Scholarly journal articles are a vital secondary source of information for serious researchers. Articles are much shorter than books and focus in-depth on very specific topics. Published by academic presses or associations and written by scholars and professionals in their fields, they provide detailed information on the most current research and developments in the field.
You will often hear scholarly journals described as being "peer reviewed". This means that when an author submits their article to a journal for publication it is first referred to a committee of experts in that field. (These experts would be the author's professional equals or peers, hence the term.) This committee carefully reads and studies the article, making sure that the research was properly done. If they find possible errors in the article, it may be referred back to the author for further work and revision. Only when the peer-review committee is satisfied that the article meets the journal's standards of scholarship will it be published. If properly done, peer reviewed articles provide you with the most authoritative information available on your research topic.
To find out if McFarlin Library subscribes to a journal that published an article you need, always search the "Journal List", a database of the scholarly journals, popular magazines and newspapers that the library has both online and in print.
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Search here to see if McFarlin subscribes to a journal you need:
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Your search results, if we have the journal you need, will look something like this:
"Something About the Author Online provides first-time comprehensive online access to all volumes ever printed in Gale's™ acclaimed and long-standing Something About the Author series, which examines the lives and works of authors and illustrators for children and young adults and is the preeminent source on authors and literature for young people. Something About the Author Online includes both the main series and Something About the Author Autobiography Series, totaling more than 217 volumes, 12,000 entries, and nearly 17,000 images - all delivered in an easy-to-use 24/7 online format that matches the exact look and feel of the print originals." -- Gale
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