Librarian Research Tips - UNIV 4186: Studies in Peer Education - Level 3 - Research Guides at University of Northern Iowa

OneSearch Basics

Know the difference between
- peer advising college
- peer mentoring college
- peer tutoring college
- peer education college
- peer teaching college
Use of quotation marks for phrases like "peer tutoring"
Filters are your friend
- Especially subject and publication date
Just because a title doesn't look useful may not be indicative of its usefulness to you

Newspaper Search
Search across 1 billion newspaper articles from hundreds of newspapers nationally and internationally.

Read the reference list!
- Who is getting cited? Who is getting cited more than once? Are specific journals getting cited multiple times?
Red Arrows in One Search
Web of Science
- Related Records as value added
Google Scholar
- Cited By as value added
- Make sure your personal profile is set up to check for UNI content.
Know how to move from a print-based reference to what is available in Rod Library

Web of Science This link opens in a new window
Allows you to search across several Clarivate databases. By default all databases are searched but each of the following can be individually selected- Web of Science Core Collection, Biological Abstracts, MEDLINE and Zoological Record, Korean Journal Database and SciELO.
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Google Scholar searches academic publishers, professional societies and pre-print archives.

Interlibrary Loan
If UNI doesn't own or subscribe to an item (book, article, etc.) you need you can request items through Interlibrary loan.