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How to Locate Academic Journal Articles

In some of your reports for this class you will be required to locate and incorporate academic or scholarly journal articles. These articles are different than typical magazine or newspaper articles in that they are peer reviewed.

What is an academic or scholarly journal and how does it differ from a magazine? Watch this brief video to find out more!

Scholarly Journals

Although there are many different databases that you can use to locate academic journal articles, in this class we will use EBSCO’s Academic Search Complete.

You can access this database through the library’s website. Here are the steps:

 Start on the library’s home page.

 Click on “Databases A-Z” (under Resources on the left-hand side of the page).

 Click “Academic Search Complete” on the right-hand side of the page. This will take you to the basic search page.

 You will need to login using your UW Net ID if accessing off-campus.

 Type in the key words. You can use the connector “AND” to link key words. For example, “children AND media”.

 Scroll down and check the boxes for “scholarly (peer reviewed) journals” and “full text”.

Remember, if you are having trouble locating an academic journal article you can always contact me or a reference librarian for assistance.