LS 101: Adams, M.: Articles

Different types of articles give you different perspectives on your issue:

• Scholarly or Peer-Reviewed or Academic Journal articles are good to find results of scientific or academic research.  They are written for scholars and provide in-depth analysis of a very specific area of your topic.
• Trade Journal articles are good for finding articles written for specific professions (police officer, veterinarian...etc.)  They may offer analysis of how an issue affects the profession.
• Popular Magazine articles are good for summarizing information on a topic for the general public.  They often provide some background, summarize research findings, and may provide some analysis of a topic. In addition they sometimes provide the "human side" of an issue by featuring the story of a person or people affected by that issue.
• Newspaper articles are good for facts and up-to-date information.  They often provide little analysis of a topic, and may not provide much background especially if it is an ongoing issue.  Some newspaper articles can share similarities with popular magazine articles.

Article databases help you find journal, magazine and newspapers articles

that are often not freely available on the internet.

• TCC's 2 major databases are Academic Search Complete and ProQuest.
• While these databases share similarities to each other, Academic Search Complete holds fewer magazines and newspapers and more academic and scholarly works.  We encourage you to use both.

First, log in to your TCC Portal > Library 'Quick Link' > 'All Databases' tab > scroll alphabetically to your chosen database

1) Enter search terms and click the orange SEARCH button.  See image below:

 
2) Narrow your results by type of source (magazine or newspaper or scholarly journal, for example).  See image below:

3) Click on an article title to read an abstract (a summary) of the article to see if it is relevant for your research.

4) To read the full text of the article, click on the 'Full Text' link.