Identify two GCU Library scholarly databases that will help you find the best research articles to support your capstone project change proposal.

Identify two GCU Library scholarly databases that will help you find the best research articles to support your capstone project change proposal.

GCU Library Scholarly Databases

The Grand Canyon University (GCU) is committed to advancing research development. This commitment reflects in the institution’s resolve to own databases from which learners can retrieve articles. The Education Resource Center (ERIC) is an example of the database which the institution owns. As an internet-based source, ERIC has indexed journal sources, and it offers easy accessibility of the literature content. This database has full text sources, and it provides a platform where researchers specializing in various areas in research can access the details they need. The GCU, still, owns the database, PsycINFO. With this database, the person conducting the research can retrieve international literature on psychology studies and psychology-linked studies (Research Guides., 2020). The database has a history of fostering the sharing of the peer-reviewed literature, and it is therefore popular among researchers dealing with the psychological studies. The sources which one can access using this platform are extensive, and it integrates features which ease the search process.

The GCU’s databases exhibit certain desirable attributes which differentiate these databases from the Google Scholar. Taking into consideration the features of the PsycINFO and those of the Google Scholar, for example, the former seems to be reliable when one searches for the literature on psychology. This is because it provides vast sources from which an individual can access psychology articles and journals. The PsycINFO incorporates an indexing feature, and this makes it possible to narrow down the scope of the search. The ERIC is also advantageous when it comes to enhancing the process of retrieval of information (Grewal, Kataria, & Dhawan, 2016). A person using the database can access resources on the print indexes which publishers publish every month. When can also access the sources using the computer.

References

Grewal, A., Kataria, H., & Dhawan, I. (2016). Literature search for research planning and identification of research problem. Indian journal of anaesthesia, 60(9), 635–639. Doi: https://doi.org/10.4103/0019-5049.190618.