This guide shows you the quickest way to finding one scholarly article.

Note: Finding one is easy, but finding one on your specific topic that you're also interested in reading takes time! Please allow yourself time to search and be flexible with your topic!

Go to the LWTech Library website: lwtech.edu/library and Type in your search terms to the main search box.

Library homepage with search box circled.

If you want to change your search terms, click Advanced Search and try different words. I encourage you to try many!

Filter by "Peer-reviewed Journals."

Refine the "Creation Date" to narrow down to a time period that works for your assignment. I suggest the last 5 years.

Click on titles that seem interesting to you. Scroll down to the description to read the Abstract and learn more about the article before choosing it.

Once you have chosen an article, click the quotation mark icon and select APA (7th edition) to generate the citation. Sometimes the autogenerator makes mistakes. Please check the citation against the LWTech Library's Quick Style Guide for accuracy.

If you have any questions please reach out to your librarian, Katherine Kelley. You can Teams chat with me, email me at katherine.kelley@lwtech.edu, or use our 24/7 chat to talk to a librarian at any time day or night!