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 oror  = Full Text

  Links to:

• full text in another database or
• the periodical title in the Library Catalog, if it is available in the Periodicals Area on 2nd floor or
• the Interlibrary Loan/Illiad form to request from another source if the article is not available full text online nor in the  library 
• More info: Find It! FAQ  

When you have a journal title:

• use Periodicals Holdings List
• More info: Finding Periodicals

Article: A written piece on a specific topic found in a journal,  magazine, or newspaper.

Peer Reviewed Process:  An article submitted to a scholarly journal, is evaluated by experts in the field who examine the article's originality, quality of research, etc. to determine if it falls within the scope of the publication. Also known as refereed, scholarly or academic.

Use the Indexes and Databases to identify articles in journals, magazines, and newspapers. Many indexes provide full text articles.

• EBSCOHost + Flash Tutorial | Instructions  Set up an account in MY EBSCOHOST to permanently save citations into a folder. 
  • Academic Search Complete
  • Masterfile Premier
  • Business Source Premier
  • Regional Business News 
• Emerald Library
• Engineering Village 2: Compendex
• FirstSearch  +  Instructions
  • Business and Industry
  • Business and Management Practices
  • Business Dateline 
• Newsbank NewsFile  (newspapers)
• Plunkett Research Online  Select > Industry Research Center > Market Research & Trends > Select Topic 
  • E-Commerce
  • InfoTech Industry Center
  • Telecommunications Industry Center
  • Wireless, Cellular, Wi-Fi & RFID Industry Center
• ProQuest: ABI/Inform  + Instructions  SFX is used instead of Find It!
• WilsonWeb   + Flash tutorial | Instructions 
  • Applied Science Full Text
  • Business Full Text
  • Education Full Text  Flash Tutorial 
  • OmniFile 

The use of creditable resources is the trademark of good research. However, determining an article's level of authority can be challenging. Analysis your periodical articles with the use of these:

Evaluating Periodicals  Look at the differences between journals and magazine.  

Distinguishing Scholoary Journals from Cornell University. Note the criterial for (1) Scholarly and (2) Substanative News/General Interest.

Selected periodicals available on the second floor of the library.  To check dates available, type the journal title into the Periodicals Holdings List:

• Computerworld
• Educause Review
• Network World
• Telephony
• Via Satellite

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09/29/09