EN 121: Library Modules (Erica Salmonson and Garrett Traylor): Week #5: Databases & Scholarly Articles

Hi everyone,

In this week's library module, we will learn about the difference between popular and scholarly articles, as well as how to use databases to find scholarly articles.  You'll find a series of handouts/videos below that will get you up to speed on these concepts. 

There is a lot of content to absorb this week, so take your time, don't rush, and ask questions if things aren't clear.  In my opinion, this is the most important library module of them all!  The absolutely necessary takeaways for this week are: that you understand the difference between popular and scholarly articles; that you understand what a database is and how to use it; and that you understand how permalinks/stable URLs/Get Links work in databases. 

Once you have worked through the videos/handouts, you will be selecting (5) scholarly articles to add to your annotated bibliography assignment.  You will also be writing a one-sentence annotation for each article you select.  In case you've forgotten, the assignment sheet for the annotated bibliography is in the Week #2 tab of this guide, and you should have received the Google Docs file where you will actually write your annotated bibliography some weeks ago.  If you do not have access to the Google Docs file, please get in touch with me ASAP!

If you are having any problems, please don't hesitate to get in touch with me.