Types of Sources Tutorial
Learn about the benefits and negatives of using various source types for your research.
About Journal Articles
In this tutorial, you will learn:
- how to find scholarly articles [0:17]
- how to evaluate an article using the PAPER method [0:28]
- the peer review process [1:52]
- parts of a scholarly article [2:34]
- how to read a scholarly article [4:53]
Access the Catalog
Access Journal Articles in Periodical Databases
- EBSCOhost This link opens in a new window EBSCOhost Web is our most powerful periodicals database, offering the most full text access to scholarly journals, magazines, news articles and e-books.
- Gale Academic OneFile This link opens in a new window This collection of databases contains extensive coverage in business, physical sciences, information science and technology, medicine, terrorism, criminal justice and much more.
- The Leadership Quarterly This link opens in a new window This journal covers the broad range of leadership topics and research worldwide.
- Opposing Viewpoints in Context This link opens in a new window This database provides viewpoint essays, reference sources, statistics, magazine and newspaper articles, primary documents and recommended websites and images to present various sides of an issue.
- Westlaw This link opens in a new window Westlaw is the premiere online legal research service. It provides quick, easy access to a vast collection of statutes, case law materials, public records and other legal resources, along with current news articles and business information.
