Unit 4 Literature Review Patten Topic 15 Locating Literature Electronically

Patten, Topic 15

Journal Articles :

• major source of original reports of empirical research
• primary source of information on established and emerging theories

4 major databases in the social and behavioral sciences

1. Sociological Abstracts
2. PsycINFO
3. PsycARTICLES
4. ERIC - free, www.ERIC.ed.gov

Define Broadly, then narrow,

changing and to or

changing and to Not