To sign into databases from school, click on 
at top of screen. Once you've done this you will automatically sign in each time you access the databases. Once signed in you can also download articles, highlight paragraphs and more.
To access databases outside of school you'll need a password. Ask a librarian or you can find the passwords on the Library Canvas Course - ACHS Library (King St.)
harriet tubman "underground railroad" site:.edu
7,810 results
What was Harriet Tubman's role in the underground railroad?
31,800 results
Here's how to craft a better search to get fewer and more relevant results:
More information on advanced Google searching and Google Scholar.
Magazines, journals, and newspapers focus on a specific aspect of a topic. Therefore, what you type into the search box needs to be specific.
Select the most important 2-3 terms related to your topic. Put the word AND between each new term; this tells the database to look for resources with ALL your terms.
frederick douglass AND statesmanship
Use quotation marks ( " " ) around phrases (two or more words); this tells the database to look for the words in that specific order.
"underground railroad" AND Tubman
This video by Yavapai College Library in Prescott, Arizona demonstrates the different types of information found in Google versus library databases.
Click the 
icon located in the bottom right corner to watch the video in fullscreen mode.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HU4eZYgjFjI
