Off-campus access
Most online resources on the Library website are available from anywhere off-campus.
Some databases will ask you to login. Use your CIA email username and password that you use for the portal, Moodle, etc.
Recommended Databases
Searching is a process, you will try one search, evaluate your results, modify your strategy and try again.
Advanced Search Tips
Phrase Searches
Search for complete phrases by enclosing them in quotation marks. Words enclosed in double quotes will appear together in all results exactly as typed, e.g. "culinary science", "fast casual"
Truncation & Wildcards *
The asterisk ('*') matches non-space characters, starting at the specified position in the word. For example, "farm*" will match "farm", "farmer", "farmed", "farming", "farmworker", "farmhouse", etc.
Boolean Operators
Use AND or OR to specify multiple words in any field, any order. Use AND NOT to exclude words.
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