Research Guides: CJL 305: Scholarly Research

Places to Look for Scholarly Research

Searching Academic Databases

The first place to look is Academic Search Complete
The second place to look is a subject based research guide
- ProQuest Databases
- Consider using PsycINFO (see below)
The third place to look is General Library Search Tool
- Use Advanced Search
- Filter by Scholarly & last 5 years
- Use other filters
  1. Journal Articles
  2. Subject Terms

ProQuest Databases
Provides access to several databases including the Chicago Tribune, Wall Street Journal, PAIS, Criminal Justice Abstracts, and Social Services Abstracts.
PsycINFO
The PsycINFO®, database, American Psychological Association’s (APA) renowned resource for abstracts of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations, is the largest resource devoted to peer-reviewed literature in behavioral science and mental health. It contains over 3 million records and summaries dating as far back as the 1600s with one of the highest DOI matching rates in the publishing industry. Journal coverage, which spans from the 1800s to the present, includes international material selected from around 2,500 periodicals in dozens of languages.

IE Users, use this link instead.

A brief summary of the article
Why is this a good article for your research question/thesis statement
Does this article provide similar ideas as the other article(s) you have found? If so, does the information agree or disagree with the other article(s)? Explain: