Welcome to the new library homepage for students who enrolled through Northcentral University. To access the old NCU library homepage, click here. If you enrolled through National University, click here. Please be aware that the NU and NCU students have access to all of the same resources, and we will be merging library homepages by next year.
Welcome to the new library homepage! If you are looking for the old homepage, click here.
Finding Background Information:
Finding Books & E-Books:
Finding Journal Articles:
More Information:
Use quotation marks to search for an exact phrase. This will help you find more specific results! Library catalog example:
social media = 6845 results
"social media" = 645 results
When researching a question, do not use complete sentences. Instead, use the most important keywords! For example:
How are mobile devices affecting education in elementary schools?
The most important keywords are:
mobile devices AND education AND elementary
Use Boolean operators to modify your search. This is very useful when you are searching for journal articles!
Boolean Operators
AND OR NOT
AND will narrow your search results:
"organized crime" AND drugs
OR will expand your search results:
"mobile devices" OR smartphones
NOT will exclude certain results:
cowboys NOT football
