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COURSE RESEARCH GUIDES
Economics SIP Workshop
Books | Journal
Articles
FINDING BOOKS
A Step-by-Step Guide
1.) Ariadne
- Search by Keyword
(use Boolean
Logic)
- Find and Use Subject Headings
2.) MeLCat
- Search by Keyword
- Find and Use Subject Headings
- About MeLCat
3.)
Western Michigan University's WestCat
4.) WorldCat
and 5.) Interlibrary
Loan
- Search by Keyword
- Find and Use Subject Headings
- Order item through ILL - Interlibrary
Loan
See the Economics Research
Guide on Finding Books.
Don't forget to use bibliographies
contained in reference books, annotated bibliographies, circulating
books, and journal articles!
FINDING JOURNAL ARTICLES
See Finding Journal
Articles and the Economics
Research Guide.
A Step-by-Step Guide
1.) Look for citations and articles
2.) Locate the journal when you have a citation
What Journals does the Library Own?
- In paper - Check Ariadne - search on your discipline or subject area, and in Step 2, limit the location to "Periodicals"
- Online - Check Online Journals at K - to find out what online journals the Library subscribes to
Which index includes the journal I'm looking for?
Sources for Citations and Articles
Use the indexes below, or see the Economics
Research Guide: Indexes and Databases to help select an
index or database. To use these resources from off campus,
see Off-Campus Access to
Licensed Resources.
Online Indexes
Indexes will lead you to article citations
that include author, article title, journal title, volume
number, publication date, and page number information about
the article. Citations do not include the entire article.
You must locate the journal once you have a citation.
EconLit
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Social
Sciences Abstracts <
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Business Abstracts <
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PAIS
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Full-Text Online Resources
Full text online resources include
citation information as well as the article itself.
Databases:
Proquest
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JSTOR <
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When searching in JSTOR, check the box next to "Economics"
under "Select disciplines or journals."
Project Muse
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Infotrac
General Business File ASAP
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Infotrac
General Reference Center Gold <
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Expanded
Academic ASAP <
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OmniFile <
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Types of Periodicals
Periodicals are publications that are issued "periodically"
- that is, at regular time intervals, such as weekly, monthly,
or quarterly. They can be magazines, journals, or newspapers.
Periodicals can be divided into two broad categories: scholarly
journals, and news or popular magazines. These two types of
publications serve different purposes and different audiences.
Scholarly Journals (The Economic Journal)
- Authors are scholars or researchers in their fields.
- Authors cite their sources in footnotes, endnotes, and
bibliographies.
- Individual issues have little or no advertising.
- Articles must go through a peer-review process.
- Articles usually report original scholarly research.
- Most illustrations are charts, figures, or graphs.
- Authors use the specialized language or jargon of the
discipline.
Popular Magazines (Newsweek)
- Authors are freelance writers or magazine staff members.
- Authors may mention sources, but rarely cite them in
notes or bibliographies.
- Individual issues contain many advertisements.
- There is no peer review process. Articles are reviewed
by editors or publishers.
- Illustrations are numerous and colorful.
- Articles are meant to inform and entertain an educated
audience.
- Language is written for the general adult audience (no
specialized jargon).
Scholarly or not?
Use Ulrich's Periodicals Directory (Ref. Z 6941
.U5)
It MUST say "Academic," "Scholarly,"
or "Refereed" to be considered scholarly!
Don't forget to use bibliographies
contained in reference books, annotated bibliographies, circulating
books, and journal articles!
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