You can use library databases to find articles on the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP).
First, visit the library homepage and click on the 'A-Z Databases' icon (as shown in the images below):
To access the databases referenced below, use the A-Z list to find each database by its first letter. ABI/INFORM database will be near the top of the A-Z list. Once you have accessed it from the A-Z list of databases page, the next step will be to generate keywords. Start with the basic acronym "TPP" or use "Trans-Pacific Partnership" as the keywords. Enter these into the ABI/INFORM search box. Note: remember to check on the 'Full-Text' box before hitting the 'search' button. More specific keywords are used to narrow down the search to a specific aspect of your topic. For example, you could use "TPP" with the name of a specific country within the Trans Pacific (example: "TPP and Indonesia") or with an issue like job loss (TPP and "job loss").
As it generates a results list of articles, it is important to utilize the 'Limit To' search option of the ABI/INFORM database (contained at the left of the page in any results list of articles). You can narrow the results by publication date (to get articles published within the last few years), only Peer reviewed articles, other source types (scholarly journal, newspaper, or business or trade magazine), or document type (article, case study, industry report, conference report, interview, book chapter, etc.). There's also a search option to limit articles by subject or location. Using one or more of these search options provides more focused and shorter results lists of articles. Use the image below as a guide for using the Narrow Results options under the "Limit to" menu.
Once you've chosen an article to include in your paper, ABI/INFORM has a 'Cite' feature that will enable you to create a citation for the article in APA or MLA format (depending on what was designated by the instructor). You'll see the 'cite' feature in the box at the top right (see image below).
Other databases to search for articles on TPP and trade agreements:
CQ Researcher - Use the "Browse Topics" tab to find and access the link for "International Trade" to view articles related to trade agreements.
Business Insight - In the search bar use the keywords "Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement" to get an initial results list of articles, and then use the filter options to limit the results by publication type: academic journals, magazine articles, news, etc.
If you are unsure how to access the library databases, watch the video below the links (Media).