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Scholarly Article Tips
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Is it scholarly?
The publication should be a scholarly journal not a newspaper or popular magazine.
The authors are scholars or professionals in the field and are normally affiliated with an educational institution or organization.
The article should have an abstract and reference list.
Clues from the abstract or text?
Look for a phrases like “this study examines…” or “we did research to find…”
This indicates that the author(s) conducted the research.
A review of the abstract and text of an article will provide important information of assistance in identifying it as a research article.
Research articles follow a specific format and are organized into standard sections. Skim the abstract and article for the following sections:
Introduction
Participants
Objectives
Methods
Discussion
Conclusion
References
Letters to the editor
News articles
Literature reviews
Editorials & opinion pieces
Information articles
Care plans
eBooks: Overviews & Anatomy
eBooks: PT
The titles below are just a sample of the PT eBooks available. You can search the full EBSCO eBook collection for others on any fitness based topic.
Not on campus to find a book? Try our online collection of eBooks. This collection features over 65,000 complete titles and covers a broad range of subject areas.
Films On Demand
Films On Demand has a strong collection of streaming videos that support the career of a physical therapist assistant as well as videos that supplement course work.
Includes three practice exams and a practice eBook
Physical Therapist Assistant Practice Exam 1
Physical Therapist Assistant Practice Exam 2
Physical Therapist Assistant Practice Exam 3
Physical Therapist Assistant Exam eBook
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