Many college and university-level assignments require students to locate journal or newspaper articles.
Others may ask students to find images or primary sources to help them conduct research, on say, a historical event or work of art. In either case, the library is the right place to start!
Academic libraries subscribe to many databases in different subject areas, so that students, staff and faculty may conduct research in their particular discipline.
Learning to use an online database to locate articles is an invaluable skill for your college years and beyond....