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UK 101/201: Academic Orientation

College-level research and scholarly articles: strategies for success. Fall 2023.

Scholarly/Peer Review

Learn how to identify the characteristics of scholarly articles in Introduction to Scholarly Articles in this six minute tutorial.

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Look for Scholarly Articles

Sample search terms for databases

"electronic voting" and security
"college students" and "online education"

Academic Search Complete
Limit Your Results

Find Scholarly Articles

Sample search terms
"college students" and "mental health"
"climate change" and "animal population" and "United States"
"college graduates" and employment

Academic Search Complete Search Results

This clickable image is focused on Academic Search Complete search results and provides pop-ups explaining each important element.

 

Academic Search Complete Search Results

 

How to Read a Citation

This clickable image provides pop-ups explaining important elements of a search result containing the View Now button within Academic Search Complete.

Academic Search Complete Search Results

How to Get Full Text

When searching for journal articles, you will notice the View Now button on many of your search results. Clicking on the View Now button will lead you to the article itself, links to the full text of the article, or it will let you know that we do not have full text of the article.

If the full text is not available, you can search InfoKat Discovery for a print copy of the article. If we do not have a print copy, you can request an interlibrary loan (ILL). For articles, these usually arrive pretty quickly.

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