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Scholarly sources are those written by experts in a particular field. They are usually peer reviewed and available in databases.

Trade publications are those journals and magazines published by and for people working in a particular field.

Popular publications are non-scholarly sources such as magazines and newspapers.

How to locate journal articles in Maag Library's databases using a citation found in Google Scholar.

Shows users how to locate articles using the Search Everything tool.

How to locate oversized books in the catalog and on the shelf

Choosing keywords for your search.
Example: teenagers, adolescents, volunteerism

Using AND, OR, and NOT to combine keywords.
Example: women AND drug abuse

Use "" to form phrases and () to combine groups of synonyms.
Example: "emissions standards" and (car or automobile)

Use symbols with root words to find all possible word endings in a single search.
Example: educat*