Find Journals & Magazines

If you're starting with a topic...

• Research your topic following the guidelines in the Find Articles guide.

To find out if we subscribe to a journal or magazine...

1: e-Journals Tab

• type the journal title in the search box and click "Go"
• if you get too many results, change the radio button from "Contains" to "Starts with" and click "Go" again
• if your journal isn't listed, go to 2
• under the journal you want, click the "Get It!" button
• in the popup window or new tab, all the different providers for the journal are listed, and their years or volumes of coverage
• click the provider that includes the year or volume you need
• if it says: "Available from 1996 volume: 11 issue:1" ...it means we have everything from then to the current issue
• at the provider page, look for a link to the past years, volumes or issues, and navigate to the year, volume, issue and page you require for your article
• if none of the providers include your year/volume, go to 2

2: Get It! window "Check for a print copy in our Library Catalogue"

• if none of the providers include your year/volume in the Get it! window, click "Check for a print copy in our Library Catalogue"
• if we have the journal in print on the shelf, details of where it is and what years are covered will be shown in a new window or tab
• if there's nothing listed, go to 3

3: Check the Library Catalogue

• go to the library catalogue tab on the library home page
• type the journal title into the search box
• change the drop-down menu on the right from "Anywhere" to one of the following:
  • "Search for words... in Journal Title"
    • if too many results
      • enclose your journal title in "double quotes"
      • limit your search by clicking on the left side of the search results under Format > Journals, Magazines, Newspapers
    • Note: some periodicals change titles so try alternate titles if you know any (e.g., Harper's new monthly magazine changed to Harper's monthly magazine to Harper's magazine to Harper's)
  • "Search begins with... Journal Title"
    • gives you a list of journal titles in alphabetical order, from which you can pick the relevant one(s)
• you may find your journal either in print or online
• if your journal is not listed, we don't have a subscription to the journal; you may get the article you need through RACER; it typically takes 7-10 days for the photocopied article to arrive

Locating Paper Journals

To find a paper version of a journal or magazine, you must know...

1. The library that holds it (Mills, Innis, Thode or Health Sciences)
2. The location within that library (Serials Stacks, Periodicals, etc.)
3. How it is arranged at that location

• Mills & Innis arrange by call number
• Thode arranges alphabetically by title/range number
• Health Sciences arranges alphabetically by title

Understanding the "Location" tab

The location tab tells you:

• for paper (print) journals:
  
  • the library and location, e.g.
    
    • MILLS Periodicals (3rd foor): the journal is in Mills Memorial Library, on the 3rd floor
    • THODE Periodicals (2nd floor): the journal is in Thode Library of Science & Engineering, on the 2nd floor
    • HEALTH Journals or HEALTH Journals Currently Rec'd: the journal is in the Health Sciences Library
      
    • INNIS Periodicals: the journal is in Innis Business Library
      
  • whether we have the issue(s) you need, e.g.
    • We have: v.1 (1979) - v. 24 (2003)
      MISSING: v.4 (1983): no.2-no.4
    • this means we have all paper issues from v.1 (1979) to v.24 (2003) EXCEPT issues no. 2, 3 and 4 of volume 4, 1983.
  •  N.B. if you see a note: "Print cancelled. Now available online", it means we have the listed issues in paper, but are getting the current issues in online format only
• for online journals (e-journals):
  
  • a Get it! button or "Link to online resource" to connect to the issues/years available