Library and Internet Skills

How to Find Journal Articles

The title of the journal is used to locate a print or online subscription to the journal in the library catalogue

Tip: it is always a good idea to write down, print or e-mail citations that interest you. It could save you a lot of stress when you are writing your works cited lists!

Reading journal citations:

1. From an online index

TI: Cumulative effects on wetland landscapes: Links to wetland restoration in the United States and southern Canada

This is the title of the article.

AU: Bedford, BL

This is the Author's name

SO: Wetlands, vol. 19, no. 4, pp. 775-788, Dec 1999

This is the title of the journal (Wetlands), the volume (19), the issue (4), the pages (775-788) and the date of publication (December 1999). In order to find the article in the library catalogue you will need all of the information found on the SO line.

To find this article in the library catalogue you would type in the names of the journal: Wetlands

2. From a printed bibliography or works cited list.

Warren, R.M. (1985). Criterion shift rule and perceptual homeostasis. Psychological Review, 92, 574-585.

Author. (year of publication). Title of article. Title of Journal. Volume, pages.

To find this article in the library catalogue you would type in Psychological Review

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