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Finding Journal Articles
Use these slides to learn how to:
Identify an Academic journal article
Search for a particular journal article
Search for any journal article
Search using the Business Source Complete database
Find more information
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Identify an Academic journal article
Compare the different characteristics between Academic (or scholarly) journals and popular journals, like news and business magazines.
Academic journal article News/Business Magazines
Original research General information, reporting facts and providing opinions
Written by academics Written by professional writers or journalists
Peer-reviewed or refereed (experts in the same field have reviewed it)
Not reviewed by experts
Written for researchers/Academics, university students, professionals
Written for a business audience
Structure is formal with an abstract, introduction and bibliography
Informal structure
Examples:• Academy of Management Journal• Journal of Organizational Behaviour
Examples:• Forbes’ Fortune• Business Weekly
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Search for a particular journal article
Use the Library Search option:
1. Select the Search tab from the Library’s homepage
2. Enter the article title and the author’s last name
3. Click the Go button to start the search
4. In the results screen, select ‘view online’
5. Click on the database hyperlink to go to the article
Example:
Collis, D. & Montgomery, C. 2008, ‘Competing on resources’, Harvard Business Review, vol. 86, no. 7-8, pp. 140-150.
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Search for any journal articles
About Databases
Databases are online search tools
They contain collections of journal articles and other resources
You can search a large number of journals at once
Choose a database from the list under your subject area
Login with your University username and password
Recommended and popular business databases:
� Business Source Complete
� Emerald Full Text
� ABI/Inform Global
To search for articles, use an online Library database.
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Search using the Business Source Complete database
1. Go to Business Source Complete and follow the prompts to login
2. Type in your search terms
3. Limit your results to Scholarly journals
4. Click Search
Tip: login to Business Source Complete from the Databases tab on the Library homepage. Select ‘B’ from the A-Z list and scroll down to the link for Business Source Complete.
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Need more information?
Online videos (linking to YouTube):
• Using the Library Search Tab – Topic Searching
• Business Source Complete Database – Finding Journal Articles
• Business Source Complete Database – Keyword Searching and Techniques
Searching for Journal Articles – see the online tutorial in the Business & Management Library Skills Module http://latrobe.libguides.com/content.php?pid=184702&sid=1611590
Searching for information – see the online Library Skills Module http://latrobe.libguides.com/content.php?pid=171109&sid=1440892
Referencing – see the Academic Referencing Tool for examples of how to reference your sources using the Harvard Referencing Style http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/help/style-guides.php