Scholarly Articles can generally be found in scholarly journals. Not sure what a 'scholarly journal' is? Watch this video:
Not sure about the difference between primary and secondary sources? Watch this video:
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Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, and Other Reference Sources
Encyclopedias, dictionaries and other reference sources are a great way to get started and to find background information on your topic from various perspectives. If you want to search for a specific topic or concept across various disciplines to get different perspectives try the following online collection of reference books.
For example: Try a search on your library genre in each of the reference databases below to see what literary scholars are writing about your genre which will spark your ideas and generate more keywords that you can use to search other databases.
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To find scholarly books and articles about an author or original text, start with some of these resources:
To find original texts, such as works of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, plays, news sources, etc, start with some of these resources: