After you've performed your search, you'll get a results list that will give you information like article title, author, source information, subject headings, etc.:
To access an article, open the Access options dropdown menu. This article is available as a PDF through the database or you can read the full text online. Click either open to open the full text of the article in your preferred format.
If you click the title of any article, you'll get more information, including an abstract. Abstracts are summaries that can be used to determine if the article relates to your research topic.
If you find an article that really relates to your research topic, try using some of the subjects assigned to it to form new searches for other relevant material. Using the example above, I may want to create a new search for items with the subjects "Muslim women" and "legal status":
As you search within the database, you'll probably perform multiple searches and find numerous articles that you'd like to keep. You can use a Bibliographic Management software like Zotero to help manage and create citations for your sources. To learn about using Zotero, check out our Bibliographic Management Research Guide.
You can also view our Citing Sources Research Guide for help with your citations. If you need help with citations or searching for articles, don't hesitate to ask a librarian.
