The vast majority of articles that Delaware Tech students have access to are in electronic format. Your Delaware Tech campus library purchases access to electronic databases that allow you to search for and access periodical articles to assist you in your research. Library databases to which you have access are listed under the Resources tab at my.dtcc.edu.
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What is an academic/scholarly journal?
A scholarly journal contains articles, reports, and reviews written by scholars to report results of research and other scholarly activities. For most student research papers and projects, scholarly articles are the best sources for supporting your arguments.
What are some of the characteristics of an academic/scholarly journal article?
• Academic journals are usually published or sponsored by a professional society/association or research institutes and/or universities.
• Tend to be longer articles about research and often uses scholarly or technical language.
• Include full citations for sources.
• Academic articles within these journals are "refereed" or "peer reviewed," indicating that they have been reviewed by experts in the field before publication to determine their relevance and quality .
What are professional/trade publications?
Trade or professional publications are magazines, journals, and newspapers written for particular audiences. In general, a trade publication will contain news, current events information, articles, and ads of interest to people in that industry or profession.
Source: http://courses.semo.edu/library/infolit/tradepublications.htm
To request articles not available as full-text in the library databases use the electronic form available here:
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