Doing Research: Find Scholarly Journal Articles

Whether you are new to university level research or just need a refresher, we've got you covered!

HINT: All types of articles are published in all types of publications but most of your assignments will require you to use only scholarly journal articles. What are Scholarly Journal Articles?

- USE LIBRARY DATABASES TO FIND SCHOLARLY JOURNAL ARTICLES -

WHY?

The full text of most scholarly journal articles is not available unless you pay for it. The library pays for subscriptions to more than 200 databases so you can have free full text when you access high quality content that is not available on the public internet.

Unlike the internet, the content of library databases is carefully curated and organized.

When you search a library database, more features and filters will be available to you than in internet search engines. This means that you will save a lot of time and get more precise search results.

CHOOSE ONE OF THESE

- STARTING POINTS -

ONESEARCH

This is just one of our databases where you can search for articles. See the step-by-step instructions in this guide.

CHOOSE A DATABASE BY SUBJECT

We have divided up our more than 200 databases into big subject categories. No matter which subject category you choose, you will see the list of the best databases for that subject.

ASK A LIBRARIAN

Get professional help! Our librarians will happily recommend the best database for your particular assignment and topic and show you exactly how to search it. There are multiple ways to connect with a librarian.

- RECORDED WORKSHOP -

Find Articles the Easy Way
Librarian Stacy Magedanz demonstrates how easy it is to find the articles you need. This recorded workshop is only 21 minutes long.
Articles: Find Articles on Your Topic
Library Guide that accompanies the workshop.

SCHOLARLY JOURNAL ARTICLES WITH ONESEARCH

- ONESEARCH -

1. Type in your search, then click Articles.

2. On the left side of the next screen, click the box for Peer-Reviewed Journals, then click the Apply Filters link.

HINT: Use additional filters, such as Publication Date to further narrow your search results.

3. Find an article you want, then click through one of these links: Get PDF, View Online, or Full text available to read, download, save, or print out the article.

NOTE: If there's no immediately available full text for the article you want, be sure to click the sign in button (normal campus login) so you can request articles. See our guide, Using Interlibrary Loan Services.