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Where do I start
looking for
articles?
I know the title
of an article
and the
periodical.
Where do I find
it in full text?
- Current
print
periodicals
are located
in the
reading area
on the 1st
floor.
- Current
back issues
are in the
1st floor
stacks
behind the
reference
books.
- Older
issues as
well as some
microfilm
are in the
basement.
-
Microfiche
and
microfilm
are located
in the
cabinets in
the lobby.
Looking
for articles
1.
Online Databases
Online databases
are purchased by
the library.
They index
articles with
bibliographic
information,
abstracts,
and/or full
text. The
articles come
from journals,
magazines,
newspapers, and
trade
publications,
which require
the articles to
go through an
editing process
before
publication.
Most web sites
do not subject
posted
information to
an editing
process before
published
online.
2. Search within
a Periodical
Briar Cliff
University
Online and Print
Holdings You
can search by
periodical
title, browse by
title, or browse
by subject. The
library owns the
periodicals
listed in a
physical format
or in a digital
format through
an online
database.
Clicking on a
link will take
you to the
periodical in a
database where
you can search
the periodical
or browse the
issues. When
browsing an
issue, all the
articles within
the issue will
be listed either
alphabetically
by title or
numerically by
page number.
Online Databases
Specific
periodicals can
also be searched
in individual
databases.
However, each
database does
not index the
same
periodicals. For
example, a
periodical in
Academic Search
Elite may not
appear in
ProQuest
Research
Library. Also
the periodicals
may have no full
text.
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Obtain
the full text of
articles
1. Search the
BCU Online and
Print Holdings
by the
periodical title
either by typing
it in the access
point (search
box) or browsing
by title or
subject. If the
library owns the
periodical, a
list of the
online
database(s) that
have it in full
text and/or a
note stating
that the library
owns it will
appear under the
bolded title.
a.
Clicking on
a link will
take you to
the
periodical
in a
database
where you
can search
the
periodical
or browse
the issues.
When
browsing an
issue, all
the articles
within the
issue will
be listed
either
alphabetically
by title or
numerically
by page
number.
b. To
locate a
physical
periodical
in the
library's
collection,
go to
Briar Cliff
University
Print &
Microform
Holdings.
Browse by
the
periodical
title to
find where
it is and
its format
(print or
microform).
2. If the BCU
library doesn't
own the
periodical, a
Sioux City area
library may.
Browse the
Sioux City
Library
Cooperative
Print &
Microform
Holdings to
find which, if
any, area
libraries may
own it.
3. Search the
Internet using a
search engine
such as Google
or search
FindArticles,
a search engine
for articles
available
online. In
the search box,
enter the title
of the article
within "quote
marks."
Also search for
the homepage of
the periodical.
Some periodicals
have archives of
past issues
online that
aren't indexed
by search
engines.
4. Finally, if
you cannot find
the article and
do not need the
article in 10-14
days, complete
an
interlibrary
loan form.
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