Journals (aka periodicals) are like magazines: they are subject-focussed publications that contain several articles written by different authors. Like magazines, they are published frequently over various time-periods - from weekly, monthly to yearly or bi-annually.
Academic journals are made up of scholarly or peer reviewed articles. They are written by researchers and must go through a vigorous peer review process before they can be accepted for publication. They are a major source of published research information. You can find academic articles with a good search strategy on FINDit or on our more subject specific databases. If you would like further support and guidance with this, contact your Faculty Librarian.
Below is a list of recommended databases. Scroll down further for a selection of recommended journals and websites.
Is your school or workplace divided between the "creatives" versus the practical people? Yet surely, David Kelley suggests, creativity is not the domain of only a chosen few. Telling stories from his legendary design career and his own life, he offers ways to build the confidence to create.
What if healthcare providers spent an extra 40 seconds showing compassion for their patients? The scientific evidence may surprise you. Through his pioneering work in the field of “Compassionomics”, Dr. Stephen Trzeciak has found that just 40 seconds of compassion can be a powerful therapy – not only for the receiver of compassion, but for the giver, too. It changes everything.
What is design thinking? How can you better use it to solve problems throughout your life? How did the Washington Monument get cleaner by using this logic? Rather than delivering the same-old-same-old solutions to your clients' biggest challenges, The Design Thinking Framework helps us to stand out and provide fresh ways of tackling problems. All with the goal of bringing innovative solution to your clients' biggest problems.
What is Google Scholar?
Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. In Scholar you can search across many disciplines and sources, including journal articles, theses, books and abstracts, from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities and other web sites.
How is it different from Google?
Google has a broader scope than Google Scholar and looks for resources regardless of where they come from and who they are written by. Instead of searching the entire web, Google Scholar just searches for scholarly literature. This means you will get far more relevant, authoritative and up to date results.
Can I access full text articles?
Yes, but not always. Some articles are freely available, plus you can also set up Google Scholar to access the University’s journal subscriptions.
To do this click on Settings then Library Links. Type USW into the search box and select FINDit@University of South Wales – Viewonline@USW.Tick the boxes next to the results and save. You will now be able to access our subscriptions via Google Scholar.
Do I still need to use FINDit?
Google Scholar is a good starting point for your research, but please be aware that it doesn’t index everything. It is important to use FINDit as well to search our subscription databases and journals for relevant journal articles.
For more information have a look at our Guide to FINDit or contact your Faculty Librarian.
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