II. Locating Print and Electronic Journals
In addition to PsycARTICLES within PsycINFO, the
library has a growing collection of electronic psychology journals.
Even more are available through other multidisciplinary databases
like Expanded Academic ASAP and Academic Search Elite (listed below).
However, by far the largest collection of psychology journals the
library has is in the print collection. The best source for locating
the library's journals—both printed and electronic—is
NUcat,
the library catalog.
Once you have identified an article, for example:
the next step is to search for the journal title
in NUcat, selecting the Journal Title search from NUcat's Search
in: menu.
You may find that the library has multiple subscriptions
to the same resource, for instance one copy at the main library
and another at the law library.
Click on the journal title to get detailed information
about the library's holdings.
In our example, we are looking for Volume 26,
issue number 4 which is dated August 2002. NUcat indicates that
this issue is among the Current issues of this journal that are
housed in the Periodicals & Newspapers Reading Room on Level
1 of the main library. If however, we were looking for an article
from Law & Human Behavior that was published in volume
20 (1996), you would need to take down the journal's call number—340.05
L4147—and then use the library's call number location
guide to determine where in the library to find items with this
call number.
The call number guide is available to pick up at any service desk
in the library, and is posted within the elevators and in the
elevator
lobbies. It is also available online.
According to the guide, items with call numbers beginning with
340
will be on the 4th floor, North tower.
If a journal is available electronically, NUcat
will display a "link inside" icon in the Titles display.
Again, you must click on the title to get detailed
holdings information, including the URL for the electronic journal.
NUcat will also tell you when the journal you
are searching for has full text articles available in a different
database.
It is important to note that nearly all electronic
journals and databases can be accessed only through the campus network.
If you are off-campus and not dialing into the NUnet modem
pool for internet access (if you have, for example, a cable modem
or DSL), you will need to run the Virtual Private Network client.
This utility authenticates you using your NetID and password on
the Northwestern network from another internet provider. The Virtual
Private Network client is available on the Fall 2002 NU Software
CD-ROM and can also be downloaded from the University IT web site
at <http://www.tss.northwestern.edu/vpn/>.
Print Resources
and other Social Sciences Databases
Julie Borden
Electronic Reference Coordinator
847-491-2176
j-borden@northwestern.edu
|
