Finding Scholarly Articles 

Before you search for information, make sure you know the difference between source types and what is "scholarly" or "peer-reviewed" 

1. First, click the link above to access the Holman Library One Search which searches for books, videos, journals, and more.
2. Then, design a search an initial search and perform at least a couple of different, subsequent searches.

• You may wish to start with this search first:
  [enter your food name]
  AND
  history OR industry OR economics OR commodity OR agribusiness OR chain 
   
• For subsequent searches, try formulas for other search designs

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3. After you search, filter the results in the left column by Show Only = Peer-Reviewed Journals

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4. Next, choose a relevant article. Click "view online" to read the article as shown in the image below. 

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6. Finally, manipulate the article and database tools. 

The library has articles in different vendor "platforms," so the interfaces may look slightly different, but the strategies to manipulate the articles are similar:

1. Manipulate the article - EBSCO platform

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1. Read the abstract (summary) to determine if the article is relevant to your needs
2. Click "full text" to read the entire article. Double-check to make sure it meets the criteria for a scholarly "peer-reviewed" article
3. "Subject terms" may be helpful for future searches that you perform
4. Save a link to this article so you can access it later
5. There is a database-generated citation, but they are occasionally incorrect.
6. There are the pieces of info that you can use to create  a citation on your own

2. Manipulate the article - PROQUEST platform

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1. Read the abstract (summary) to determine if the article is relevant to your needs
2. Click "full text" to read the entire article. Double-check to make sure it meets the criteria for a scholarly "peer-reviewed" article
3. "Subject terms" may be helpful for future searches that you perform
4. Save a link to this article so you can access it later
5. There is a database-generated citation, but they are occasionally incorrect.
6. There are the pieces of info that you can use to create  a citation on your own

Interlibrary Loan

If you can't access the full-text of an article, request it for free through this service.

Search in Specific Journals

Search in Multidisciplinary Databases