CNX 136: The Self in Life and Literature
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How to Read Scholarly Articles
Librarians at the City Colleges of Chicago Harold Washington Library created a fabulous guide on How to Read Scholarly Articles. Read the two pages linked below only-- the final page of their guide is specific to their library only!
What is scholarly? Most first-semester first-year college students have never engaged with scholarly publications, such as scholarly journals -- and that's fine! The librarians have no expectation that any of you would have access to such materials in high school.
The Anatomy of a Scholarly Article Learn the common characteristics of scholarly articles published in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
Discover Articles
Search these indexes/databases to discover articles published in the three broad areas of study.
- Humanities Full Text (H.W. Wilson) This link opens in a new windowIndexes hundreds of English-language popular and scholarly periodicals, covering classical studies, history, literature, performing arts, philosophy, and related fields.
- Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) This link opens in a new windowIndexes hundreds of English-language popular and scholarly periodicals, covering anthropology, economics, political science, psychology, social work, sociology, and related fields.
- General Science Full Text (H.W. Wilson) This link opens in a new windowIndexes hundreds of English-language popular and scholarly periodicals, covering all major scientific fields.
Note: The complete list of library research indexes/databases is available on the A-Z List.
EZBorrow (EZB)/Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
Use EZBorrow (EZB)/Interlibrary Loan (ILL) to request articles, book chapters, books, and other materials not available at F&M.
