BUS690 Business Strategy Innovation: Scholarly Business Databases

Here are some characteristics of a scholarly article:

• Articles written by professors or researchers
• Designed for students, professors, & researchers
• Articles reviewed in-depth by other researchers before publication
• The articles will also contain a bibliography at the end of the article.

• Select the "Peer Reviewed" option when on the Advanced Search Screen
• Another option is to select "Journal Article" as a Publication Type on the Advanced Search

• Keep track of your results.  Print, save, or email in APA format!
• Use keyword searching (not natural language)
• Use subject terms to narrow
• Use abstracts to determine relevance
• What if full-text isn’t there?  Use the "Find It @ UD" link provided to locate the article in another database, have the library scan a copy for you (E-Delivery), or request via Interlibrary Loan if UD doesn't own it. 
• Can usually limit by: full-text, type of source (magazine, newspaper, academic/scholarly journal), date, etc.