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SOSC 5110 - Social Science Research Design and Methods: Find Articles

This guide is designed to help students of SOSC 5110 complete their assignments

PowerSearch for Articles

For articles only, un-tick the Library Catalog box.  Articles+ searches articles.

 

   

 

Off campus?  Use the Tools to Sped up Full-text Access Guide to make accessing online articles and other material easier.

Known or Unknown Item?

There are two classic ways to search for articles, book chapters,etc.

1. Known Item search

  • You have the title of the article, or the name of the author. For example: Khan, Azizur Rahman, et al. (1993). Sources of income inequality in post-reform China. China Economic Review, vol. 4 no. 1, pp. 19-35.
  • You want this specific item.

Search the Library Catalog for the journal title

  • See if the Library has the periodical that the article appears in.
  • It may be in paper or microform
  • Record the call number and location for the periodical.

2. Unknown Item search

  • You have an idea of what sort of thing you  would like to find - but no specific title or author in mind.

Databases to Find Articles or Impact Factor of Journals

Some Useful Social Sciences Article Databases

 

What if an article is not available in the Library?.

 

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