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Core Advanced RW 3990

This guide accompanies the library session in the Advanced Research Writing 3990 course.

This guide accompanies the library session in Advanced Research-Based Writing (3990).

What are some strategies students can use to find scholarly journal articles? 

By the end of today's class, you will:

  • Use the References or Works Cited list of an article to find more sources for your topic.
  • Use the library's Big Red Box to find the full text (PDF) of an article.
  • Use Google Scholar's "Cited by" feature to find more sources for your topic.
  • Describe how these search strategies can be important to the research process.
  • Determine whether an article is a good fit for your paper using a set of criteria.