Finding Articles

Option 1: You have a topic and want to find an article.

Option 2: You have an article citation (article title, article author, journal title, vol. & pages) and you want to find the article.

Option 1:

Find the full-text of many articles online by searching the library databases (hundreds of them).

Library Databases and E-Research Tools provides lists of databases arranged by:

Title

Subject categories

Click here for a detailed review of searching by topic within a database.

Option 2:

You have an article citation (article title, article author, journal title, vol. & pages) and you want to find the article.

The quickest way to obtain an article is to see if it is available in online. You'll be able to view the article on your computer and print it to your local printer.

Click here for a detailed review of searching for an article with the citation information you have (article title, article author, journal title, vol. & pages).

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Content editor: Lisa Abbott abbottlt@appstate.edu