Articles that come from scholarly journals are important because they are the main vehicle by which scholars communicate their ideas to one another, question one another, build upon existing ideas, and present new research findings. When you access this conversation by researching within scholarly journals, you’re looking at very high quality, trustworthy information that was created by scholars for scholars.
And when you use these sources to provide context for your ideas, or when you apply the ideas of others in new and interesting ways, you become a part of that conversation, too—which is pretty exciting!
This section of the tutorial will lead you through the process of searching for, finding and locating articles.
ENGL110 Tutorial Progress
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1. Research Basics
2. Developing a Research Topic
3. Types of Sources
4. Thinking About Keywords
5. Brainstorming Keywords
6. Research: Summary
7. All About Books
8. Starting your search: DELCAT Discovery
9. Call Numbers
10. Finding Articles
11. Databases
12. Selecting a Database
13. Searching: Connectors
14. Searching: Fields
15. Searching: Truncation & Phrases
16. Searching: Helpful Limits
17. Searching: Not-So-Helpful Limits
18. Retrieving Your Results
19. Getting Help
20. Research Help
21. Help Accessing Materials
22. Help Accessing Materials - Forms
23. Conclusion
24. Information for Instructors