Articles usually provide the most current and detailed information on your
topic. They are printed in various types of periodicals: magazines, journals, and newspapers.
Magazine and newspaper articles are useful for brief, current, general or
introductory information. Scholarly or professional journals provide recent
research and studies or technical information and are written by scholars or
experts in a particular field. Students are frequently required to distinguish
between
scholarly
and popular articles, so check
here
or ask at the reference desk if you are uncertain about an article type.
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Asian American Studies | ||
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| Chicana/Chicano Studies | ||
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| English/Comparative Literature | ||
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The index(es) will provide citations on your topic. Citation information includes: author of article, title, journal in which the article appeared, volume and/or number, date, page numbers, and often an abstract (summary) of the article.
Write down, print out, or download the citation(s). Check the CSUF Find Journals by Title to determine if we have the journal. Check the dates we own the journal, and write down the call number. Some journals may be available electronically in full text.
Remember:
| To find a journal in the library you must have the call number |
| To find a particular article you must have the call number of the journal and the volume/issue/page information for that article |
Need it in your language? Try to limit results by language since most
scholarly databases have language options. You may have to request the article
through ILLiad, the
interlibrary loan service.