UNST Power and Imagination: Books & Articles

What is a Scholarly Article?

Academic or scholarly journal articles: 

  • Written by experts in a particular field
  • Written for other experts in that field 
  • Use expert language, or jargon, specific to that field
  • Report on the results of research such as a scientific experiment
  • Typically longer
  • Very narrow and specific focus
  • Give little to no background information

When searching for scholarly articles, match your search terms with the language experts use and be specific with your terms.  

Article Databases

Finding Recent Articles in the Library Catalog Video

This video demonstrates how to find recent newspaper and peer reviewed articles in the Portland State University Library Catalog.

Finding eBooks

Use the search box on the Ebooks page to quickly find books the Library has available online or use the "ebooks" limit to filter your search results. 

eBook online access link in the library item brief record

Find Books & eBooks in the Library Catalog Video