For additional databases, visit the Online Resources page.  Off-campus, you will need to log in with Baker's two-step authentication to access the library resources.

STEP 1
Use LIMIT option while searching the databases to

• peer-reviewed publications
• refereed publications

STEP 2
Check if articles fit 4 or more of the following criteria

• long article with structured sections, abstract as well as results
• in-text citations shown appropriately
• contains a bibliography
• contains statistical data, and/or graphs and charts
• shows author affiliation and contact information
• no images or photographs, except when relevant to the study
• indicates the number of times the article has been cited (used) by other scholars

NOTE: No newspaper articles. No book reviews, editorials, letters to the editor and similar articles, even when obtained from scholarly and/or peer-reviewed publications.

• BAKER HANDOUT:  Identifying & Locating Scholarly Information 
• VIDEO: How to Read a Scholarly Article (Western University)

Questions? Contact Baker librarians:
E-mail: library@baker.edu -- Call: 888-854-1058