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Tips for using the Library!
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Connect from Off-CampusInstructions for connecting to library resources with your Net ID from off-campus.
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Request an ArticleInstructions for book and article requests on this "Borrow, Access, Request" page.
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How Do I...?Answers to your most frequently asked questions about using our library system.
What are scholarly articles? How will I know?
Scholarly vs. Popular Writng - What is the Difference?
Rutgers libraries take the mystery out of this subject!
Rutgers libraries take the mystery out of this subject!
Information Cycle (Ray W. Howard Library at Shoreline Community College) (video 3.27 minutes)
How to use your knowledge of the information cycle to choose appropriate sources for your writing assignments. This excellent short video is very much worth your time!
Research Minutes: How to Identify Scholarly Journal Articles (Cornell University Libraries)
Learn the characteristics of scholarly journal articles and how to find them--in less than 2 minutes.
How to use your knowledge of the information cycle to choose appropriate sources for your writing assignments. This excellent short video is very much worth your time!
Research Minutes: How to Identify Scholarly Journal Articles (Cornell University Libraries)
Learn the characteristics of scholarly journal articles and how to find them--in less than 2 minutes.
Scholarly vs. Popular vs. Trade
Definitions:
Popular: Inform and entertain the general public. Magazines like Time or Rolling Stone; or newspapers like the L.A. Times. Written for a wide variety of readers.
Scholarly: Disseminate research and academic discussion among professionals in a discipline. Articles are written by researchers who are experts in their fields using the specialized terminology of the field. Almost always include the institutional affiliation of the author and a list of references at the end of the article. Usually peer reviewed.
Trade: Allow practitioners in specific industries to share market and production information that improves their businesses.
QuickSearch
Some Multidisciplinary Databases
If you need to find scholarly articles for your course work, try these databases:
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Academic Search PremierMultidisciplinary database ideal for undergraduate students. Searches exact phrases. Will output references in MLA format.
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Google Scholar (Rutgers restricted version)Indexes many items not commonly found in one place elsewhere. Lists PDF or indicates Full Text@Rutgers if readily available. Does not prepare bibliographic output; you must use a citation manager (RefWorks, EndNote, Zotero, or the like) or other method to capture bibliographic information.
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JSTORFull-text backfiles of important academic journals in many fields. WARNING: Most materials in this database are more than five years old.
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Project MuseRecent full-text articles, primarily in the humanities and social sciences.
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Additional Rutgers DatabasesWe have over 300 indexes and databases--on nearly any subject! Explore by subject or database title.
Subject Librarian
Naomi Gold
Contact:
Liaison to the following: Honors Living Learning Community (HLLC), RU-N Writing Program, Office of Transfer Students, Anthropology, Life Sciences (with Bonnie Fong), Nursing, Philosophy, Psychology (with Bonnie Fong), Religious Studies, and Sociology.
The John Cotton Dana Library
Rutgers-Newark
naomi.gold@rutgers
The John Cotton Dana Library
Rutgers-Newark
naomi.gold@rutgers
Subjects: Writing & Citation