Accessing Electronic Serials

This list includes serials that can be accessed electronically and provides direct access to these serials. Currently, the Library provides access to serials either directly from the publisher or mediated through the FirstSearch or IAC search systems. To access the serials, click on the title in the list and follow the directions below.

NOTE: It is beyond the scope of this document to teach on-line searching. For more information on that subject, check the documents contained in the Online Instruction Section of the Library's Web Site.

DIRECT SERIALS

ACCESS:
When you click on a serial accessed directly from the publisher and are using one of the computers in the Library (NOT including the LRC), you will be linked directly to the publisher's web site. If you are using any other computer, you will connect through the Library's proxy server and you will have to enter your username and password. The username is your name as it appears on your ID card (inluding all initials and punctuation). Your password is the sixteen-digit number in the bottom left corner of you ID card (not the Lib#).

TO FIND ARTICLES:
If a serial is accessed directly from the publisher, there is no standardized search engine. In general, the publisher provides access on an issue-by-issue basis, which means that you will first click on a link for a specific issue and then browse the table of contents for the article you're looking for. Most electronic serials require special software to view the full-text article. You must make sure this software is loaded on your computer before you can view the contents of the article.

Some publishers also provide a search engine. Most of these search engines search the entire record for the words that you enter (not just the title or subject headings) so care must be used to select meaningful terms to search for.

WILEY SERIALS

ACCESS:
When you click on a serial accessed through Wiley's search system and are using one of the computers in the Library (NOT including the LRC), you will be linked directly to the table of contents for that serial. If you are using any other computer, you will connect through the Library's proxy server and you will have to enter your username and password. The username is your name as it appears on your ID card (inluding all initials and punctuation). Your password is the sixteen-digit number in the bottom left corner of you ID card (not the Lib#). NOTE: To access full-text journals, Adobe Acrobat must be installed on the computer.

TO FIND ARTICLES:
There are two ways to find articles through theWiley search system. You can use the journal finder to locate a particular journal and browse the tables of contents. You can also use the search system to search for articles by author, title words, journal title, and publication date.

ELSEVIER SCIENCEDIRECT SERIALS

ACCESS:
When you click on a serial accessed through Elsevier ScienceDirect's search system and are using one of the computers in the Library (NOT including the LRC), you will be linked directly to the document for that journal. If you are using any other computer, you will connect through the Library's proxy server and you will have to enter your username and password. The username is your name as it appears on your ID card (inluding all initials and punctuation). Your password is the sixteen-digit number in the bottom left corner of you ID card (not the Lib#). NOTE: To access full-text journals, Adobe Acrobat must be installed on your computer.

TO FIND ARTICLES:
There are two ways to find articles through the ScienceDirect search system. You can click on the "Journals" button to locate a particular journal and browse the table of contents. You can also click on the "Search" button and use the search system to search for articles by author, title words, journal title, and publication date.

EBSCO SERIALS

ACCESS:
When you click on a serial accessed through EBSCO's search system and are using one of the computers in the Library (NOT including the LRC), you will be linked directly to the document for that journal. If you are using any other computer, you will connect through the Library's proxy server and you will have to enter your username and password. The username is your name as it appears on your ID card (inluding all initials and punctuation). Your password is the sixteen-digit number in the bottom left corner of you ID card (not the Lib#). NOTE: To access full-text journals, Adobe Acrobat must be installed on your computer.

TO FIND ARTICLES:
There are two ways to find articles through the EBSCO search system. You can find a journal by title to locate a particular journal and browse the table of contents. You can also find articles by text to search for articles by author, title words, journal title, and publication date.

EBSCOHOST SERIALS

ACCESS:
When you click on a serial accessed through EBSCOHOST and are using one of the computers in the Library (NOT including the LRC), you will be linked directly to the document for that journal. If you are using any other computer, you will connect through the Library's proxy server and you will have to enter your username and password. The username is your name as it ppears on your ID card (inluding all initials and punctuation). Your password is the sixteen-digit number in the bottom left corner of you ID card (not the Lib#).

TO FIND ARTICLES:
There are two ways to find articles through the EBSCOHOST search system. You can find an article by clicking on the year the article was published to the LEFT of the screen (Note that there will be more years listed than the Library has full-text access to. The beginning of full-text access is noted on the RIGHT of the screen.) Then browse through the menus until you find the article you're looking for. You can also find articles by text to search for articles by author, title words, journal title, and publication date by clicking on the blue tab for "Basic Search" at the top of the screen.