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SW 202: Introduction to Social Work

Using the Library Search Box to Find a Source

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Search for a specific journal

Use the List of Journals to search for a specific journal by title. If the library subscribes, search or browse the journal through the database providing access. 

 

For partial citations, try the article citation search. If the desired article cannot be found, sites like Google Scholar may be helpful in providing additional details to track the citation. If all else fails, contact your librarian.

Searching a specific journal title in a database

When searching within a specific Journal Title of choice, the database will open to an item record page for the journal publication. From this publication record page (example below), you can navigate to search using keywords or use select a specific year or issue to browse.

 

To begin a search of the specific journal publication using keywords, click the blue "Search within this publication" link.

Screen capture image of an EBSCO database record for a specific journal title with link highlighted

After clicking "Search within this publication", the page will open to the search screen. Note that the top search bar contains text already. This line tells the database to search within the specific journal title selected and should be left as it is. Begin entering keywords for your search in the second search bar, using additional search bars as desired.

Screen capture image of an EBSCO database search with a specific journal title in the first search bar