1. Finding Journal Articles Traci Welch Moritz Public Services LibrarianAssistant ProfessorHeterick Memorial Library

2. Figure out which journals are germane to your majorFind out how to access those journalsFind out how to manage what you findFind out how to track referencesLeave with an article 3. The means by which individuals engaged in academic research and creative endeavor inform their peers, formally or informally, of the work they are engaged in or have accomplished. Following a tradition that began with the Academy in ancient Athens, scholars communicate by writing monographs and journal articles for publication, presenting conference papers that may subsequently be published in proceedings and transactions, submitting reports in fulfillment of grant requirements, creating and maintaining Web sites for the academic community, and corresponding with peers via e-mail and electronic mailing lists.Broadly defined, the process includes not only the creation and dissemination of scholarly works but also evaluation of quality (peerreview) and preservation for future use. One of the goals of academiclibraries is to facilitate scholarly communication inall its forms. 4. What is a periodical?Periodicals are publications which are: Issued at regular intervals (usually) Are also often referred to as serials Composed of a collection of articles, whichmay range from a single page story in anewspaper to a 40 page study in ascholarly journal. 5. Wire Services Internet/ web sitesPeriodicalsBooks 6. Books (monographs) PeriodicalsWeb Sites/ InternetWire Services 7. Periodical means the same as MagazineUsually magazines are more popular JournalsScholarly or ProfessionalPeer reviewedSee Research Guidefor HONR 231 for thisand other Handouts 8. Periodicals are numerous (212,140) Growth enhanced by online publishing 56,329 online pubs. in Ulrichs A volatile format Periodicals merge Publications cease Frequency of publication can change Volume/ issue numbering can change Titles change 9. British Medical Journal (1857 1987) BMJ 1988 - PresentWe are not amused. 10. Whatare the top 5 journals in your field? Where is the body of work published? Where is a good place to begin? Ask your advisor Discipline Associations Several options from here Research Guide Library catalog Library journal finder Library current periodicals 11. Type in disciplineIe pharmacy orinternationaltheaterSelect periodicalsfrom drop downmenu 12. Click on issue youwish to browse andthen on the title ofthe particular article 13. Depends on the database where article is indexed the best way to go about this project. EbscoHost product, click on cited references EJC, check to see if reference listed at end ofarticle JSTOR and others, need an option Secondary option: Google Scholar 14. Visit Journal Finder 15. Locating toolsSerials SolutionsAvailable on Heterick Periodical Articles pageIncludes virtually all E-journals received including:Databases (Lexis/Nexis) EJCGovernment periodicals Universities & learned societies 16. NOTE:Database journal is indexedMoving wall of accessibilityWestlaw is not for youISSN (important for severalreasons) 17. Interlibrary Loan Cut and paste Emails the request Received in 3-5 days as pdf attachment inyour ONU email Inter Library Loan 18. Remember ILL! 19. Always check to see what isavailable at an external site andwhat that availability entailsMay need to ILL as you shouldnever have to pay for any articles 20. Head back to POLAR and look up the title to see years available Some may be available full text from otherdatabase or available in print Starting at Heterick is still the BEST way www.scholar.google.com-- secondary source to see whether you have free access to the references 21. Search for article title in scholar Find it with OLINKs or OhioLINK Olinks willdisplay automatically on campus For off campus display, set your preferences inGS by entering Ohio Northern University in thebox marked institutional access If you have a gmail account, youll only need todo this once Go ahead and select Refworks as yourbibliography manager 22. ILL opportunity!!! 23. Reference librarians on duty 8a-4:30p, 6-9p Monday Thursday, 8a-4p Fridayand 10a-3:30p SundaysOne-on-one sessions available by appointmentreference@onu.eduEmail t-moritz@onu.edu Phone 2473Instant MessagingChat Reference