Use library databases to locate credible primary and secondary sources, including articles in newspapers and trade/scholarly journals.
Use research databases to search for articles. Most databases allow you to limit to scholarly or peer reviewed articles. Some databases will return full text articles, and abstracts or summaries of articles.
Look for the GET ARTICLE link in the detail screen to see if an article is available in another database. Most databases allow you to limit to full text. If an article is unavailable through Monmouth University Library it may be requested through Interlibrary Loan.
Subscription databases are available to Monmouth University students, faculty and staff. For remote log in, use your university username and password.
Source: Yavapai College Library
Use these multi-subject databases to search for articles in academic journals, newspapers, magazines and other resources.
Search Google Scholar for scholarly full-text materials available in addition to those you locate in HawkFind. If there is a link to the right of any of your search results, follow the link to view the full article (you may not have access to all the articles in your search results). Check out the Google Search tips video (created by Concordia University) for additional help, and be sure to access Google Scholar from the Monmouth University website in order to view accessible articles.
This excellent guide from the University of Arizona has great tips on choosing sources for your research-based assignments! The guide addresses:
In the below example, the black and white “ref jersey” icon in the second column indicates that American Anthropologist is refereed (peer-reviewed).