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ART 305: Art After 1945: Find Articles

Why use articles?

Why use articles for research?

  • For very recent, current information
  • Cover very specific subjects
  • Popular topics
  • Alternative viewpoints
  • Reports on scholarly research

Article Databases: By Subject and A-Z List

Evaluating Sources

It's one thing to be able to find sources for a paper, but it's another to be able to evaluate those sources and use them appropriately to support your research. For college-level research, you'll want to consider using only the highest-quality information sources that you can find. Review the guide for Critically Evaluating Sources to understand methods of evaluation.

Popular Magazines vs. Scholarly Journals

Trying to find an article from a list of citations?

As you review bibliographies, reference lists, etc., you will discover additional sources to possibly use.

Find them using the CitationLinker.

Database searching

Now is the time to be more specific with your searching. Articles tend to cover very specific or niche topics, and are also published more quickly than books, meaning the information is typically more current than the general information you can gather from books.

Developing search strategies

When you create keywords, you should also begin piecing together those keywords to create "search strings," or search strategies that can be used within the databases. By using boolean operators, nested searches and truncation, you can elevate and expand your searching in library resources.

Google Scholar

Google Scholar is a great resource for articles. It searches across many disciplines and sources. Link your Google Scholar to your library account to get access to articles that might be behind a paywall. Here's how:

Google Scholar main page with the hamburger menu highlighted yellow

Google Scholar Settings page with Library links on left hand side highlighted and with "Salisbury University" in the search screen

  1. Click on the three bars in the top left corner to access your Google Scholar menu.
  2. Click on "Settings."
  3. Navigate to "Library links" in your list of settings. 
  4. Type in Salisbury University and check the boxes that come up.
  5. Click save. Your Google Scholar is now linked to Salisbury University's library resources.