Articles & more

Find Articles

Pollak Library has many indexes for finding articles. A periodical index is a tool for finding articles -- usually by subject, author or title. Examples of periodical indexes our library owns are ERIC, PsycINFO and Academic Search Premier.

ABOUT "FIND ARTICLES"
Databases are online indexes to articles. You can search them by keywords, subjects, titles, authors, and many other ways. They retrieve articles from scholarly journals, newspapers, substantial/news magazines, and popular magazines--see below for descriptions of these different kinds of articles.

Databases by Subject List of databases organized by major or subject

Find Journals by Title Search this list by journal title to see if the Pollak Library has the journal--and the article--that you need in any format (electronic full-text, print, or microform).

How do I find scholarly or peer-reivewed journals?

Scholarly Journals v. Popular Magazines Chart

How do I find articles that report empirical research?

SCHOLARLY JOURNALS: Journals are often published faster than books, and usually contain current original research in a particular field. Scholarly articles are written for a specialized audience, by experts in the discipline. In contrast to newspapers and magazines, journals are often devoted to a specific subject or discipline, use specialized language, and usually contain:

	Introduction
	Research Methodology
	Author Credentials
	Footnotes and Bibliography
	Sometimes referred to as "peer reviewed" or "refereed"
	See also the scholarly & popular journals module in the Expanded Academic tutorial above.

NEWSPAPERS:

	Contain current, general information
	Good source of public opinion
	Written by reporters and columnists for a general audience
	Cover a variety of topics
	Might identify sources (sometimes these are confidential) but not with footnotes

SUBSTANTIAL NEWS/MAGAZINES:

	Contain current, general information - sometimes on a particular topic
	Can include in-depth reporting, but without scholarly format (footnotes, e.g.)
	Written by staff writers and reporters, aimed at an educated audience

POPULAR MAGAZINES:

	May be general or focused on a particular subject
	Written by non-specialists for a general audience
	Heavy advertising, eye-catching layout, color

Want to try the Periodical Puzzler now? See how well you do.

Etc.

Need something that CSUF doesn't own? You can use Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad) - It's free!

Do you need some extra help? Click on Ask A Librarian for several options.

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