This document provides guidance on locating scholarly journal articles in databases. It explains that journal articles are peer-reviewed writings that outline research results and are published in scholarly journals. It describes different types of peer review processes and levels of article access, including open access, closed access, and different flavors of open access like gold, green, and black. The document lists databases available on the NCAD library website for finding primary, secondary, and tertiary sources. It provides an example search on the topic of Nan Goldin's photography from a feminist perspective to demonstrate using keywords to search databases and finding full text articles. Contact information is provided for getting help from library staff.

1. Locating Journal
Articles on Databases
NCAD Library Guide

2. What is a scholarly journal article?
Scholarly journal articles are pieces of writing that both outline the
results of research and are published in a scholarly journal.
These are often reviewed by a panel of other scholars prior to publication
in order to ensure their quality. This is called peer-review.
A process of post-publication review may also happen, but primarily
through letters to the editor of the journal and other open forums.
The criteria for quality varies from publication to publication, but the
accuracy of an article’s findings, its impartiality, and the rigour of its
methodology are usually what pre-publication reviewers look for.
Although the findings of an article need not be novel, they do need to be
original as well.

3. Types of Scholarly Peer Review:
Open - Masked - Double Masked - Triple Masked
Triple Masked
Authors and reviewers
are unknown to each
other, but so are editors -
- who are unknown to the
both author and the
reviewer.
Masked
Author does not know
who the reviewers
are.
Double Masked
Reviewers don't know
the identity of
authors, and vice
versa. This is the
most common form of
peer review practiced
in social science and
humanities journals.
Open
Author does not know
who the reviewers
are.

4. Access to Journal Articles online
Open Access
● Refers to research which
is published openly and is
freely available to anyone
● Many different kinds of
open access, some of
which are more open than
others.
Closed Access
● Refers to research which
is published behind either
a one-time or
subscription-based
payment -- usually in the
form of a database like
JSTOR or EBSCO.

5. Different flavours of open access
Gold OA
Refers to articles in fully accessible
open access journals
Green OA
Refers to self-archiving generally of
the pre or post-print in repositories
Black OA
Refers to papers illicitly acquired or
distributed by pirates, such as on Sci-
Hub.

6. NCAD Library Databases
There are 8
Databases on the
library website
Website: https://capitadiscovery.co.uk/ncad/home

7. Databases: https://capitadiscovery.co.uk/ncad/
Primary and secondary sources
● Art & Architecture Source
● JSTOR
● Taylor & Francis Online
● Berg Fashion Library
● Material Connexion (Materials Database)
● Artstor (Image Library)
Tertiary sources
● ARTbibliographies Modern
● Design & Applied Arts Index
● Full Text Finder
Tip
Use your OpenAthens
Account to login to e-
resources on the library
website when offsite.

8. Question: Explore Nan Goldin’s
Photography from a feminist view
KEYWORDS:
NAN GOLDIN + FEMINIST + PHOTOGRAPHY
Example

9. The journal article I am looking for is:
Ruddy, S. (2009) ‘“A Radiant Eye Yearns from Me”: Figuring Documentary in
the Photography of Nan Goldin’, Feminist Studies, 35(2), pp. 347–380.
Only available online!

10. First Step! NCAD Library Website
(With a little help from your Laptop!)
Tip
Use keywords to search
Databases
Jstor gives you access
to full texts and most
databases allow you to
save your search
results!!!
Library Website:
https://www.ncad.ie/library
Click on
Search Collection
Click on a database:
ART & ARCHITECTURE
SOURCE DATABASE

11. Keywords for my Search
NAN GOLDIN + RUDDY + FEMINIST +
PHOTOGRAPHY
RESEARCH TIP: Use a thesaurus
to find synonyms to expand your
keyword searches

12. Art & Architecture Source Database

13. Tip:
Check out ‘Cited
References’ for more
research sources
Full Text
Found it!
PDF Full Text

14. Locating Journal
Articles on Databases
Many of these databases, provide full text coverage of
exhibitions reviews, articles or books. You will often see links
that you can click on to connect directly to an article. Look for
"PDF Full Text," somewhere on the page.

15. Good luck!
If you need any help or advice contact
Maeve or Tom at the Library.
Maeve McElligott
mcelligottm@staff.ncad.ie
Tom Maher
mahert@staff.ncad.ie