If you have found a perfect resource in your library search, the best way to find similar resources is to click on the record information and scroll down to the Subject Terms. These are usually a list of subject headings in the item record that describe what the item is about. Subject term searches can be more powerful than keyword searching because a subject search for "Picture books" will bring back results about picture books, rather than any results that just have the words "picture" and "books" somewhere in the title or description.

Generally, subject terms are also hyperlinked, so you can click on a term to go to a new search that focuses on that subject. In library science, many subject headings also use standardized controlled vocabularies, such as Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH). This means that when library catalogers create item records, they gather all the books about the Feast of Lights under the Subject heading "Hanukkah," so you can click on that subject heading to see most of the results, without needing to try out all other spellings such as Chanukah, Chanukkhah, Hanukah, or Hanukka. Like the library catalog, many databases have similar controlled vocabularies, but the terms may be different and not all of them import the information into the library catalog. If you continue to have trouble finding similar articles, try looking up the title in individual databases! Some database platforms, like Gale, will have a column next the article that shows related articles or related subjects.

Another way to find similar articles is to see if the article you're using has been cited in other papers. If you go to Google Scholar and search for the article title, look for the "Cited by" link below the title information. Click on that to see more recent articles that have referenced that article in their own research. Many of these will be on similar topics. If there isn't a link to the right of the title that starts with [PDF] or [HTML], put the title back into the library search bar to see if it's available through Cerro Coso, or request it through Interlibrary Loan.