Module 2: Finding Articles

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1. Where are you most likely to find the latest research on the topic of smoking and pregnancy?

B. In an article
The most recent research on any topic is found in articles. Researchers will write an article about their topic, and then submit it for publication in a journal; journals are published more frequently than books.

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2. Do publishing companies sell journals to libraries and then make those same journals available on the Internet for free?

B. No
Publishing companies need to make a profit to stay in business. Therefore, they sell their articles for a price and do not make those articles freely available on the Internet.

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3. Will adding more search words increase or decrease the number of items in your search results list?

B. Decrease
If you add more words to your search, the number of results will decrease, perhaps even down to zero. Remember, the database will be looking for records that include all the words in your search. So, as you add words, the database will find fewer records that contain all those words.

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4. Citation of an article from a database.

(a) What is the title of the article?
"The Impact of a Living Learning Center on Students' Academic Success and Persistence"

(b) What is the title of the journal?
Journal of College Student Development

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5. Who writes scholarly articles?

A. Yes
Scholarly articles are written by research professionals working in a particular field.

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6. Do you need to know the complete article citation to use the Interlibrary Loan service?

A. Yes
In order for us to find another library that has the article, we need to know specific information about the article. For example, if we do not know the journal volume, issue, and page numbers of your article, we will not know which library to request the article from, since we won't know if they have the specific journal volume in which your article was published. Remember: the more information you provide to us, the easier it will be for the library to track down the correct article and the more quickly you will receive it.

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7. How long does the Interlibrary Loan process take?

C. 10 days
Remember, you need to plan your research accordingly if you think you may need to use Interlibrary Loan.

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