Writing, Rhetoric & Communications

Here you will find information about how to search for journal articles using the library databases.

So what type of articles should you be looking for?

Here are some clues about how to evaluate your results.

1. When was it published
   • How timely or dated is the information?
2. Authority
   • Who is the publisher? 
   • Who is the author or editor? 
   • What do you know about them? 
3. What is the scope of the material
   • What kind of information does it cover?
4.  Accuracy
   • Can you verify the information?
5. Audience
   • Who is the information intended for?

You can use these databases on campus or off. If you are off-campus, you will be asked for a username and password. Use your umassd email username and password.

You can use these databases on campus or off. If you are off-campus, you will be asked for a username and password. Use your umassd email username and password.