Why should I use articles in researching nursing topics?
The following link takes you to a list of all the Nursing subject databases Washburn University has access to.
If the Mabee Library does not own or have access to a journal article. You may request a copy of the article through Interlibrary Loan; this is a free service.
But don't wait until the last moment! It takes 2-3 days to receive articles and 2-7 days for books.
If you are citing an article and can't find the DOI from the database you downloaded it from, try the link below. Cross Ref is a free service that has a number of ways for you to locate a DOI.
Journals provide more current information than books. They are indexed in databases which make it easy to search thousands of titles at once and find scholarly, peer-reviewed sources.|
What is a scholarly journal?
Answer: A journal that has been created by academic authors and includes original quantitative and/or qualitative research and theoretical content.
Examples
Beware! There are document types which may exist in scholarly journals that ARE NOT peer-reviewed articles. These may include:
Is your scholarly article a research article?
Research articles have clearly identified sections titled methodology, results, conclusion, design, evaluation, discussion or limitations. They are prefaced with a literature review on the topic and followed by a reference list of literature cited in the article. They have graphs images, tables, data sets and other documentation of how information from the research was conducted or collected.