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Researching
Illegal Immigration Issues |
Databases for Magazine
& Journal Articles
(What is the
difference between popular magazines and academic journals?)
Gale
PowerSearch databases - on campus or off-campus w/ library card
articles
from academic journals, popular magazines and newspapers; excellent
set of general periodical databases.
JSTOR - Scholarly
journals archives - on campus or off-campus w/ library
card
Back
issues of important academic journals, including many historical journals (no
current issues) going back to 1838. Best for in-depth academic journal articles
on all historical topics except recent history and articles published within
the last 3 – 5 years
Google Scholar
Google’s academic search engine accesses a wide range of academic articles, theses, books, abstracts and court
opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies, online
repositories, and universities.
Often only abstracts (summaries) are included in sources retrieved by Google Scholar. In most cases, you can retrieve the full-text of these articles by using
the Skyline College Library Article Delivery Service.
The PLS Online Catalog is the online
catalog to find books in Skyline Library and in all libraries in the Peninsula
Library System.
Use the
guidelines in Evaluating Web Pages to decide whether
the following sources are appropriate to use for a college-level research
paper:
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