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Know Your Sources
Scholarly Journals
- Articles are written by authorities in the field
- Articles undergo a peer review process before acceptance for publication
- Authors of articles always cite their sources
- Example: New England Journal of Medicine
Magazines
- Intended for a general audience
- Articles are written by staff reporters
- Articles are heavily illustrated, generally with photographs
- No peer review process
- Articles usually do not have references or a bibliography
- Example: Newsweek, Time, National Geographic
Databases - Find Articles
TIPS
- To access databases from off campus, enter your username (Student I.D. No.) and password (MyNCC password), when prompted.
DATABASES
- ProQuest. Provides general academic journals, magazines and newspapers. Most are full-text..
- EBSCOhost. Provides general academic journals, magazines and newspapers. Most articles are full-text.
- EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS). In addition to searching for academic, magazine and newspaper articles, you can also search for books.
