ERH 101: Writing and Rhetoric, Writing in Your Field Lt. Col. Hodde

Articles provide information on very specific, narrow topics. The Library purchases article databases so you may access articles for your topic – for free. Researchers use them when they need:

• Magazines and Newspapers: Brief coverage of contemporary events written to all levels of readers.
• Peer Reviewed/Scholarly Journals: Reports of research or scholarship on specific topics written by scholars to other scholars
  • What does peer-review mean?
    • The review of commercial, professional, or academic efficiency, competence, etc., by others in the same occupation -Oxford English Dictionary

TO FIND ARTICLES:

• Type the name of your subject area or a known topic within your subject area and search.
  • Example: economics (often, the first result will be a specific journal in your field—this is usually a good choice).
  • Example: economics artificial intelligence (read the journal title carefully to ensure it is an economics journal).:
  • On the results page,
    • select Peer-reviewed articles
    • choose Past 5 years or Past 12 months under the All time drop-down menu.

TO FIND BOOKS:

• Type the name of your subject area or a known topic within your subject area and search.
  • Example: economics (often, the first result will be a specific journal in your field—this is usually a good choice).
  • Example: economics artificial intelligence (read the journal title carefully to ensure it is an economics journal).:
  • On the results page,
    • UNSELECT Peer reviewed articles and select ebooks from the Source type drop down menu
    • choose Past 5 years or Past 12 months under the All time drop-down menu.