Research Methods in TESOL

Note: You can read the full text of all of these articles through the APU Libraries' online subscriptions.

Finding articles via Google Scholar

1. Go to: http://scholar.google.com
2. For the 1st time: click on "settings" (upper right), then "library links" (middle left) and type Azusa Pacific in the library links box. Select "Azusa Pacific University - APU Library FT Finder" and click Save.
3. Unselect "patents"
4. Type in your search terms; click Search
5. Select preferred year: "since 2014"
6. Any links on the right side of the screen will be fulltext, etiher free on the internet or take you back to APU's library databases (noted by "APU Library FT FInder"). If you don't see "APU Library FT Finder" on the left, click on "more" and then on "Linksource" or "Library Search" for books.
7. On the next screen you will see the "fulltext finder" screen. Click on the database link for the fulltext or click on "request a free copy..." to request a copy from another library.

RSS feeds allow researchers to receive automatic updates in an RSS feed reader whenever new content is added to a library database on a particular topic, or whenever a new electronic issue of a journal is added to a library database.

To learn more about setting up RSS feeds within library databases, please see the following guide: "Using RSS Feeds From Library Databases."

(from KS, 2009)