1、.FINDING JOURNAL ARTICLES:If you are looking for journal articles, you will need to log-in to one of the online journal databases on the library homepage /library.   You can do this by using your myUIU username & password (please contact the UIU Information Technology Help Center

2、 at 563-425-5876 or if you unsure of your myUIU id). Please note that sometimes the Library Resources link from within myUIU and Pearson Learning doesnt connect; if this gives you difficulty open a separate browser and search the library that way. You should only have to do one myUIU

3、 login per sessionas long as you do not close your browser, youll be able to move from one database to another.Scholarly Articles vs. Magazine ArticlesThe online library databases will include both “scholarly” journal articles AND magazine articles. What is the difference? "Magazine"

4、is often used to describe a popular periodical like Time or People. “Journal” is used to describe a scholarly periodical that is written by experts. Journal articles tend to be longer and provide extensive citations to additional research. When looking for Scholarly articles in the databases, make s

5、ure to limit your results to “scholarly” or “peer-reviewed” results only. Use the following to find journal & magazine articles in the online library:· InfoTrac (general subjects)· EBSCOhost (general subjects, including Education, Nursing, Psychology and many more)· ABI/InformGlob

6、al and Proquest Entrepreneurship (business-related articles)· Criminal Justice Periodical Index (criminal justice-related articles)· OCLC FirstSearch (general subjects)· Lexis-Nexis (news, business, and legal publications)· JSTOR (general subjects, with a focus on the arts &

7、sciences)First, choose a database to search.  They will be found in the Journal Articles drop-down menu on the library homepage (/library), and also in the Databases drop-down menu. EBSCOhost, JSTOR, and InfoTrac are good ones to start with since they cover many different subjects.&#

8、160; If youre looking for business articles, you will probably also want to use ABI/InformGlobal and/or Proquest Entrepreneurship.  If you need articles dealing with criminology, youll want to search in the Criminal Justice Periodical Index. Instructions for logging into these databases:Ø

9、InfoTrac Choose InfoTrac in the Journal Articles drop-down menu on the main library page, and click “Go". Enter your myUIU id. Click “Proceed”. You can search both databases at once, or just select one, depending on your research topic.  Click “Submit”.  The “Subject Guide Search” scr

10、een will come up.  You can begin there, or you may want to click on “Basic Search” or “Advanced Search” in the orange bar to begin your search instead (I prefer to use the Basic Search, NOT the Subject Guide Search).  You can also limit your results to only full-text documents and/or peer-

11、reviewed publications. When the list of results comes up, if you are looking for “scholarly” articles make sure Academic Journals is highlighted in the “Content Types” box on the left of the page. You can also create an account in order to save your articles in your own personal folder.  Ø

12、 EBSCOhost Select EBSCOhost from the Journal Articles drop-down menu on the main library page, click “Go” and enter your myUIU id. Under “Select New Service”, choose “EBSCOhost Web”.  Numerous databases will appear in a listread through the provided descriptions to determine which ones will mos

13、t likely fit your research needs.  Check the box in front of the ones you would like to use for your search, and click “Continue”.  Search away!  *Click “Sign In” to create a free folder which will allow you to collect information, articles and searches you plan on reusing.  

14、; Ø ABI/INFORM Global, Proquest Entrepreneurship, and Criminal Justice Periodical Index Find all three of these databases under “Proquest” in the Journal Articles drop-down menu. Highlight Proquest, click “Go”, and enter your myUIU id. You will be taken to the Proquest basic search screen where

15、 you can search all 3 databases at once, or narrow it down and search only one subject area (Business or Criminal Justice). Ø You can also find additional resources for finding journal articles under the Journal Articles drop-down menu, including JSTOR, PubMed Central, and the Directory of Open

16、 Access Journals.SOME TIPS:· Not everything in the databases is going to be full articles, so if youre having trouble finding entire articles, make sure to limit your search to “full-text only”contact us if youre unable to find this option in the databaseor if theres anything you want that ISNT

17、 full-text you can contact our interlibrary loan person and she can in many cases get it for you (). · Use keywords in your search.  For example, instead of searching for "should cell phones be banned while driving", search for "cell phones and driving&

18、quot;.  · Each of the databases will also give you a box to mark to limit the articles you find to those that are “scholarly” or “peer-reviewed”.  If your professor has indicated that you must use scholarly journals, make sure you check this box.  It will be found in different pl

19、aces in the different databases, so if youre having trouble locating it, please contact us.  · DO NOT use eBook Collection (EBSCO) to find journal articles. This is only for ebooks. The EBSCO you want to use for journal articles is listed under Journal Articles (the first drop-down menu on

20、 the library website). · You can find links to helpful websites for citation styles, grammar, writing help, etc. under the “Writing and Citation Aids” drop-down menu on the library homepage.  In addition, most of the online databases will automatically create citations for you.  Make

21、sure to choose the style that your professor requires (APA, MLA, etc), and double-check to see that it was formatted correctly.· DO NOT use A-to-Z Online Journal List to find journal articles. You use A-to-Z to find out if we have access to a particular journal, not to do a general search for articles. For example, if you were on the internet and found an abstract for an article in the Journal of Education, you could use A-to-Z to see if we have access to that journal in one of the library databases.If youre having trouble using the library