How do you find scholarly articles? Books? Reports? Sometimes Google or Google Scholar are good places to start. Sometimes it's best to use library databases. Library databases are more likely to yield reliable, authoritative sources that have already been vetted. Since most scholarly journals aren't freely available on the web, you are more likely to be able to link to full text if you use a library database.
Here are some examples of sources for particular types of information:
- Scholarly articles from academic journals-->Vassar's subscription databases
- Books-->Vassar's online catalog, ConnectNY; some databases, e.g. Philosopher's Index (then locate in VC catalog)
- Current news on U.S. healthcare-->Newspapers, magazines, some academic journals-->Multidisciplinary databases, LexisNexis, New York Times
Not sure how to tell a scholarly journal from a popular magazine? Read this article from the library at the University of Wisconsin:
Scholarly Journal v. Popular Magazine Articles (Univ. of Wisconsin)