Type your keyword(s) into the **Discover Books and Articles** bar on the [UMass Library homepage](https://umassglobal.libguides.com/library).

There are many filtering options on the search results page. This can help you narrow down the resources.

Click on the **Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals** button to narrow your search results to scholarly resources only.

Use the **All time** dropdown to narrow the publication date on your article results.

Use the **Source type** dropdown to select the resource format you prefer. For example, if you are looking for books, you can use this filter to find eBooks specifically.

Click the **All filters button** to see additional filter options.

Once you click **All filters,** a window will every filter option will appear on the right-hand side of your screen. Additional filters include Content Provider (database provider), Publisher, Publication (periodical), Subject (sub-topics), Language, Geography (country of origin), and Collection.

Here are some filters you may want to consider:

Use the **Subject** dropdown to limit your resources according to the sub-topic. Choosing specific sub-topics can help you narrow your results according to discipline, specific concepts, population, and more.

Use the **Language** dropdown to limit your search results to a specific language.

Use the **Geography** dropdown to limit your search results to a specific area in the world. This limiter is particularly helpful if your research must be within certain populations.

To access articles once you found the ones you want, follow these steps:

To see the abstract (summary) for a resource,  go back to the search results page, click on the title of a resource, and scroll down.

To see the **full text** of a resource, click **Access options.**

Look for a full text or PDF link on the publisher's site.

On occasion, a Full text finder link may lead to a page that says **Request this article.** This link is for you to request the article via interlibrary loan. An interlibrary loan may take a few days to process, and we will email the article to you once it it available.

Some articles have the button **Access now (PDF)** you can use to automatically open an article without the need for Full Text Finder.

If you need additional help, email the library at [askalibrarian@umassglobal.libanswers.edu](mailto:askalibrarian@umassglobal.libanswers.edu)

How do I search for resources in Discover Books and Articles?