ENG102 Research Assignment – Odyssey IV: Scholarly Journal Search
Back in January I blogged about the research assignments I use in my ENG102 course. I call these assignments Odyssey assignments to put emphasis on their importance. You can read more about that in the first assignment: Odyssey I. I thought it would be a nice addition to share the assignments too. So if you haven’t done so, revisit the first post and then come back and view the assignments.
- Odyssey I: Locating Sources on the Internet
- Odyssey II: Locating Books
- Odyssey III: Locating Periodicals in Databases
- Odyssey IV: Scholarly Journal Search
We do this assignment in Week 9, and prior to doing the assignments students are instructed to view the following lessons:
- Documenting Sources Using APA Format (Presentation) – An interactive presentation with audio. Copyright 2006 by the Academic Center and the University of Houston-Victoria
- APA 6th Edition Running Head video
Assignment #8 – Odyssey IV: Scholarly Journal Search
Instructional Objectives
In this assignment students will:
- refine strategies for understanding and evaluating sources.
- refine strategies for searching online database systems for scholarly articles, and
- practice note taking skills by writing paraphrases, summaries and quoting sources
Searching Scholarly Journals
I. Go to the GCC library website: http://lib.gccaz.edu/lmc/ or click the Library Resources tab on the left. From the GCC Library Homepage, click on the Articles & Databases link in the left column or at the top in blue. Choose the Academic Search Premier database from the General list. This scholarly collection offers journal, magazine, and newspaper articles in nearly every area of academic study including: computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies, etc. as well as 180,000 searchable images.
If you are accessing the GCC library from off campus, you will need to log in with your MEID and password. There is help on the login page if you need it, and you can always click the link to
Once you’re in, Click on Advanced Search.