Research Guides: International Students Library Resources: Find Articles / Databases

What is Peer-Reviewed?

Peer-Review Defined:
In academic publishing, the goal of peer review is to assess the quality of articles submitted for publication in a scholarly journal. Before an article is deemed appropriate to be published in a peer-reviewed journal, it must undergo a process.

Gale eBooks Reference Library This link opens in a new window A collection of about 900 encyclopedias and other reference books from several publishers across many disciplines that can be searched at one time.
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Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new window A collection of viewpoints from various sources on social issues, such as gun control, genetic engineering, censorship, abortion, endangered species, to name a few. Includes relevant articles, encyclopedia entries and opinions for each topic covered.
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CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window Find in-depth coverage of current political events. Each issue provides a summary, the pros-cons, a chronology, and a lengthy bibliography to more sources. 1991 to present.
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Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window Comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full text database with more than 5,300 full text periodicals, including 4,400 peer-reviewed journals. Offers indexing and abstracts for more than 9,300 journals and a total of 10,900 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc.
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Handouts

Steps to Research Handout - (Dr. P.'s Handout) Just starting out with research? Need a refresher about how to use the library? Like Step-By-Step instructions? This is your handout!
Steps to Research Handout - ADA PDF
Steps to Research Handout - ADA Word Doc
Steps to Research Brief (2pp) The 8 Steps summarized, with some helpful links for Interlibrary Loan.

Videos

Videos for the Steps to Research by Dr. P. A series of videos that explain the Steps to Research Handout and other research & library support.
All Library Tutorial Videos Dr. P.'s videos plus all the other videos created by CSULB librarians that are specific to your majors.

Videos + Tutorials & Assessment

Tutorials & Assessment for Steps to Research Videos
These are Dr. P.'s "How to Use the Library" videos with tutorials & assessment. Includes a How to Avoid Plagiarism Tutorial!

Supplemental Materials

Free Grammar Check A free grammar checker online. Always ask for further help from your professor and The CSULB Writing Center.
What Is a Scholarly Article? Brief explanation of scholarly articles and the peer-review process.
Identifying Types of Sources A brief guide to identifying primary and secondary sources.
Identifying Fake News Guide from the University of Oregon

Creating Keywords and Thinking Through Your Research - A Worksheet A step-by-step worksheet/guide to starting with a few words all the way through to evaluating the best sources for your assignment.

Get Help with Writing at the UWC The University Writing Center offers one-to-one and small group tutorials in writing essays and projects for your classes.

To see all options for streaming media, check out my video Accessing eMaterials and go to TimeStamp 11:18.

Library Spaces - a Video Overview A short video about the library's spaces and what they offer you.