What is a primary source article, and how can you find one? To learn more, please watch the "Finding Primary Source Articles" video presentation.
Links to the APA methodology fields document as well as the empirical articles guide referenced in the video presentation are found below.
APA PsycInfo allows you to limit your search to a specific methodology or set of methodologies. One methodology field in APA PsycInfo offers you the opportunity to search specifically for empirical studies.
Related Links:
Direct Link to Methodology Field Values Document (American Psychological Association PDF)
Using the Methodology Limiter in APA PsycInfo on EBSCOhost (American Psychological Association tutorial)
This guide helps to identify the major parts of an empirical article and covers sample strategies for locating them through databases such as APA PsycInfo and ERIC. There are also general tips applicable to other databases.
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If the book you want has been checked out or is not part of the Pollak Library's collection, you will have the opportunity to request an available copy from another CSU library or a library outside of the CSU system through the CSU+ service found in OneSearch.
It also is possible to request journal articles through interlibrary loan when full-text access is not available through the Pollak Library.
More information is available by placing your mouse over "Borrow" on the Pollak Library home page and then clicking on the "Interlibrary Loan: ILL" link. A link to the corresponding page is also available below.
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