its full text, follow the steps below:
The example below shows that The Journal of Continuing Higher Education is accessible in print/microform as well as online. The entry also shows coverage dates to indicate which years are accessible.