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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.

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*