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EGS 390F: Serious Play: Exploring Narrative Through Video Games (Cotugno): Finding Articles

Scholarly and Literary Databases

Use the following databases to find information about video games and related topics. Each database has a different focus (on computing, literature, or business), but may include scholarly literature on useful aspects or elements of video games and video gaming.

Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
Indexes and abstracts a number of scholarly business journals, the majority of which are available in full-text. Covers the subject areas of management, economics, finance, accounting, international business, and marketing.
It also includes other sources of full-text information such as country economic reports and detailed company profiles for thousands of the world's largest companies. Includes some ahead of print content.
Computers and Applied Sciences Complete This link opens in a new window
Computer and Applied Science Complete (CASC) covers the research and development spectrum of the computing and applied sciences disciplines. It contains collected knowledge on traditional engineering challenges and research, and is a resource for research concerning the business and social implications of new technology.
CASC provides indexing and abstracts for more than 2,100 academic journals, professional publications, and other reference sources from a diverse collection. full-text is also available for more than 1,000 periodicals. Subject areas include the many engineering disciplines, computer theory and systems, new technologies, and social & professional context. Research is aided by the inclusion of searchable cited references for key journals.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Covers a wide range of full-text scholarly content, academic journals, primary sources, and e-books, across a wide range of subject areas. Also searches artwork in ARTstor. Collections I-X all campuses. Collection XI Oxford and Middletown campus users only. Users may encounter content in this database the library has not purchased.
MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
An index to scholarly articles, books and book chapters, and dissertations published internationally on modern (Medieval to today) languages, literatures, folklore, and linguistics (including composition and rhetoric since 2000). Coverage has varied but now includes literature from all over the world--Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and North and South America. Folklore is represented by folk literature, music, art, rituals, and belief systems. Linguistics and language materials range from history and theory of linguistics, comparative linguistics, semantics, stylistics, and syntax to translation. Other topics include literary theory and criticism, dramatic arts (film, radio, television, theater), and history of printing and publishing. Some full-text.

Articles - a great place to start!

Articles & More

Start searching for articles here (searches 80 databases at once).
Use limiters - peer-reviewed, subject, date, etc.
Use "Cite" tool on the right to create an APA citation.
"Research Starter" provides a topic overview.
To share this article, copy the Permalink on the right in the item record. (not the browser URL)

Watch: Articles & More (Burke, 3:00 min., 2018)

Need a Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed Journal Article? Who writes them? Why? Where do you find one?

Peer Review in 3 Minutes (NCSU Libraries)
Anatomy of a Scholarly Article (NCSU Libraries)

Google Scholar

Google Scholar
Academic research articles and books, found through Google. Some will be freely accessible, and some will require a subscription.
Does Miami already own a Google Scholar article?
Two Minute Tutorial: Google Scholar

Video Games - Journals

Here is a list of video game journals that you can search individually for information (some are the ones you were given for your small group presentations):

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