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what you need to learn more about
Sources
Browzine: browzine.com
(off-campus? search Tripod for Browzine)
• peer-reviewed • articles written by political scientists • cite other research •
Tripod library search: tripod.swarthmore.edu
• published by a university press or academic publisher (e.g. Routledge, Springer/Palgrave) • cite other research • written by political scientists •
Background reading
Literature review
Click "Cited by #" to view the list
Use Search Within to filter results
Inciteful draws on a larger collection of academic sources (articles, books) than similar citation graph tools
Try it:
POLS 92 Research Guide >> Sources for Scholarly Debate
A few examples:
Oxford Bibliographies
Oxford Handbooks
Annual Reviews
How do you find articles on your topic that are scholarly?
Search for articles using a database that emphasizes scholarly journal articles (peer-reviewed) and lets you choose which journals to include in your search.
For example, ProQuest Social Sciences.
Find a link to this database:
Tripod >> Research Guides >> POLS 092 >> Find Research Articles
Let's try searching the ProQuest Social Sciences database for articles related to your topic.
Keep it simple! Just choose 2-3 keywords for now.
To expand your results, add a synonym or related word:
Put related words in one box and write OR in between each.
How do you get the PDF for
an article you find in
ProQuest?
In your search results, click
on the article you want.
Use the FindIt button to search Tripod.
In Tripod, follow the Download PDF
or View Online link.
Use the search filters to narrow down your results to more relevant articles. (Click on More > to view the full lists.)
Features: save sources easily, categorize into folders, attach notes, generate formatted citations
If you save sources to Zotero (double-check that the info is correct!), you can quickly create formatted citations for your paper.
Or try ZoteroBib (similar to EasyBib, but no ads)
Chau, Joe. 2021. Guangzhou City, blue, yellow, and white concrete staircase. Unsplash. https://unsplash.com/photos/6vTw1T0l9gw
Reach out to talk about your research interests and your project. Discussing your work and asking questions is a great way to build skills.
Simon Elichko (social sciences librarian)
Research librarians + RIAs