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ENGL 201 (Wood) SU 22

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  Welcome to the Library!

Hi, I'm Melissa Feinberg, your class librarian.

If you have any questions like finding articles or MLA citations, please send me an email at mfeinberg@miracosta.edu. Happy researching!
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Learn About the Authors

Keyword tips

Keywords are the most important ideas in your topic.

Advanced search strategies: 

  • “Quotation marks” keep words together ("community college")
  • AND searches all terms ("community college AND textbooks")
  • OR finds either term; useful for synonyms ("books OR literature")
  • Truncation (shift 8 to get the asterisk) searches multiple variations of a word (comput* - computer, computers, and computation at once)

Grow your keyword list with: 

  • Words you read in abstracts, article titles, and subject headings

Start Your Research with Library Databases

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Literature Databases

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Scholarly Databases

 

EBSCOhost 

Search scholarly journals, magazines, ebooks, and more

Search Tip

  • Select checkbox for "Limit your Results" to search Scholarly/Peer-Reviewed/Academic Journal Articles. 

 

Go to EBSCOhost Database

 

JSTOR 

Search full-text scholarly journals and chapters from eBooks

Search Tip

  • Narrow by discipline in the Advanced Search and check the box for Language & Literature.
  • Browse by Subject and select Language & Literature under the Humanities heading.

Go to JSTOR Database

What is a Scholarly Journal?

Scholarly (or Academic or Peer-Reviewed) Articles are:

  • Written by experts in a subject who share original research
  • Published in a scholarly journal
  • Use technical language 
  • Use many in-text citations
  • Include lengthy references
  • Often include tables, charts, and graphs
  • Do not usually have advertisements

Learn how to distinguish between popular and scholarly articles: Is it a Magazine or Scholarly Journal?

Evaluate Your Sources

Ask questions to determine if a source is credible: 

Currency: Is the information timely? 

Relevancy: Does the information answer your research question.

Authority: Who is the source of information?

Accuracy: Does the information seem reliable, truthful, and correct?

Purpose: Why does this information exist? 

Use this checklist to evaluate for reliable sources: CSU Chico CRAAP Test