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English 104: Step 3: Find Journal Articles in Databases

Guide to Library Instruction Sessions Assignments

Searching a Database / Types of Periodiclas

What are Databases and How to Search them

How to Search a Database for Articles
Contains steps to prepare for a search, accessing a database and performing a search. Also Inter-Library Loan.

What are Databases and Why you Need Them.
Compares Google and Databases.

What is the Difference types of Periodicals?

Scholarly vs Popular Sources
Highlights the differences between Scholarly and Popular articles.
Four Types of Periodicals
Video that shows differences between four types of periodicals: scholarly, news or opinion, trade or professional, and popular.

What is Peer-Review?

Peer-Review in Three Minutes
Quick overview of what is the "Peer-Review " process.