LSU Libraries - Finding Periodical Articles

CONTENTS:
Introduction
Types
Formats
Locations
Journal Indexes
Choosing the Right Index
Search Techniques
Citing Full-Text Indexes

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Locations of Periodical Literature

Different issues of one particular periodical can appear in several different places. Newsweek, for example, is in four different places (and formats) in the Middleton Library. Some issues of it are:


	very recent issues are in print in the Current Periodicals Room
	the most recent 20 years are in a full-text database on the web
	older issues going back to 1934 are in bound periodicals in the "stacks" (which are the rows of bookshelves on all floors of the library)
	older issues are also on microfilm in the basement

It all depends on which issue you need.

To figure out what format a journal is and where it is in the library, go to the library catalog and do a "periodical title" search for the name of your journal.

Type the Journal name in the Periodicals Title box

For example, when you look up The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, the catalog gives you the following information: Catalog tells you which issues we have

The first part tells you that we have some issues of this journal available online through a full-text database called EBSCOHost EJS that you can connect to by clicking above on the words "Electronic Access: URL."

The second part tells you that we have the print issues of this journal in two places:
- The current issues are in the Current Periodicals Room (just look for its call number)
- The older issues are available in the stacks (just look for its call number)

This information can be a little difficult to decipher sometimes, so if you ever have any questions just ask for help at the Reference Desk.

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