1. PROF. BRANDY HORNE, MLIS
INSTRUCTION/REFERENCE
LIBRARIAN
SOCY
101

2. THE REFERENCE
DESK

3. OBJECTIVES
•Learn how to identify a research
article
•Use Academic Search Premier to
find a research article
•Cite it in APA

4. THE ASSIGNMENT
•What is the assignment?
•What kind of information do you need?
•How much information do you need?
•How recent does your information need
to be?
•When is it due?

6. IDENTIFYING A
RESEARCH ARTICLE
“The central characteristic of a
research article is that the author(s)
collected and/or analyzed data that
involved direct contact with subjects
(through survey, national survey data,
census, crime reports, etc.).”
–Dr.
Johnson

7. CHARACTERISTICS
OF A RESEARCH ARTICLE
Peer-reviewed
Sections: Methodology, Results,
Discussion, etc…
References/Bibliography
Will contain a Literature Review, but
will NOT BE a Lit Review
Long: 8-35 pages
Often contains charts/graphs

8. Pop
Quiz!
HTTP://RESEARCHGUIDES.USCA.EDU/FINDARESEARC
HARTICLE_SOCY101
Follow this URL

9. CITING AN ARTICLE IN
APA

10. WITHOUT DOI
Author, F. (Year). Article title using upper
and lower case: Cap first word after
colon. Journal Title in Italics, #(#), ##-
##. Retrieved from journal’s homepage
URL
Ulbig, S. G., & Funk, C. L. (1999). Conflict avoidance
and
political participation. Political Behavior, 21, 265-
282. Retrieved from http://link.springer.com/
journal/11109
Volume Issue Page Range

11. ARTICLE WITH DOI
Author, F. (Year). Article title using upper
and lower case: Cap first word after
colon. Journal Title in Italics, #(#), ##-
##. doi: ##.###
Taber, N., & Woloshyn, V. (2011). Dumb dorky girls
and wimpy boys: Gendered themes in diary cartoon
novels. Children’s Literature in Education, 42,
226-242. doi: 10.1007/s10583-011-9131-6
Volume Issue Page Range

12. PAGINATION
Continuous, By
Volume
•Vol. 1, Issue 1: 1-75
•Vol. 1, Issue 2: 76-
140
•Vol. 1, Issue 3: 141-
215
•Vol. 1, Issue 4: 216-
300
Vol, ##-##.
By Issue
•Vol. 1, Issue 1: 1-75
•Vol. 1, Issue 2: 1-70
•Vol. 1, Issue 3: 1-80
•Vol. 1, Issue 4: 1-85
Vol(Iss), ##-##.
Must include issue #

13. AUTHORS
•One Author
Last, F.
•Two Authors
Last, F., & Last, F.
•Three to seven authors
Last, F., Last, F., Last, F., Last, F., &
Last, F.

14. AUTHORS
•More than seven authors
Last, F., Last, F., Last, F., Last, F., Last, F., Last,
F., … Last, F.
***First 6 authors, … last author***

15. BRANDY HORNE, MLIS
BRANDYH@USCA.EDU
Questio
ns?