SuperSearch is a great place to start for journal articles, books and almost everything else the library has, in one easy to use interface.
For searching with more focus and precision, try one of the databases recommended on this guide.
Databases can contain a combination of full-text articles (ready to read online) and/or citation information about articles, book chapters, or books.
For more about primary source materials and databases with primary source materials, visit these research guides:
sample topic: Cultural identity in the poetry of Li-Young Lee
(identity OR self) - synonyms
AND (cultur* OR ethnic* OR immigra* OR Asian American) - truncation
AND Li-Young Lee
AND poetry
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