Q. How can I find current scholarly articles on human ecology for my SCI120 class?

EBSCO and ProQuest are two very wonder general databases and something you can begin with if you haven’t already:

Journal Articles - EBSCO Database

• Go to our library web page at http://slulibrary.saintleo.edu  
• Click on the databases tab, then the letter "e"
• Select EBSCO; this will take you to the EBSCO login page.
• To login enter your SLU username [first name.last name] and the password that you use for your SLU email.
• In the search box type in the appropriate keywords to being your search
• Select Full-Text and Peer-Reviewed, if desired.
• Select the Publication date to bring up the time frame your professor is looking... the default is "All time," "past 12 months," "past 5 years," and "past 10 years." If you are not satisfied with the given options you can click on "Advance search and click on custom range" which will provide you the flexibility
• Click on the magnifying glass to begin your search.
• Click on "Access now" or "access options" to view the article. The "access options" provides you two different ways to view the same article.
• If you don't get the results you're looking for, or too many, try other relevant terms.

Journal Articles – ProQuest Database

• Go to our library homepage at http://slulibrary.saintleo.edu
• Click the Databases.
• Select ProQuest One.
• Click on the Advance Search Option Screen
• Type your search terms: in two or more search boxes, separated by AND, OR, or NOT and SEARCH.
• You may want to limit to "Full text" and "peer reviewed"
• You can also adjust the publication date by selecting one of the predetermined options in the drop-down menu (All dates, last 7 days, last 30 days, last 3 months, etc...) this will allow you to customize the dates to precisely when you need it.
• Click on search.
• If you don't get the results you're looking for, or too many, try other relevant terms.