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Library Research: Finding Scholarly Journal ArticlesDaytona State College Library
What are scholarly journal articles?
0Scholarly journal articles are those written by experts and researchers in the field you are studying.
0They are the gold standard for quality in sources for your research, and your instructors often require you
to use them.0You will find them most easily through the library
website.0They are also known as peer-reviewed articles,
academic journal articles, and refereed articles.
Type your topic or search terms into the box on the
library home page, and click on “Search.”
Refine your results
0First, click on the “Peer Reviewed Journals” link just to the left of the list of results.
Next, narrow your date range
0The results list is in order of relevance, which means that the best results should be at the top of the list.
0So, some of your results might be too old.0Narrow the results with the “Publication Date” links
on the menu at the left.0Choose the newest date (you may have to do this two
or three times) until the results are within the date range you need (usually, instructors want you to use
sources that are no more than five years old).
Using your results
0Now all of your articles are new enough, and still arranged in order of relevance.
0Now you can begin to choose the articles you want to use.
0To read an article, click on “Read Article” below the article details.
0You will be asked to sign in. Your Borrower ID is your student ID #, and your PIN is the last four digits of
your Social Security number.
Read the article0Click on “PDF Full Text” to the left of the article
description0If you have a choice between PDF and HTML
Full Text, choose PDF.0PDF articles come with page numbers. If you use a quote from your article in your paper, you will need the page number. HTML does not have
page numbers.0(Note the name of the database from which
the article comes. It is usually near the top of the page. In this case, the database is Business
Source Complete.)
Using article tools0Look at the “Tools” menu at the right of
the page0From here, you can print the article, or
email it to yourself0You can also print or save the article by
using the icons that appear at the bottom of the article when you mouse
over the area.
Citing the Article
0Under the Tools menu, find the icon that looks like a yellow sheet of paper.
0When you mouse over it, it will say “Cite.”0Click on that, then choose your citation style (APA or
MLA) from the list.0You can copy and paste the citation into your works
cited or references page.0Note: the citation may not be 100% correct. Check
with an APA or MLA style guide for the correct format.0This does not give you the in-text citation.
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