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The Research ProcessFinding BooksFinding ArticlesUsing the WWWCiting Sources

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Selecting a Database

Scholarly or Popular Publications

Searching for Articles

Off-Campus Searching

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Introduction

Articles:

  • appear in journals, magazines and newspapers.
  • are more likely than books to contain the latest information on a research topic.
  • often cover more specific topics than books.
  • are identified by using online databases.
  • are where original research is first published.

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