Spend a worthwhile 30 minutes or so on our highly recommended e-tutorial LETSfind.
This tutorial will:
If you have a reference to a journal article but you think elements of it may be incorrect (for example incorrect date, incorrect volume | issue number etc.) Google Scholar can be a useful tool for checking what's gone wrong. Enclose the title of the article you're looking for in quotation marks & search. Don't forget to change your settings in Google Scholar so that you get a quick link to our subscriptions on the right side of the page when an article is available.
Go to settings > library links > select Dublin City University - Full text @ DCU Library
DCU Library subscribes to thousands of scholarly journal publications. Scholarly journals typically contain articles written by academics or professional researchers. They are excellent sources of information because they provide very in-depth, up-to-date coverage of a subject & are structured in a particular way.
You will come across these many times in the course of your studies; they may appear on your reading list & your lecturers will encourage you to consult them when you're doing research, particularly if preparing a literature review.
Some scholarly journal publications go through an additional step known as the peer review process. This essentially means that any articles within have been subjected to a thorough examination by other experts prior to publication. Therefore, use of these articles is actively encouraged as they will really strengthen your knowledge, analysis & argument.
Simple illustration of the peer review process
Massa, L. Tucci, C.L. and Afuah, A. (2017) 'A critical assessment of business model research',
Academy of Management Annals, 11(1), pp. 73-104
When you have a reference to a journal article like the example above, use the A-Z Journals tab on the Library homepage. Check for access to the journal publication in the first instance, the year you need, & finally the volume & issue numbers. Scroll down the table of contents to find the article you're looking for, then click on the full text. (See video help right)
What does a reference to a journal article look like?
How to use the find articles tab (library Google search engine):
Here's how to find a specific journal article using the Library's A-Z Journals list:
