MGMT 11800 Organizational Behavior - Clevenger

Level Up Your Research

💡 Keywords

• Combine keywords for better results.
• Use AND for multiple concepts, OR for synonyms.
• Use quotation marks to keep phrases together.

Example Searches

• "team dynamics" AND "medium-sized companies"
• "leadership styles" AND "regional business"

💡 Find #SubjectHeadings

When you find an article that looks promising, click the subject headings (in blue) to find similar articles.

Think of these like a librarian's hashtag; if you can figure out what the experts are calling your topic, you'll find more.

💡 Follow the Trail of Research

Look at the sources listed at the end of a good article or book—they can point you to more research.

Journal article: Check for volume, issue, and page numbers.

Book: Look for a city and publisher.
Search the title in the library catalog or journal finder to see if we have access.

💡 Find an Article from a Citation

Example (APA 7th):
Scruton, R. (1996). The eclipse of listening. The New Criterion, 15(3), 5–13.

▶️ Watch this video.

Option A: Search by Article Title

1. Enter the article title in quotes (e.g., “The eclipse of listening”) in Onesearch.
2. Review the results – check that the title and author match your citation.
3. Click Full Text to access the article.

Option B: Search by Journal

1. Enter the journal title (e.g., The New Criterion) in Journal Search.
2. Select the journal from the results
3. Find the correct volume and issue from the citation
4. Find your article title in the issue

Tips

• Check coverage dates: Some databases only go back to certain years.
• Use quotes for exact article title searches.
• No links? → request via InterLibrary Loan

Ask a librarian if you’re stuck – we’re happy to help! Email library@hiram.edu

Link Google Scholar to Hiram

👉 Set up Library Links (Settings → Library Links → add Hiram College) to connect to full text.

Use Google Scholar when you already have a citation → paste it in and see if Full Text is @ Hiram.

💡 Master Reading Scholarly Articles

The trick to quickly grasp a scholarly article’s key ideas is to read it out of order: start with the abstract, jump to the conclusion, skim the introduction and topic sentences, then read the full article for details if relevant to your topic.

• Video: How to Read a Scholarly Article
• Infographic: Illinois Library – Read Scholarly Articles