Use the tips under the Search Strategy tab to develop a list of keywords to search. Do not type in whole sentences.
If you are off campus, you will need to log-in using your MyWCC username and password.
A general database covering many areas of academic study. Find articles from over 7,000 full-text periodicals and abstracts from more than 11,000 additional journals.
Many databases can tell you about articles which could be helpful for your research, but they don't have the rights to reproduce.
You can limit your search to only give you results with Full Text and Peer Reviewed : look for Full Text and Peer Reviewed boxes under LIMIT YOUR RESULTS and check them off.
You can also limit to Full Text and Peer-Reviewed after you've run your search using the limiter boxes above your search results. This assignment requires Scholarly/Peer Reviewed/ Academic journal articles.
If you find an article that is not available full-text, go to Journal Search (on the main catalog page) to find out if it is available in another database. You will need to sign in with your full MyWCC user id and password (i.e. include the @my.sunywcc.edu) if there is a full-text link. Be sure to note what year your article is from.
You can request any article (or book) that is not found in our library through interlibrary loan. Fill out the ILL form (under "How do I?" on the main library page). Keep in mind that it will take time to borrow the material from another library
Use the database toolbar to print, email and save your articles. Do not use your browser toolbar. Use the EMAIL link to save articles for later. Do not copy and paste the URL from your browser to find articles again, it will time out after your search session closes.
You will need to cite your sources in your paper. Many databases provide citations, but they are not in the correct format. If your citation doesn't note it is APA, it may not be correct. See the Citing and Plagiarism page in this guide for information on formatting your source citations correctly.
Click on the TOOLS icon (three vertical dots) to the right of the article title (see above) > SHARE > Create Link for a shareable link you can send to Prof. Baez to have your articles approved or share with a librarian if you have questions about the article content or usefulness in this project.
Do NOT copy and paste the URL in your browser window, it will time out after your search session.
To email the article to yourself, select the EMAIL icon
This video will show you how to find scholarly research articles in the library database, how to save and send and find the APA citation for your journal article reports.
The video above was created for Prof. Baez' SOC101 course, but the techniques and tips are exactly the same, only the research topics are different.
WCC Library subscribes to a wide range of databases. You must be a current student, staff, or faculty member to use these databases. (See the Work Off-Campus tab above.) You may view a complete listing of the library's databases or click on the links on the left to search databases that are recommended for your assignment.
Remember to apply the Search Strategies outlined under the Search Strategy tab. Do not type in whole sentences.
Enter your keywords in the search boxes. Before running your search, check the FULL TEXT box under Limit your results to get the full articles. Check the PEER REVIEWED box to limit to Peer Reviewed articles only, which you will need for this assignment. Some databases will give you mostly Peer Reviewed articles and some, like Academic Search Complete, will give you a mix of magazine, newspaper and peer reviewed articles.
The articles will be labeled by the type of source they are: Peer Reviewed/Academic Journal, Periodical (magazine articles), News (newspaper articles), you will also find book reviews, conference papers and other sources that are not useful for this assignment.
You can limit the source types to only Peer Reviewed (aka Scholary, Academic, Professional articles) by clicking the Peer Review box just under the search box at the top of the screen. You can also refine your results after your search by clicking ALL FILTERS and limiting to Peer Reviewed or specific source types such as Newspapers or Magazines and then APPLY your selections.
Note that while the majority of articles in Academic Journals are peer reviewed , you can also find book reviews, editorials and other resources.
Read the Abstract of the article to see if it is interesting. The first few sentences will appear below the article information. Click on SHOW MORE to see the rest of the Abstract or Summary. Click on the TOOLS icon (three vertical dots) in to the right of the article title for citation, email and other sharing options.
Under TOOLS you can select CITE to get an APA formatted citation or then Export to Noodle Tools. Under SHARE you can email the article to yourself or find the permalink to post in your course shell or share with your professor or a librarian. Download will give you the full-text of the article if it is available. A PDF link will also appear under the abstract.
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