| Google Scholar
Google Scholar can be a useful tool when collecting research information. Settings can be updated to display:
Library Links - FindIt@Txstate
Bibliography Manager - EndNote (refers to Desktop EndNote)
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Ulrich'sTo find out if a journal is considered Refereed/Peer-Reviewed, check the Ulrich's database by doing a search for the title of the journal. Many library databases allow searches to be limited to articles published in Peer-Reviewed journals.
This is a browser extension - if you find an article on the web, it will bring you to the full-text through TXST Libraries.
Search Tips
Search by keywords/small phrases and use Boolean searching.
AND: reading AND motivat*
OR: "adult education" OR "adult learn*"
Use "quotation marks" to search for whole phrases > "adult learners"
Use the database’s built in limiting features like Date and Peer-reviewed.
Consider truncation. The symbol used is usually *. read* will retrieve: read, reading, reader, etc.
Check Subject terms in database records and Author-Supplied keywords in the fulltext of some articles to see if there are any synonym terms to consider.
Searching for Full Text
If you come across a citation to an article and you'd like to track down its full text, follow the steps below:
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Start Your Research (SYR)1. When searching for the full text of an article, start by searching the "title of an article" (enclosed in "quotation marks") in SYR.
Example Citation: Baumgartner, L. M., & Shang, L. (2025). The portrayal of women in Adult Learning. Adult Learning, 36(3), 139–148.
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Journals/Periodicals2. If you're unable to locate the fulltext by searching the article title in SYR, next try searching the "journal title" in Journals/Periodicals, which is a searchable list of print/online journals accessible through the University Libraries.
Example Citation: Baumgartner, L. M., & Shang, L. (2025). The portrayal of women in Adult Learning. Adult Learning, 36(3), 139–148.
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Interlibrary Loan (ILL)3. If the Library does not have print/online access to a journal you need an article from, request a copy of the article via ILL.