• Generate a list of your search terms and any synonyms.
• Search for each term in InfoHawk+ and our databases. Look at the subjects that are listed with interesting resources.
• Pro Tip: Once you are in InfoHawk+, click on the "Sign In" link in the upper right corner. Sign in with your HawkID and password and you will be able to pin resources, request items more easily, and save searches.
• If searching for a phrase, insert quotation marks around the phrase.
• Limit your search by a date range if you only want results from certain years. 
• If you need a peer-reviewed, scholarly, or academic article (lots of words for the same idea!), select "Peer-reviewed journal" from the left side of InfoHawk+. (Some databases have a peer-reviewed filter as well!)
• Try your search terms in multiple databases.
• You can also search in WorldCat to find resources not held by the University of Iowa and then request through ILL. 
• Look at the footnotes and bibliography of scholarly articles and dissertations - they can lead you to related sources!
• The first sources that you find may not be the best. Keep looking!

The University of Iowa Libraries has purchased a subscription that provides all students, staff, and faculty complimentary, full access to The Chronicle of Higher Education. 

Follow the steps below to register for a complimentary subscription to The Chronicle of Higher Education. 

1. Click the following link to log-in using the UI Libraries subscription. https://purl.lib.uiowa.edu/chronicle 
2. If off-campus you will need to enter your hawkid and password to gain initial access to the site. 
3. If you see the message "Site license access provided by University of Iowa" in the top left corner of The Chronicle site, then you are ready for the next step. If you do not see this message, use the link provided above to re-open The Chronicle. 
4. Click on the 'Sign In' option at the top right corner of the page. 
5. Choose the 'Sign Up' tab. 
6. Enter your first and last name. It is essential that you enter your UI email address in this step. Your password can (and should, for the sake of security) be unique to this site. Click 'Sign Up'. 
7. You'll receive an email asking you to confirm your account. 
8. From now on you should be able to use this log-in combination -- your UI email and unique password -- to access Chronicle content without using the proxy url log-in process each time. 

• Go to accessnyt.com
• In the search box pictured below search for University of Iowa

• Click Go and you will be redirected to the University of Iowa libraries proxy server page. Login and you'll be sent to the page pictured below.

• If you do not have a New York Times account, you can create a new one at this point. You can either use your University of Iowa email or a personal email account. If you do have a New York Times account you can click login below and register your current account with access.

• You can create an account on this page. You can either use your University of Iowa email or a personal email. Make sure you pay attention to the spelling of your email.