Journal Titles A-Z Service
The Journal
Titles A-Z Service conveniently identifies a periodical
title, outlines what campus owns it or, if available electronically,
provides access to the source in one easy search. Every journal
title that Library Services subscribes
to, regardless of what Campus
Library carries it or what database it is located in, can
be identified by searching the Journal
Titles A-Z Service.
Search Assistance
Select the About this Site tab located on every page in
the Journal
Titles A-Z Service web site. Campus library staff can
also provide assistance in searching the Journal
Titles A-Z Service.
Searching the Journal Titles A-Z Service
There are four search tabs available in the Journal
Titles A-Z Service:
Titles
Journals are browsable alphabetically by title or searcheable
by keyword using the Find: textbox in the upper right corner.
If searching journal titles by keyword, the following operators
can be used to refine a search:
- Use AND to find articles that contain all search terms
(e.g. journal AND information)
- Use “ ” to find phrases - words that have
to be beside each other (e.g. “journal of plant science”)
- Use * to find different forms of a word (e.g. nurs*
retrieves nurse, nurses, nursing)
Search
This advanced search tab allows a user to limit their search
to specific fields such as journal title, publisher, or ISSN (international
standard serial number).
Index
This tab displays all of the databases that provide full text,
electronic journals in the Journal
Titles A-Z Service.
Subject
Journals are browsable by broad subject headings.
Results
After a search is conducted, a set of results is displayed that
outline the title of the journal, where it can be located and
its ISSN. If it is located in one of the Library’s
databases, a user can select the database from the set of
results and view individual issues online. If it is located in
one the NSCC Campus Libraries,
users can visit their campus library and request specific articles
be delivered to them via inter-campus loan.
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