LibGuides: FYE: Being Young in Asia: Find Articles

Finding Articles

There are three main ways of finding scholarly articles.

Review the works cited in your course readings, and pay attention to any professor recommendations.
Use the search bar on the main library website to find articles, books, news, media, and more. You can also search in specialized databases for almost any subject. Here are a few:
- Law
- Film
- Education
Use Google Scholar and practice searching references and tracking citations. References are the works cited, and citations are articles that cite the one you are reading.

Understanding the parts of a scholarly article:

When you find something to review, it is important to pay attention to all the headings and information. You might need all of it or just some of it.

Library databases for Articles:

One Search: advanced search This link opens in a new window
The library's most comprehensive search tool. Allows you to search books, ebooks, academic journals, news, video, and gov. reports from many different disciplines and perspectives.

SCOPUS This link opens in a new window
Scopus is an abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed research literature, indexing over 19,000 titles from more than 5,000 international publishers. Scopus covers the scientific, technical, medical and social sciences fields as well as arts and humanities. Scopus includes scholarly journals, book series, conference proceedings, trade publications and Open Access journals.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
JSTOR is an archive of scholarly articles and book chapters. The content tends to be "back files," or older publications. But many are still relevant. It is a key resource for humanities research.
varies;Most articles are older than the past 3-5 years.