First, check the (see below for help);
then check ;
if the Libraries do not have this journal or if it is only available in print, use InterLibrary Loan and Article Delivery.
See also:
How do I order an interlibrary loan?
Help finding a journal title in the Library Catalog
- Go to the , and enter the title of the journal (NOT the title of the article) in the search box.
- Select PERIODICAL TITLE begins with from the pull-down menu located to the right of the search box, then click on the Search button.
- The Library Catalog will display an alphabetical list of periodical titles. Click on the one that most closely matches your search.
Note: If the periodical you select is available in more than one format, you may, at this point, see multiple listings for the same title. Click on the periodical title in any listing to view the complete details for that record.
- Look at the information contained in the record.
Example:
If you entered "journal of the Rutgers University Libraries" as your periodical title, you would retrieve the following record:
| Title: | The journal of the Rutgers University Libraries. |
| Publication info: | New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers Universities Libraries, 1976- |
| Subject: | Rutgers University. Libraries -- Periodicals. |
| Subject: | Libraries--History--Periodicals. |
| Subject: | Books--History--Periodicals. |
| Subject: | Printing--History--Periodicals. |
| Subject: | New Jersey--History--Periodicals. | Continues: | Journal of the Rutgers University Library (ISSN: 0036-0473) 1937-1974 |
| Library has: | SPCOL SNCLNJ Z733.R955 V38+ 1976+ |
| Electronic access: | http://jrul.libraries.rutgers.edu/ |
| ALEXANDER-- | |
| Location: | PER -- Current -- Shelved by title |
| Holdings: | v.62 (2006) - v.63 (2007) |
| ALEXANDER-- | |
| Location: | STACKS -- Z733.R955F |
| Holdings: | v.58/59 (1997/2000) - v.60/61 (2003/2005) |
| Holdings: | v.38 (1976) - v.56/57 (1994/1995) |
| CAMDEN-- | |
| Location: | PER -- Current -- Shelved by title |
| Holdings: | v.61 (2005) - v.63 (2007 [2009]) |
| CAMDEN-- | |
| Location: | PER -- Bound -- Shelved by title |
| Holdings: | v.38 (1976) - v.60 (2003) |
| DANA-- | |
| Location: | PER -- Bound -- Shelved by title |
| Holdings: | v.42 (1980) - v.50 (1988) |
| DOUGLASS-- | |
| Location: | PER -- Bound -- Shelved by title |
| Holdings: | v.38 (1976) - v.56/58 (1994/1997) |
| KILMER-- | |
| Location: | PER -- Bound -- Shelved by title |
| Holdings: | yr.1977 - yr.1988 Note: With gaps |
Notice the Electronic Access link that appears before the first library listing. The link indicates that some portion of the journal is available electronically. To find out if the volume/article that you are looking for is available electronically, click on the Electronic Access link. NOTE: Some records may have multiple Electronic Access links.
The most important information to note is the Location and Holdings information listed under each library. This information tells you where to find the journal and indicates the volumes or years of the journal that are located at each of the Rutgers University Libraries.
The notation of "Current" in the Location line indicates that a particular library is currently receiving the journal. The associated Holdings line lists the most recently received issues.
NOTE: You must enter the entire title or the first few words of the title of the journal in order to search the Library Catalog. If you need help deciphering an abbreviation for a journal title, please speak with a reference librarian, or write to Ask A Librarian.
