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Access LSC-Montgomery Library's research databases to search for articles, ebooks, images and film. Databases are grouped by subject to expedite your research.
Assignments often require the use of scholarly or peer-reviewed articles. Scholarly resources, such as journal articles, have distinct characteristics when compared to popular resources, such as magazine and newspaper articles. Here is a guide to identifying popular and scholarly resources:
Popular Resources | Scholarly Resources | |
Purpose | Entertain or Inform | Present Research |
Format | Glossy, colorful pages with lots of advertisements | Plain, black-and-white pages with graphs and tables; very few ads |
Language | Written in every-day language | Formal, field specific |
Audience | General Public | Professionals in the field, Faculty, and Students |
Citations | Full citations generally not included | Full citations required |
Examples | People Magazine, CNN.com | Journal of Psychology, JAMA |