Find Scholarly Research Articles
from the Library
Dr. Jun Wang
Professor of Library & Information Studies
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Coordinator of Bibliographic Instruction and Information Literacy
Library
Student Learning Outcome
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Be able to locate Delta College Library’s website and search the
library’s subscription online Databases on and off the campus
Be able to conduct a keyword/phrase search or SmartText search in
GoElectronic to find full-text e-books and peer-reviewed, academic
journal articles on the chosen topic
Be able to retrieve reputable country information, especially political,
economic, and social overviews and country data in CountryWatch
database.
Be able to retrieve and evaluate full-text scholarly sources and to cite
the sources in APA style
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Click here to conduct a database search to find e-books, peer-reviewed research
Click here to conduct a catalog search to find books and AV materials
articles, multimedia materials, country studies, and much more.
Library’s Home Page: http://library.deltacollege.edu
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Use GoElectronic As a Research Tool
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Sample Keyword Search
Find E-Books and Articles in GoElectronic
Search Steps:
• Enter keywords or a
phrase in the search
box
• Select appropriate
search options
• Select limit search
options
• Press Enter or click
on the Search button
to conduct your
search
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SmartText Search
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Preliminary Search Results
The preliminary search result may be huge and overwhelming, including e-books and articles from journals,
magazines, and newspapers. Refine the search by selecting more facets.
Click on the title to
display the detailed
record.
Facets used to further limit your search
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Display
a Full-Text
eBook
Search
Related Terms
To read an ebook online, click on PDF Full Text
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Display a Full-Text eBook
To read an ebook online, click on PDF Full Text
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Display a Full-Text eBook
There are 18 pages in this chapter of the e-book
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To make it readable, click on the drop-down arrows and select Page Width.
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Scroll down to read the chapter from the ebook
To print the 18 pages from the chapter, click on the printer icon and enter your page ranges (1-18)
Find the Citation in the Database
• Click on the Cite icon
to find your preferred
citation format.
• Copy and paste the
citation in your
References page of
your paper and tweak
it if needed.
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Tweak the APA Citation
References
If this is the e-version of a print journal.
Stoker, G. (2011). Was local governance such a good idea? A global comparative perspective. Public Administration,
89(1), 15-31.
References
If this is the e-version only with a Doi number.
Stoker, G. (2011). Was local governance such a good idea? A global comparative perspective.
Public Administration, 89(1), 15-31. Doi:10.1111/j.1467-9200.2011.01900.x
References
If this is the e-version without the Doi number.
Stoker, G. (2011). Was local governance such a good idea? A global comparative perspective.
Public Administration, 89(1), 15-31. Retrieved from http://ehis.ebscohost.com/eds/pdfviewer/
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Tool to Use to Tweak the Citations in APA?
APA Citation Guide
http://www.deltacollege.edu/dept/library/IC/apa.html
References (Instruction)
Author's last name, First name initial, and Middle name initial. (Publication
year, Month). Article title. Journal Title, volume number(issue number),
the beginning page number followed by a plus sign if the original
publication is of more than 1 page.
References
Kahin, G. M., Pauker, G. J., & Pye, L. W. (1955). Comparative politics of nonWestern countries. The American Political Science Review, 49(4), 10221041.
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Find Data on Your Selected Countries Using
CountryWatch
Search Steps:
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Click on
Databases from
the library’s Web
page
Scroll down to
find
CountryWatch
under Statistics,
News, Data on
Countries
If you conduct
the search from
off-campus, you
will need to enter
your user name
and password.
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Find Data on Your Selected Countries Using
CountryWatch
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Library
Student
Gauging Your Learning Outcomes
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How to get on the library’s catalog and subscription online Databases on and off
the campus?
What kind of information is available from GoElectronic meta-database?
How to conduct a Boolean keyword/phrase search or a SmartText Search in
GoElectronic?
How to limit to find full-text e-books or chapters in GoElectronic?
How to limit to peer-reviewed, academic research articles in GoElectronic?
How to retrieve reputable country information, especially political, economic,
and social overviews and country data, in CountryWatch database?
How to evaluate and cite the retrieved sources in APA Style?
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