Looking for journal articles for your research?

Looking for journal articles about your subject area?

Important things to remember
Journal articles cannot generally be found by searching the main library catalogue
Google searches seem to give lots of hits but often you find access to the full text is blocked
What you need to do is to use some of the library databases.

How to get started
Go to the Library subject guides
http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/qusugu/qusugu.htm
These pages have tips on the best databases to use for your subject area. Read the section on finding journal articles

Choosing the right database
Remember to read your subject page for guidance
This will list the key databases
It will be possible to access some of them using a service called cross searcher
Others will need to be located by searching for their title on the LSE library catalogue

What is Cross searcher?
A quick way to search some of the library’s main databases (indexes to journal articles and the catalogue) simultaneously
Go to http://zw4gk5cr3l.cs.serialssolutions.com/
Log in using your LSE Network username and password

Key points
Choose a subject area
Click on the title to see the databases available for that subject area
Choose search by database to see the a-z list of everything available
The quick search defaults to title use the drop down list to search for other options

Remember!
Cross searcher is very quick – but!
It may not search all the databases you need. Some are not available on the system due to technical or licensing restrictions.
It cannot offer advanced search features (eg restricting your search to book reviews)
It cannot be used to set up email alerts

Cross searcher results

Understanding the results

Understanding the results
Use the boxes on the left handside of the screen to sort your search results by date, author or journal title.
The clustered results by topic orders the results by subject keywords. These may help you narrow down the results
But as they are generated by machine they may not make sense!

How to get the full text
Click on the orange LSE article finder symbol to find out if the Library has the title (unfortunately we dont take them all!)
This will take you to the LSE ejournals page where years available will be displayed
These are simply the same titles offered via different databases.
Sometimes the years offered are different so check carefully

Success!
Now all you need to do is log in with your LSE network username and password
Remember if the link doesn’t work
It is worth trying again. Sometimes the Internet can be tempermental!
Checking to see if a paper copy is available in the Library

Going further!
Remember that not all databases can be accessed via cross-searcher
Find out other titles from the subject guides
Access them by going to the main lse library catalogue and searching by title.
Expand the record and click on the Linked resources option. Then enter your Lse network username and password.

Dont forget
To make a record of all the articles you use – it will save time later!
If you have a lot of references to store. It is worth finding out how to use EndNote http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/guides/Endnote/Endnote.htm
Find out how to cite references properly http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/insktr/citing_referencing.htm

Finally
if the article you need is not available electronically t ry the union list of serials to see if it is available in a London college http://www.inform25.ac.uk/ULS/
Find out how you can please an interlibrary loan request for materials not available nearby http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/idd/idd.htm

Further help
If you need any help with password access email
[email_address]

Looking for journal articles for your research?

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