Searching for journal articles

This aims to explain• How to use the Library pages on UniHub and

myUniHub and Library Subject Guides to find the resources you need.

• How to Log-in to electronic resources (e.g. databases, online journals and books) and search for articles.

• How to get material from elsewhere.

Before Accessing an Electronic resource

• Login to MyUniHub

• Follow the links in the My Library box to access the resource

UniHub home page and login http://unihub.mdx.ac.uk/

The Library Catalogue

• The Library Catalogue lists all the material (books, journals etc.) held in all the Middlesex University libraries.

• When you do a search on the databases you will also need to use the library catalogue to check whether we have a subscription to the journal the article is published in.

Journal Access• Information regarding the Library’s

holdings of print and electronic journals can be accessed via the Library Catalogue

• If available in print, the catalogue will tell you which campus holds the journal

• If available online, there will be a blue ‘web access’ link to the available online issues of the journal

Finding a Journal article via the catalogue

USE THE JOURNAL TITLE AND SEARCH THE LIBRARY CATALOGUE

FIND THE JOURNAL TITLE IN THE LIST AND CLICK ON IT

The Journal is online and in print form

Occasionally...You may see this screen

Click on the link and login with your myUniHubusername and password.

To search for articles on a topic

• You need to use a Database to search for articles.

• You will have full text access to items we have a subscription to.

• Go from the My Library box in MyUniHub and click on Databases for the full list.

• Log into MyUniHub and go to the Library Subject Guides for ones selected by your librarian.

Useful Databases

• Social Sciences Citation Index• International Bibliography of the Social

Sciences• Law Databases – LexisLibrary, Westlaw,

HeinOnline• Proquest Newsstand (Full Text UK

Newspapers)• PsycInfo

Social Sciences Citation IndexOnce logged in, click on Web of

Science tab

And on the + next to Citation Databases

This enables you to select the indexes you wish to search

Registering with SSCI enables you to save your search preferences, searches, and set up email alerts.

You complete an online form to do this. If you forget your password you can ask for a reminder to be sent to your email address.

Example searchTo explore drugs and crimeThink about related keywords

DrugsSubstance misuse or Substance abuseCrimeCriminal behaviourIt may be useful to do 2 or more searches and combine them

Use the drop down menus to change between AND, OR or NOT

Select Topic search

Type search terms into the boxes and click on search

The results are high. You should conduct a second search for the other part of your topic.

The results for the second search for drugs or Substance abuse are high.

It is time to combine the searches. Click on Search History

Click AND on the Checkbox to combine searches

Click on the checkboxes to select 2 or more searches to combine before clicking on combine

The third search has combined the first two. Click on the blue number to go to the results screen

Results are bibliographical references. Clicking on the title will give you the abstract and additional links to related articles. You need to check the catalogue to see if we have a subscription to the journal.

So to find the full text of this article…

…do a Journal A-Z or Journal Keyword search on the library catalogue

Two searches – which I later combine

The Advanced search gives you more options

Results summary. Click on the title for the abstract.

Use the library catalogue to check whether we have a subscription to the journal the article is published in.

Combining the results.

If we have no subscription to the journal

• You may use the InterLibrary Loan Service – and submit a request for an article. Do this via MyUniHub – My Library.

• The Sconul Access Scheme will provide access to a number of University Libraries. Register for this at the Helpdesks on the ground floor of the Library.

Useful Links

• Library and IT Support - general information http://unihub.mdx.ac.uk/study/library/

• Library Subject Guides – for links to resources selected by librarians for your subject, helpsheets and contact detailshttp://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/

Ask Us!

• Come to the Expert Desk on the 1st floor of the library

• Use AskaLibrarian• Send me an email L.Curtis-Brown@mdx.ac.uk