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Scholarly and Professional Purpose is to inform and to report on original research or experimentation. |
Popular Aimed for the general public.
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Articles are written by a scholar or researcher in the field. |
Author may or may not be named; articles are written by editorial staff or professional writers. |
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Always cite their sources. There is usually a summary or abstract at the beginning of the article and the credentials of the author. |
Rarely cite sources. |
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Peer reviewed: articles are reviewed by scholars or researchers before being published. |
Not peer reviewed. |
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Language used is that of the discipline; requires prior knowledge. |
Language is geared for a general audience and is understandable for most readers. |
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Adams Library subscribes to journals published by the National Association of Social Workers and the Council for Social Work Education. These include
These journals are indexed in SocIndex with Full text and in that resource can be searched individually. Note in this graphic the "JN" in the search box. This technique limits the search to articles from that journal only. Depending on the topics and parameters of your research topic, this could be a useful approach
