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How to find a peer-reviewed article in UoPeople Library You can access the UoPeople Library through the Resources tab at the top of each course page. Once you are in the UoPeople library, you will find links to two databases containing scholarly and peer-reviewed articles: Library and Information Resources Network (LIRN); and JSTOR.

Finding peer-reviewed articles in LIRN: 1. Once you are in LIRN, you can choose from four views at the top of the page: Alphabetical View; Subject View, Vendor View, and LIRNTitle. Each view will allow you to search for an article or book. For this example, we will use Subject View.

2. Once you are in Subject View, click on a specific subject area under Jump to a specific group. This will bring you to a group of databases that contain articles and books pertaining to that subject. News and Current Articles will be used for this example.

3. Next, we are going to focus on finding peer-reviewed articles on Global Warming. Click on the button labeled Gale in Context: Global Issues to enter the database.

4. Once you are in the database, you will see a search bar. Type “Global Warming” in the search bar and click on the magnifying glass

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Scroll down the page of results to “Academic Journals” and click on it. . Notice next to some article titles, you will see Peer-Reviewed with a little icon:

Note, only the articles labeled are considered peer-reviewed articles – i.e. articles that have been reviewed by other scholars BEFORE the article is published.

Finding Peer Reviewed Articles in JSTOR: 1. For this example, we will continue searching for peer-reviewed articles on the topic of Global Warming. Let’s begin by clicking on the JSTOR icon in the UoPeople Library. Type “Global Warming” in the search bar and click on the magnifying glass.

2. You will see a list of academic resources. Notice on the left, you can narrow the list to consist only of Journals, Book Chapters, or Research Reports. By default, all three will appear. Limit your search to Journals. Important: While most articles are peer-reviewed, not all of them are. You may find book reviews, letters to the editor, and other items that are not peer-reviewed articles. Read this very short disclaimer, Searching: Are JSTOR articles peer-reviewed?....