Primary articles and review articles are both types of scholarly articles and both can be found by searching the library's databases.
| Primary Articles | Review Articles |
|---|---|
| Articles that report on original research. | Articles that compile and summarize research conducted by others. |
| Will have a methods section that discusses the experiment or project the authors conducted. | Will usually not have a methods section. If there is a methods section the authors will discuss searching databases to find the articles that they based their review on. |
| Provide detailed information about a specific area of research. Find the latest information on a research topic. | Provide a summary or overview of research on a topic. Find background or history on a research topic. |
Reference managers are applications that help you manage references and generate citations and bibliographies. If you have never used one before, Zotero is a good choice. It has lots of features and good help information available.
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