Content is published in a wide variety of formats and for diverse audiences.
You should always make your own assessment of the reliability, significance, and purpose of the literature you engage to support your own work. But here are some general guidelines.
In the form of books or articles:
If you're after scholarly articles, then limit your searches in databases to material that is peer-reviewed. Here's a quick summary of what 'peer-reviewed' means: articles in scholarly journals have been evaluated (reviewed) by a committee of scholars (peers) before publication.
In the sciences, scholarly publications that feature original research are known as the primary literature.
Use these databases to find news articles and scholarly publications on your topic:
This multi-disciplinary database provides active full text for more than 3,100 journals, including active full text for nearly 2,750 peer-reviewed journals.
ABI/INFORM Collection includes full-text journals and titles from the business press as well as key trade publications, dissertations, conference proceedings, and market reports.
Archive of past issues of scholarly journals from all areas of study. Includes full runs of covered journals, excluding content from the past 2-5 years. Also includes eBooks and book chapters.
Google's search engine for scholarly material.
When on campus articles available through Trinity Library resources are indicated by an Online- Trinity College link to the right of the article title. To view these indications when off campus open Google Scholar Settings and in the Library Links page search for Trinity College. Select Trinity College – Online- Trinity College and save your selection.
Trinity College's site license to the New York Times (nytimes.com).
Individual registration is required.
Create a NYTimes.com account using your institutional email, or your pre-existing profile, following the steps below:
*Note: It is recommended to set up your account while on campus.
Faculty and staff must re-register every 4 years. Students have access until graduation.
Watch this video on Activating Your Access to the New York Times for more detailed instructions on setting up your account. If you have any trouble setting up your account following these directions, please create a ticket at https://trincoll.haloitsm.com/portal/ (Make a request>Library>Library Resource Access Problem).
Site-wide subscription to the Financial Times website. Coverage begins with 2004.
Individual registration is required.
Go to https://join-professional.ft.com/join/licence/7d3870f5-6086-4a8e-8b74-2d2c0b4bd73b to create your account.
If you have trouble setting up your account, please create a ticket at https://trincoll.haloitsm.com/portal/ (Make a request>Library>Library Resource Access Problem).