Welcome! This library guide was designed specifically to help you find popular sources that reference scholarly sources.

Take a look at the resources included under the heading Finding Your Popular Article.

If you don't already have a topic in mind, browse Egghead, ScienceBlogs, MedlinePlus or the New York Times Topics for ideas.

For example: black holes, allergies, autism, climate change...

Access World News, LexisNexis Academic and Masterfile Premier include articles from 1000s of newspapers and magazines and are good tools to search for popular sources.

Let's get started with Access World News.

To access the database, click the link you see on the adjacent page

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Use the advanced features in Access World News to search effectively.

Tips

1. Use the terms study or research in the Lead/First Paragraph

2. Add your topic in the next search box

3. Specify a Word Count - greater than 500 words to ensure you have enough content to analyze

As you View Results in Access World News, you can focus your search even more by specifying a date range and geographic location, e.g. North America

Remember you're looking for popular articles that reference scholarly research studies.

As you evaluate your results, look for articles that include these key elements:

1. Who did the scholarly research that's being reported?

2. Where did the research study appear (journal name)?

3. When was the research done?

If an article doesn't include these details, keep looking! You need them to locate the scholarly study cited in your popular article.

Once you find an interesting article that meets the criteria above, email or print a copy.

Reflect on your search process to find a popular article to analyze. Which aspect of the process did you find most challenging?

When you're ready, continue to the next tutorial to learn how to Locate a Scholarly Article With a Partial Citation.

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