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Find Scholarly Research Articles from the Library Dr. Jun Wang

Find Scholarly Research Articles from the Library Dr. Jun Wang Professor of Library & Information Studies Coordinator of Bibliographic Instruction and Information Literacy. Library. Student. Student Learning Outcome

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Find Scholarly Research Articles from the Library Dr. Jun Wang

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  1. Find Scholarly Research Articles from the Library Dr. Jun Wang Professor of Library & Information Studies Coordinator of Bibliographic Instruction and Information Literacy

  2. Library Student Student Learning Outcome • Be able to get on Delta College Library’s website and log on to the subscription online Databases on and off the campus • Understand the functions of the online databases • Be able to conduct a Boolean keyword search in Opposing Viewpoints in Context, Jstore and PowerSearch • Be able to find peer-reviewed, academic research articles • Be able to evaluate and cite the retrieved sources in MLA style

  3. Click here to conduct a database search to find peer-reviewed research articles. Click here to conduct a catalog search to find books and AV materials Library’s Home Page: http://library.deltacollege.edu

  4. How to Find Academic Journal Articles?

  5. Click on all issues or group of hot issues

  6. Topic Overview

  7. To be tweaked as the following Works Cited Alvy, Kerby. “Spanking Should Be Illegal.” Child Abuse. Ed. Louise I. Gerdes. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2004. Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 23 Aug. 2012.

  8. Conduct an Effective Keyword Search • Identify keywords or phrase for the search • Use one or more Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) to thread your keywords together in needed • Limit your search to full-text articles and peer-reviewed publications before clicking on the search button

  9. Click on the title link to display the full-text article Evaluate the sources to see whether they are well-written, scholarly publications with insights that would help you build your argument or statement “Word Count” serves as a clue that the articles are lengthy research articles

  10. Cross References that will lead you to more sources

  11. To be tweaked as the following Works Cited Lansford, Jennifer E. “The Special Problem of Cultural Differences in Effects of Corporal Punishment.” Law and Contemporary Problems 73.2 (2010): 89+. Gale Power Search. Web. 14 Sept. 2011.

  12. Click on the + sign to open the subdivisions

  13. Use quotation marks around a phrase to find relevant articles • Use Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) if needed for an effective keyword search

  14. Click on the title to open the full-text article

  15. Publication Information for Your Citation Turn to the next page

  16. How to Cite the Source in MLA? Works Cited Kurz, Demie. “Corporal Punishment and Adult Use of Violence: A Critique of ‘Discipline and Deviance’.” Social Problems 38.2 (1991): 155-161. JSTORE. Web. 15 Sept. 2011. MLA Citation Guide http://www.deltacollege.edu/dept/library/IC/mla.html

  17. Library Student Gauging Your Learning Outcome • How to log on to the library’s subscription online Databases on and off the campus? • What are the functions of the online databases? • How to conduct a Boolean keyword search in Opposing Viewpoints in Context, Jstore and PowerSearch? • How to find peer-reviewed, academic research articles? • How to evaluate and cite the retrieved sources in MLA Style?

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