Articles provide information on very specific, narrow topics. The Library purchases article databases so you may access articles for your topic – for free. Researchers use them when they need:
Scholarly/peer-reviewed, magazine and newspaper articles for most subject areas. Includes full-text for 8,000+ and indexing for 17,000+ publications. Also includes book chapters, encyclopedias, reports, conference proceedings, etc. Coverage: 1980-present.
"Write an essay about treatment(s) for an Achilles tendon injury. You should cite your sources at the end of the essay."
"You should take a look at some really good articles about college success that appeared in the last ten years in the College Student Journal."