PUAD 626 - Lucy Holman - March 22, 2010
Journal articles are difficult to find through search engines like Google or Yahoo! or through the library catalog. Search the following databases to find articles in this field.
Technology or Public Administration Databases
Other Useful Databases
Having trouble using the databases?
For the Research Project, you need to find scholarly journal articles. To help you see what makes a scholarly journal scholarly, the Langsdale Library has prepared the How to Identify Scholarly Journals handout.
The four main criteria to look for are:
Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing (Purdue Online Writing Lab)
Citation Styles
Having trouble understanding how to write an annotated bibliography? These sites give advice or examples.
Annotated Bibliographies
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/AnnotatedBibliography.html
Describes how to write annotated bibliographies. It provides good examples of entries in an annotated bibliography.Annotated Bibliographies
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/gl_annotatedbib.html
Guide from the Purdue University describing how to write annotated bibliographies. The examples are particularly good.How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography
http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/skill28.htm
Describes how to write annotated bibliographies. It gives a good overview of the process.