Course Instructor
- Diane Turner
Using Catalogs to Find Books & Journals
Use these catalogs to find books at OSU & elsewhere.
- search for books located at Valley library and OSU's other libraries.
- determine if OSU subscribes to a journal in print or electronically.
- search libraries in Oregon, Washington and throughout the world.
- shows if OSU has the item.
- if OSU does not, request the item to be delivered to OSU in 3 business days from another library via Summit.
- if Summit doesn't have it we'll find a library that does-just click the Request from Interlibrary Loan button.
Writing & Citing Resources
APA Citation Style from Cornell University
APA Style from APA FAQs and examples
Slate Citation Machine: style information
Plagiarism? It's Your Call: website with examples of how to cite correctly. From Western Michigan University's online tutorial SearchPath, "learn to find and critically evaluate information sources."
Of possible interest:
Not all but many journal articles have a similar structure. Understanding this structure may facilitate your understanding, interpretation and analysis of the author(s)' writing. This web site details a common structure that authors use:
http://unilearning.uow.edu.au/reading/1d.html.
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Find Scholarly Journal Articles
Locating articles:
If the full-text of the article does not appear in the database, check OSU Libraries catalog for a print or electronic subscription. If we don't have one, request the article from InterLibrary Loan. (Free!) For some citations you can use the 360 Link to Full Text button
to determine if OSU has a paper copy or an electronic copy of the journal.-
Academic Search Premier
Academic Search Premier provides scholarly, magazine and newspaper articles from many academic disciplines. Click click Scholarly (Peer-Reviewed) Journals to limit your search. Type pagan* to find the words pagan, pagans and paganism. Type "goddess worship" so the terms appear as a phrase.
Coverage Dates: 1975 - present -
Women 's Studies International
Women’s Studies International covers the core disciplines in Women’s Studies to the latest scholarship in feminist research. Type transgender* to find the words transgender or transgendered. Type "same-sex marriage" so the terms appear as a phrase.
Coverage Dates: 1972 -
Contemporary Women\'s Issues
Scholarly and non-scholarly articles from feminist and Women's Studies literature. Be sure to evaluate your citations! Type transgender* to find the words transgender or transgendered. Search concepts separately, lesbian in one box, health in the next box, then choose AND.
Coverage Dates: 1992 - present -
Google Scholar
Google Scholar searches a variety of academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories and universities. Some articles are available in full-text through OSU's journal subscriptions. Type "feminist leaders" so the terms appear as a phrase. Type "feminist leaders" politics OR political to search for either politics or political.
Coverage Dates: Unknown -
Project Muse
Project MUSE is an interdisciplinary collection of full-text, high quality, peer reviewed journals. Type transgender* to find the words transgender or transgendered. Type "feminist leader" so the terms appear as a phrase. Use the limit to articles.
Coverage Dates: Varies by journal -
Sociological Abstracts
Abstracts of scholarly literature from journals in sociology, social work and other social sciences. Type transgender* to find the words transgender or transgendered.
Coverage Dates: 1963 - present -
Social Science Citation Index (ISI Web of Science)
SSCI provides access to current and retrospective citations in over 1,700 scholarly social sciences journals. Can do a cited reference search and map scholarly literature connections. Coverage: 1970-present.
Coverage Dates: 1970
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