How do I: Find an Article in a
Journal/Magazine/Newspaper
Finding articles is usually a two step process:
1. Use a database to identify an article.
- Choose a broad subject area that includes your topic.
- Select one of the databases for this subject area.
To do this, go to the
Resources by Subject
page.
- Do a search on your topic.
- Click on the Find It button
 to
see if the article you want is available full text online.
2. Journal and magazine articles are not all available online.
If you do not see a link to full text when you click on the Find It button,
click on the link for
VUCat (library catalog) to see if the library owns the journal, magazine
or newspaper.
- If information is displayed for the journal, magazine or newspaper
that contains your article, note the call number and location of the journal, magazine or newspaper.
Check to see if Falvey has the year in which your article appears.
- If the year you need is listed as a RECENT ISSUE, go to
Periodicals/Media and look for your issue by call number on the
current issues shelf.
- If the year you need is listed as an OLDER ISSUE, go to the
Circulation desk, and ask for a request slip to fill out for your volume.
The staff will then retrieve the issue for you.
- If, when you click on the VUCat link, you see the message "Your search
resulted in no hits!" then the library does not own the journal, magazine or newspaper that you
need. You may request a copy of the article from another library through
Interlibrary Loan (ILL).
- If you need help determining whether or not the library owns the issue you
need and where it is located, ask the
Reference Department.
** Be sure to cite your articles properly in the Reference List or Works
Cited section of your paper.
** If you need further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact the
Reference Department.
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