Search Basics
Google Scholar
Journals vs. Magazines
Anatomy of a Scholarly Article
Know Your Sources
100
Perform this type of search using relevant terms or phrases
What is a keyword search
100
Click this link to connect the La Verne library resources to Google Scholar.
What is the Settings link
100
The list of citations at the end of a journal article (a magazine does not have this).
What is a bibliography/references
100
This is the brief, comprehensive summary of the article
What is the abstract
100
Journal article or book: Bryman, A., & Bell, E. (2015). Business research methods. Oxford University Press.
What is a book
200
When searching for articles, go here when you're not sure which database to start with
What is 'Databases by Subject'
200
APA, MLA, and Chicago formatted citations are found under this link.
What is the Cite link
200
The New Yorker is not scholarly because it is a ___.
What is a magazine
200
This is found at the end of the article, listing works cited
What is the bibliography/references
200
Journal article or book: Cassar, G., Ittner, C. D., & Cavalluzzo, K. S. (2015). Alternative information sources and information asymmetry reduction: Evidence from small business debt. Journal of Accounting and Economics, 59(2), 242-263.
What is a journal article
300
If the Wilson Library's catalog does not have a book, search this instead. The books arrive in 2-3 days.
What is LINK+
300
The advanced search function is located here.
What is the upside down triangle in the Google Scholar search bar
300
Journal article or a magazine article: this has an abstract.
What is a journal article
300
This section summarizes the findings of a study using text, tables and graphs
What is the results
300
Scholarly journal or encyclopedia: This source has 3-4 reviewers and can take 3-5 years to be published.
What is encyclopedia
400
If the library and LINK+ doesn't have a book, you can use this to request the book from another library. The books arrive in a week+
What is ILLiad (interlibrary loan)
400
To find other articles that have cited that particular article - click on this
What is the 'Cited By' link
400
This is a research article that reports the results of a study.
What is an empirical article
400
This describes the population being studied and methods used to gather and analyze the data
What is the methodology
400
Academic book or encyclopedia: Authors typically cite more than 30 outside sources when writing this type of publication.
What is academic book
500
Expand your search by clicking these - it will lead to more articles related to your topic
What are Subject terms or descriptors
500
Besides books and scholarly articles, you can also find this in Google Scholar
What is case law/legal documents
500
Professors write for journals but journalists write for ___.
What are magazines
500
This section analyzes results and explains the significance
What is the discussion
500
Newspaper or scholarly journal: An author typically uses less than 1,000 words when expressing ideas in this source
What is a newspaper
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