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Navigating Scientific Literature: Types of Articles and Search Strategies

Learn about empirical, review, theoretical, and meta-analysis articles. Discover primary vs. secondary sources and effective literature search methods. Enhance your understanding and evaluation skills.

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Navigating Scientific Literature: Types of Articles and Search Strategies

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  1. Searching the Literature Foundations of Science

  2. Types of articles • Empirical articles • Reports of original research • Typically have intro, method, results, & discussion • Review articles • Organizes, integrates, & evaluates previous work • Theoretical articles • Presenting new theory, refining existing theory • Methodological articles • Presenting new data analytic approaches, methods, equipment • Meta-analyses • Reviewthe literature, use statistics to find effect sizes and patterns APA manual Chapter 1

  3. Primary vs. Secondary Sources • Primary • Original source • Secondary • Describes or summarizes previously published work • Why is it important to read the original work? • Improve your understanding • Secondary source could be wrong • More clearly evaluate the quality

  4. Searching the Literature • KSU Supersearch • http://library.kennesaw.edu/index.php • Databases • Psychology Databases • http://libguides.kennesaw.edu/content.php?pid=610003 • PsychINFO • Use search restrictions, thesaurus, subject or key word searches • Use reference section, new citations

  5. Searching the Literature • Google Scholar • Internet search Author(s) • Check out vita • Lab website • Library Services • Research Guides • http://libguides.kennesaw.edu/index.php • Research Appointments • http://library.kennesaw.edu/services/researchappointments.php • You may have to expand/restrict your searches

  6. Mini-Review Explain the difference between articles that are empirical and those that are reviews. Identify ways to narrow your literature search. When writing research papers why is it preferable to use primary sources?

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