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FYE 1220 - First Year Seminar - Gilliard-Smith: Find Articles

Why Use "Journal" Articles?

Often an assignment will call for Journal Articles, or your professor will state, "I want to see some scholarly/peer reviewed articles in your bibliography." Journals, in particular Scholarly/Peer Reviewed Journals, are where you can find published research. This information is generally more current than books, because each Journal is published multiple times a year as a separate issue.  You can find Journal Articles by searching from the library's home page, or on this guide using the DISCOVER search box. 

Be sure you check the Scholarly (peer reviewed) Journals box to limit your results to the appropriate resources. Check the Full-Text box to limit your results to available items.

Popular (Non-scholarly) vs. Scholarly Sources

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You can narrow your results in Discover (and many other databases) by checking the Scholarly (peer reviewed) Journals box to limit your results to the appropriate resources.

Check the Full Text box to limit your results to available items.