Tools
When you are searching for an exact phrase, like "interest rates".
When do you use quotation marks in searching?
These are articles that report current resarch on a topic, and a re typically peer reviewed.
What are 'scholarly articles'?
To enable readers to verify the claims made by a researcher.
What is the purpose of citation?
Because you have to try searching again and again, and adjust your keywords every time.
Why is searching said to be non-linear, and iterative?
What is the catalog?
No. These words restrict your search unnecessarily. When you use two words, like 'cat' and 'dog', a relationship between the two is implied already.
Can one use words like 'effect' or 'impact' as keywords?
What is a book review?
Digital Object Identifier. It's a way to link to digital content online.
What does DOI stand for?
It means that all research builds on the research of scholars that came before us.
What does 'standing on the shoulders of giants' mean?
As the name suggests, this is a database that stores journal articles. You can find scholarly articles in all subject areas here.
What is JSTOR?
It allows users so search for words that begin with the same sequence of letters (soc-iety, soc-ial, soc-iology, ...).
What is the asterisk (*) good for?
What is a book?
In the 'bibliography' or 'works cited' section, usually at the end of an article.
Where can I find citation in an article?
Because books, journal articles, book reviews, etc... are all part of an ongoing exchange of views. Through these publications, scholars 'talk' with one another about thieir research.
Why can we think of scholarship as a conversation?
These databases help you focus on a particular subject area. You don't have to be so careful with your keywords.
What are subject databases?
Databases have these built-in tools to narrow your search results, e.g. by language, year, type...
What are filters?
It is a format for research results in the sciences, where large amounts of data are often shared with others.
What is a dataset?
It is a format mainly used in the Humanities.
What is MLA format?
What is the peer review process?
Because they provide access to premium content for AUC users.
Why are Library databases more useful than Google Scholar?
Little words like 'and', 'the', 'for', which search engines and databases ignore. This is why you should not search for sentences, just keywords.
What are 'stopwords'?
It is a very brief note, published in a scholarly journal, and serves to *correct* factual information in a previously published article in the same journal.
What is an 'erratum' or a 'corrigendum'?
You can try Purdue's OWL, or other online guides.
Where can I find information about correct citation style?
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What is today's Julian date?