A Research Guide for Students of Intercultural Relations
Table of Contents
Selecting a Topic………………………………………………………………2
Analyzing a Topic……….…………………………………………………….3
Focusing Your Topic
Types of Information Needed
Creating a Search Strategy
Searching for Periodical Articles…………………………………………...…..4
Scholarly vs. Popular Periodicals
Selecting and Using Library Databases
Guides to Databases
Academic Search Complete…………………………………....…..5
Business Source Complete……………………………......…...…..6
PsycInfo………………………………………….....……………..8
JSTOR…………………………………………………….........…….9
Moving from the Citation to the Article…………………………………..…..10
Using the E-Journal List
Using Interlibrary Loan
Academic Honesty & Citing Sources ………………………………………..11
Sources for Further Help……………...…………………………...…….12
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