Discussion: Using the Walden Library
Where can you find evidence to inform your thoughts and scholarly writing? Throughout your degree program, you will use research literature to explore ideas, guide your thinking, and gain new insights. As you search the research literature, it is important to use resources that are peer-reviewed and from scholarly journals. You may already have some favorite online resources and databases that you use or have found useful in the past. For this Discussion, you explore databases available through the Walden Library.
Post the following:
Using proper APA formatting, cite the peer-reviewed article you selected that pertains to your practice area and is of particular interest to you and identify the database that you used to search for the article. Explain any difficulties you experienced while searching for this article. Would this database be useful to your colleagues? Explain why or why not. Would you recommend this database? Explain why or why not.
DATABASE BELOW USED TO OBTAIN MY ARTICLE
APA PsycInfo (formerly PsycInfo)
- The largest resource devoted to scholarly peer-reviewed literature in the behavioral sciences and mental health. Also includes book chapters, books, dissertations, and all content from APA PsycArticles
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Introduction:
As a medical professor, it is essential to emphasize the importance of evidence-based practice to our students. Thus, encouraging them to search for peer-reviewed articles from scholarly journals promotes critical thinking, directing them towards best practices in their practice areas. In this discussion, I will answer the prompts, citing a peer-reviewed article I found using APA PsycInfo database, a resource available through the Walden Library.
Q: Using proper APA formatting, cite the peer-reviewed article you selected that pertains to your practice area and is of particular interest to you and identify the database that you used to search for the article.
A: Chan, E. Y. (2020). Global supply-chain effects of COVID-19 control measures. The Lancet Public Health, 5(4), e241-e242. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(20)30076-X. I identified this article using the APA PsycInfo database, which is available through the Walden Library.
Q: Explain any difficulties you experienced while searching for this article.
A: As my practice area is healthcare, and the topic of the article concerned global supply-chains’ impact on COVID-19 control measures, I initially found it difficult to locate the article through my usual databases. It was only after searching through the APA PsycInfo that I was able to access the article.
Q: Would this database be useful to your colleagues? Explain why or why not. Would you recommend this database? Explain why or why not.
A: Yes, I believe APA PsycInfo could be a useful database for my colleagues. This resource offers a broad range of scholarly peer-reviewed literature in the behavioral sciences and mental health beyond medical- and health-related articles. Additionally, it includes access to books, dissertations, and all content from APA PsycArticles, which can be relevant to my colleagues’ research interests. Thus, I recommend this database as it provides diverse resources that can benefit those in medical fields and beyond.
