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Peer Reviewed or Scholarly FAQ
What are scholarly or peer reviewed articles?
Professors often require students to find scholarly and peer reviewed articles. These items:
- generally focus on scholarly research
- are written by experts in the field or discipline
- are critically reviewed by other experts before publication
- contain cited references to the information sources used
How do I find scholarly or peer reviewed articles?
Many of the library's databases (e.g. Academic Search Complete, Business Search Complete, and PsycInfo) contain scholarly or peer reviewed material and allow you to limit your search to include only these articles in the results. Use the advanced search feature in a database to find the option to limit to this type of search.
Check the Ulrich's
research database to see if an article that you have found is in a
peer reviewed or scholarly journal.
In some disciplines, differences between scholarly and
trade publications are not crystal clear. Your professor is the final arbiter
of what is scholarly in a specific academic field of study.
Click here for more information on scholarly, popular and trade publications.
Literature Resources from the University Libraries
Welcome!
Use this subject guide to help get you started with your literature
research. Books, research databases, selected websites, and tips for
and general information on using library resources, within the building
or available on the internet, are all included. Depending upon the
scope and depth of your research, you may use resources within the Poetry tab to find a poem to write about, or you may need to browse
multiple topics within this guide--for example, moving from text to
plot summary to criticism, to complete a larger project. However you
use this guide, if you get stuck don't forget to Ask Us!
Find articles and criticism within the databases.
Databases with specialized content are listed within the subtabs as appropriate.
The core databases for general literary research are:
- Literature Resource Center
Information about authors and their works; includes biographies, portraits, critical essays, excerpts of literary criticism, summaries of works, and full text journal articles. Much of the content was originally published in such Gale series as Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism, Twentieth Century Literary Criticism, Short Story Criticism, etc. - MLA International Bibliography Indexes books and articles on modern languages, literature, literary theory, criticism, folklore, drama, and linguistics. Only scholarly content is included.
- Academic Search Complete Indexes, abstracts, and full text for many scholarly and popular publications covering all academic areas of study, including literature and literary criticism.
- Literary Reference Center (LRC) [EBSCO] Comprehensive, completely full-text literary reference database that provides a broad spectrum of reference information from antiquity to the present day. The LRC combines information from over 1,000 books and monographs, major literary encyclopedias and reference works, hundreds of literary journals, and unique sources not available anywhere else.
Getting Started at the University Libraries
- To borrow items from the libraries, you need your BGSU photo ID and a current record in the library database. For more detailed information, see Borrowing, Renewing, and Requesting.
- For remote access to the online research databases,
login in with your BGSU user name and password (same as for campus email, MyBGSU, and BGSU lab and library computers.)
- If the University Libraries doesn't have what you need, chances are that OhioLINK does. OhioLINK is the 80+ academic (and some public) libraries that lend their resources to one another through an online requesting system. Look for the "Request this item" button in the OhioLINK catalog. For more detailed information, see OhioLINK requesting.
- We're here to assist you! If you need help using the library, can't find what you want, have an assignment and need help getting started, Ask Us! for immediate help. Besides drop-in help, the University Libraries offer Individual Research Appointments for undergraduates & graduate students.
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The Music Library/Sound Recording Archives for recordings of writers reading their works. Find these items in the library catalog by limiting Material Type to: Spoken Word Recording.
The Browne Popular Culture Library for lots of great resources: magazines from the late 1800s to the present; books on popular and American culture; television and film scripts; alternative press materials from the 60s and 70s; and much, much more.
The Center for Archival Collections for diaries, journals, photographs, manuscripts, and numerous other primary source materials. Be sure to check out the items in the Rare Books and Special Collections link to find collections of Walt Whitman, Ray Bradbury, and more.
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Use IM to chat with staff at the Research & Information Desk. For information about how to visit us, phone us, or email us, visit the Ask Us! page.
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