If you are looking for articles on Dreams from My Father, by Barack Obama, here's how you would construct your search in GALE Literary Sources.
*Connect to the database by clicking on GALE ARTEMIS LITERARY SOURCES
*First make sure to select the "ADVANCED" search mode
*Enter the title of the book in the "Name of Work" box
*Enter the name of the author (last name first) in the "Person-About" box
*You can also enter a keyword in the first search box to limit your search, but it's usually better to keep your search broad at the beginning
*If you get too many articles in languages other than English, scroll down and limit your search by language
Look at your list of results. If the full-text of the article is not available in the database, click on the icon Find it at SCU. You will see if it's available in print or in another database, and if it's not, you will be able to request the article via interlibrary loan.
Scholarly Articles can generally be found in scholarly journals. Not sure what a 'scholarly journal' is? Watch this video:
These databases are excellent sources for finding literary criticism in scholarly articles. Note that if you are connecting from off-campus, you will be asked to enter your SCU user id and password.
MLA International Bibliography
If the full-text of the article is not available in the database, click on the icon Find it at SCU. You will see if it's available in print or in another database, and if it's not, you will be able to request the article via interlibrary loan.