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Using K-State Libraries' Databases to Find Journal Articles

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Topic
A list of articles on a topic
Choose a tool from " Not Sure Where to Start?" or Find a Database by subject.
Article Citation
An article in print
Search the K-State Libraries' Online Catalog by the name of the journal, not the title of the article. (*More Info Below)
Online full-text of an article
Search the KSU Libraries' Online Catalog by the name of the journal. Connect via remote access, if provided for the date needed.
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Search Browse All E-Journals by the name of the journal to identify a database with full-text of that journal for the date needed.
Journal Name Abbreviation
Complete Journal Name
Search JAKE by journal abbreviation.
Journal Name
An index to articles in a journal
Search JAKE by the name of the journal to identify databases that index the journal.
Online articles from a journal
Search the K-State Libraries' Online Catalog by the name of the journal. Connect via remote access, if provided.
IF NOT ...
Search Browse All E-Journals by the name of the journal to identify a database with full-text of that journal.
Database Name
To find a database by name
Find the database in the All Databases.
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Search the K-State Libraries' Online Catalog by the name of the database.
  1. To discover if K-State Libraries own an article that is in print, search the journal title in K-State Libraries' Online Catalog. (Be sure to search the name of the journal and not the title of the journal article.)


  2. The catalog record will identify the call number, issue and volume numbers, date, and location of journals owned by the K-State Libraries.


  3. For journals in Hale Library Stacks, check the Stacks Guide to determine their specific location.


  4. Within a given location, journals in the K-State Libraries are generally shelved by Library of Congress (LC) call number.

  5. Journal articles not owned by the K-State Libraries can be obtained through Interlibrary Services.

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