What are "scholarly" or "peer-reviewed" articles?

• Written by scholars or experts on the topic
  
  
• Content has been critically evaluated by other experts
  
  
• Contain citations (footnotes and/or bibliography) documenting sources

See All Article Databases for a complete listing of article databases you may want to consult.

How To Read a Scholarly Article

This PDF gives a quick breakdown on how to read a scholarly article to assess if it might be useful for your research.

Google Scholar provides limited access to peer-reviewed papers, books, and more.  Use it as an additional resource for your topic.

The article you need is not available electronically?

• You may request it via ILLiad (our interlibrary loan system). 
• We will find it, scan it, and make it available to you electronically.