Box Repository: Find Articles (reuseable page)

Question: What value lies in articles?  Why, for example, would a researcher choose a journal article over a book?

Answer: Journal articles offer recent, in-depth research on a topic and frequently focus on very narrow topics.

Question: Why would you use Google Scholar?

Answer: Google Scholar identifies scholarly research materials from a broad range of subject areas, and it often includes the full text of articles that can't be found through Temple Libraries.

Google Scholar offers a "cited by" feature--it will display a list of documents that cited the document you originally retrieved. This can be useful for finding additional sources fore your research, and in determining how influential a source has been. The list only includes documents available in Google Scholar, however

Look for the Find Full-Text @ TU link to access available full-text articles.  Or, go into the preferences of Google Scholar and select Temple University from Library Links. Click here for instructions on how to link Google Scholar to Temple Libraries.

Why not use Google Scholar? While Google Scholar can be a great way to find full text articles and supplement your research, Google's algorithm does not allow the kind of precise searching possible when using scholarly databases or Library Search. Furthermore, many resources only available through your Temple Libraries account will not be available through Google Scholar.

Here are a few places to start looking for articles.

Can't Locate Your Article Online?

• Use the button available from most databases to locate the entire article online.
• If the article is available online, click on the Article or Journal links.
• If your article is not available in print or via another research database, request it using interlibrary loan.

If the journal does not appear in this search or the available date range does not match the date you need, then you should request the article through ILLIAD.