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How to Read a Scholarly Article Video

The following video explains how to read a scholarly article.

Western University Libraries. (2012, April 26). How to Read a Scholarly Article. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/3SmOq6gENPM

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Transcript for How to Read a Scholarly Article (Word document)

Citation & Format Help

When writing papers, it's important that you cite your sources and format your paper correctly. Check out the following websites for format and citation help:

MLA Formatting and Style Guide (OWL at Purdue University) [opens in new window]
The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University houses writing resources and instructional material. This page will take you to the complete MLA guide as offered by Purdue.
APA Formatting and Style Guide (OWL at Purdue University) [opens in new window]
The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University houses writing resources and instructional material. This page will take you to the complete ALA style guide as offered by Purdue.

Understanding the Research Process

The Information Cycle (opens in new window)
Ever wonder how information gets transformed in news media over time? The News and Microforms Library at Penn State compiled different types of news publications that circle the events of the Columbine Shooting in 1999.
Visuwords (opens in new window)
Visuwords is a web-based visual dictionary and thesaurus tool. Search for words to look up their meanings and associations with other words in a visual diagram.

Database Tutorials

Want to learn how to search the databases? Watch one of the brief tutorials below:

PubMed Central Tutorial (opens in new window)
A portion of the Free Full Text articles reside in PubMed Central (PMC). PMC is the National Library of Medicine free digital archive of life sciences journal literature.