The sources listed can be used to find articles from scholarly journals, magazines and book reviews as described in the class presentation.

What is a scholarly article?
A scholarly article contains original research or experimentation by an expert in the field. Apply the following tips and guidelines to find and identify scholarly articles quickly and easily.

What do they look like?
There are several indications that an article is scholarly. Most of the following factors should be present for an article to be considered scholarly:

•  The name of the journal is scholastic: A scholarly journal often has the word “Journal” or the name of a professional or academic association in the title. Popular magazines that you can find at newsstands such as Time, Newsweek, and Forbes do not publish scholarly materials. Journal of the American Psychological Association and Journal of Physical Chemistry are scholarly journals.

• The article is peer reviewed: The article has gone through the peer review or referee process, meaning another expert in the field has evaluated the article and approved its content for publication.

•  A scholarly article is several pages, not just one or two.

•   A scholarly article uses outside research to support its thesis, and cites the references it uses.

•   The author will usually be an expert in the field, have some academic affiliation, or have written other research articles

• The abstract has research-related words: Words such as research, study, data, survey, statistical, or other research-related words may be included in the abstract of the article.

Adapted from Illinois Institute of Technology Reference Services Handout.

Use the following tools when Lehigh's libraries don't own the books you need, or if you just want to see what other materials might be available on your topic at other libraries:

PALCI  A consortium of academic libraries in Pennsylvania and nearby states allows you to conduct a search by title, subject or author and then directly submit a borrowing request. Noteworthy for its very fast delivery time. Limited to books.

ILLIAD If a book you need is not available from PALCI, the ILLIAD service can borrow from libraries anywhere in the country. First time users will need to fill out a form to register for the free service. Illiad is also the service you will use to obtain copies of articles from journals and periodicals.

Information sheet on PALCI and ILLIAD