Finding Popular Articles
Here are some good places to look for newspaper and magazine articles about topics related to earth science:
- Google NewsGoogle News will provide newspaper articles, magazine articles, and news videos on a variety of topics. You will not be able to read all articles for free. Keep searching until you find one.
- New York Times Digital EditionYou can read the New York Times for free online after creating an account with your @dupage.edu email. See the link above for instructions, and then try browsing the Science section, or searching the newspaper for your topic.
- Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new windowYou can search ASU for full-text popular articles. Make sure to use the options on the left of the screen to pick Magazines and Newspapers.
If you're not finding much of interest, try to be as specific as possible with your topic. For example, "coral bleaching Great Barrier Reef" will provide more specific and focused articles than "climate change" (which is a related but much broader subject).
Finding Scholarly Articles
Once you have your popular article, try the following places to find scholarly articles:
Be sure to search using terms found in your popular article.
- Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new windowASU contains scholarly articles as well. Try to search by at least 2 keywords, and make sure the Peer Reviewed box on the left of your search results is checked.
- Science DirectScience Direct provides full-text scholarly research articles in a number of scientific subjects, including the Earth Sciences.
Having a hard time reading your scientific articles? Try looking in Gale or Credo (below) to find words that you don't understand.
- Gale eBooksGale is a collection of online reference articles which includes a number of scientific encyclopedias and dictionaries.
- Credo ReferenceCredo contains a number of online dictionaries and encyclopedias.
You can also look at the following two guides to help understand your article:
Cite
Google Scholar can create citations for articles. Click the quotation marks below the article information after doing a search.
Need some help putting together citations? Check out the helpful links below:
- COD Library's guide to APA citations. Make sure to use the menu to the right to find examples of what you need.
- Purdue OWL's guide to APA citations and paper format
Want a database to create citations for you? Check out the link below:
- NoodleTools
NoodleTools allows you to find, organize and store your research citations all in one place. Create complete Works Cited and Bibliographies with the click of a mouse, and keep notes and ideas related to your work all in one place. Available in browser and mobile app.
Create an account with your COD email to access this resource.
